In 1972, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy's bold land rights protest on the lawns of the Australian Parliament rattled the government and sent shock waves around the world about the treatment of... See full summary
Aboriginal Embassy (2012) Online
- Original Title :
- Aboriginal Embassy
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary / Short / History
- Year :
- 2012
- Directror :
- Nick McLaren
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 12min
- Rating :
- 6.4/10
In 1972, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy's bold land rights protest on the lawns of the Australian Parliament rattled the government and sent shock waves around the world about the treatment of Indigenous Australians. The documentary short film 'Aboriginal Embassy' features four protagonists re-telling events surrounding the violent clashes between protesters and police, as the tent structures were torn down and re-erected three times. Only when the government fell at the end of 1972 were some of the community's demands finally enacted.