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Dugong Dugong (1980)

play May contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
clip Legend of dugong education content clip 2

This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

An elder sits with children around him. He is telling the children about the legend of the dugong, and of a small boy who left his human family to become a dugong.

Curator’s notes

The legend of the dugong sets up the action of the hunt sequence that is to follow.