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199660 minPGdocumentary

Baniyala

199660 minPGdocumentary

Life at the Madarrpa clan settlement of Bäniyala on Blue Mud Bay is captured through archival footage, highlighting the community's culture and environment.

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Life at the Madarrpa clan settlement of Bäniyala on Blue Mud Bay is captured through archival footage, highlighting the community's culture and environment.

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Ian Dunlopdirector

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An archival record film of life at the small Madarrpa clan settlement of Bäniyala on Blue Mud Bay, some 200 kilometres south of Yirrkala.

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