Walkabout: The Desert on Film

Archives of desert life on Country mid-last-century: Attenborough in 1962, 1965 Western Desert film, Mamu-cleansing ceremonies, and the Gibson Desert tragedy of Warri and Yatungka.

Playlist by @aboriginal_songlines

9 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Footprints in the Sand — Glen Stasiuk
2. Australian Aborigines of the Desert - 1965 HD 16mm Film — RainScratch
3. David Attenborough 1962 with Australian Aboriginal Desert Tribes - Fire making, tracking, food — Justa QuietAustralian
4. Aborigines of the Western desert - clearing the camp of Mamu spirits — Justa QuietAustralian
5. Primitive People - Australian Aborigines (1950s) — travelfilmarchive
6. Aborigines of Desert Australia - Wild Man! Filmed For The First Time 1932 — Justa QuietAustralian
7. What Is An Aboriginal Walkabout? - Art Across Cultures — Art Across Cultures
8. Real Aboriginal Hunting skills - Last of the tribes captured on film 1960s-1970s — Justa QuietAustralian
9. Central Australia: Tracks In The Sand — David Greig