Message Stick
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| Message Stick | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | 1999 – July 2012 |
Message Stick was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues.
History
[edit | edit source]The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments.[1][2][3][4] The last show went to air in July 2012.[5]
Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006),[6] Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.[4]
Selected episodes
[edit | edit source]- "Bill's Wake" (2001) – About the wake held by Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu, while he was still alive[7]
- "Wayne’s World" (2005) – focusing on actor/director Wayne Blair[8]
- "Stephen Hagan" (Sunday 29 January 2006, 1.30 pm) – Aboriginal activist and former diplomat Stephen Hagan is interviewed about his campaign to have an offensive word removed from a Toowoomba sports stadium.[9]
- "Giving Voice" (Sunday 8 November 2009, 1:30pm) – about the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, featuring Bob Randall.[10]
- "Spinifex Man" (2009), featuring actor, writer, director, dancer and musician Trevor Jamieson, interviewed by cinematographer Allan Collins[11]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ ABC About Message Stick, December 2008
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- ^ Message Stick, Giving Voice
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Message Stick at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Episodes available to purchase)
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