A healing place at the water - This Place

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'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund.

Clarence Wyles Jnr is a Ranger and a proud Warrgamay man. He shares his knowledge of the healing place (Broadwater) where his old people made camp and washed away negativity by swimming in the water. The 'This Place' project invites Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it.

More Information
  • Language:Warrgamay, Wargamay, English
  • English Subtitles:No
  • Genre:Looking After Language
  • Year Completed:2019
  • Writer:Clarence Wyles Jnr
  • Talent:Clarence Wyles Jnr
  • Partner Organisation:ABC
  • Location:Broadwater, Townsville, QLD
  • Duration:00:02:49
  • Producer or Facilitator:ABC in collaboration with language custodians and Dwayne Wyles
  • Narrator:Clarence Wyles Jnr
  • Copyright:Shared Community Contributor, ABC, FLA
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