Forgotten people

Duration: 15 min

Year Published: 1959

Creator: United Nations

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Shows the work of the Aborigines Advancement League (AAL), established in 1957. The film focuses particularly on Pastor Doug Nicholls and AAL President Bill Onus. They visit the settlements of Rumbaland, Robinvale and Dareton, showing the primitive conditions in which First Nations people are forced to live. Government housing is not provided at a sufficient rate. This film stresses the need for more positive action. Sponsored by the Aborigines Advancement League (Victoria) in the wake of the 1967 Referendum, and featuring two of the League’s founding members in Nicholls and Onus.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)