Journey through the eyes of native law (fwd link)

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Journey through the eyes of native law

JAKE WILSON
June 4, 2010
Australia

A GROUP of indigenous women and children sits cross-legged in the long
grass, shot through a wide-angle lens, some clutching cans of soft drink.
Only part of their dialogue is subtitled but one of them explains for the
benefit of the camera: ''You say, 'two laws,' in your language. In Yanyuwa,
we say, 'kanymarda yuwa.'''

This is one of the first scenes in Two Laws, an extraordinary 1981
documentary made by the Borroloola Aboriginal community in the Northern
Territory in collaboration with visiting filmmakers Carolyn Strachan and
Alessandro Cavadini.

The film was initiated by the community as a weapon in a land-rights
dispute, which, 30 years on, has only just been settled in their favour.

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http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/journey-through-the-eyes-of-native-law-20100603-x2sx.html
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