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Message Stick – Bill’s Wake (2001)

Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu, had a wake while he was alive, rather than waiting until his death, to hear what people wanted to say about him.

Length: 26 minutes

Taken from the magazine program Message Stick

Original aspect ratio: 16 x 9 (TV)

Production company:

ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit

Source:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation