The indigenous people of Australia, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, are the present-day descendants of a culture that lived in harmony with the harsh and inhospitable terrain of the land downunder for over 40,000 years. It took just 200 years of white settlement to change that heritage forever. Nevertheless, the resilience of the indigenous culture is evident in its contemporary expression through the unique arts, music, and dance of Australia’s original inhabitants. (48 minutes)

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