The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

Overview

The shameful history of persecution of the Aborigines in Australia. The secret history of Australia is a historical conspiracy of silence. Written history has long applied selectivity to what it records, largely ignoring the shameful way that the Aborigines were, and continue to be, treated. Because Aborigines had not cultivated the land they were seen by British colonists as having no proprietorial rights to the land. They had no treaty and therefore no rights under British colonial rule. Little of their resistance is recorded.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

John Pilger

Director

Alan Lowery

Writer

John Pilger

Producer

Alan Lowery

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0438974