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Celebrating 'Coming of the Light' in the Torres Strait

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Celebrating 'Coming of the Light' in the Torres Strait

50 947 просмотров · 9 лет назад
NITV
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50 947 просмотров · 9 лет назад
The arrival of outsiders changed the lives of First Nations people across the world. By many in this country, it's called "invasion" and the process of colonisation is remembered for decimating culture and dispossessing generations. But in the Torres Strait, first contact with the British is remembered differently... their first encounter was with "The London Missionary Society", and each year the anniversary of that meeting is celebrated with a festival called: ‘The Coming of The Light’. NITV's Rachael Hocking has the story for "The Point with Stan Grant'