![]() ![]() ![]() We have sophisticated systems and knowledge that isn’t appreciated by all Australians. Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for precolonial Aboriginal Australians. It’s a chance to challenge the myth of pre-colonial Indigenous Australians being just hunter gatherers. The Aboriginal methods of land management were not just practical, but aesthetically pleasing. Head of Indigenous at Screen Australia, Penny Smallacombe says, " Dark Emu promises to be one of the most important documentary series the Indigenous Department has funded. Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe 12,748 ratings, 4.31 average rating, 1,734 reviews Open Preview Dark Emu Quotes Showing 1-14 of 14 colonial settlers ignored the Aboriginal method, and that contemporary Australians still suffer from the result. The series is written by Bruce Pascoe and Jacob Hickey. It tells the story of Aboriginal achievement pre-colonisation in the form of agriculture and farming, infrastructure and design, astronomy, trade and governance. Dark Emu is a two-part documentary based on the award-winning book of the same name, written by Bruce Pascoe.īruce presents his fresh perspective on Aboriginal history, taking audiences on a revelatory and inspiring journey across Australia to present a very different history of our nation and the First Australians. ![]()
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