Yajilarrra : Aboriginal women leading change in remote Australia.

In 2007 a group of Aboriginal women from the Fitzroy Valley in Australia's remote northwest decided enough was enough. Their community had experienced 13 suicides in 13 months. Reports of family violence and child abuse were commonplace and alcohol consumption was rising at an alarming rate. S...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Oscar, June
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:In 2007 a group of Aboriginal women from the Fitzroy Valley in Australia's remote northwest decided enough was enough. Their community had experienced 13 suicides in 13 months. Reports of family violence and child abuse were commonplace and alcohol consumption was rising at an alarming rate. Something had to be done. Something had to change. A group of courageous Aboriginal women from across the Valley came together to fight for a future. For everyone in their community. The results were inspiring and the healing has now begun.
Item Description:Director's Statement available as a downloadable pdf.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, 27 min.) : digital, stereo., sound, color
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.