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Trespass (2002)

play May contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
clip 'What will they see?' education content clip 3

This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

Yvonne Margarula tells us about how she inherited a beautiful land, but asks what the children will see when they become adults. Footage of Ranger Mine, operational since 1979, shows the land being carved up, and a map locates the sites central to the narrative.

Curator’s notes

The desperation of Yvonne Margarula to be heard is understood in the context of passing on knowledge and land to the next generations. Yvonne Margarula is fulfilling custodial responsibility inherited with the death of her father, and she experiences the frustration of trying to communicate the need to protect the land to authorities.