In the 1870s, Jandamurra is born on a cattle station in the Kimberley, but his life shifts dramatically when he chooses to abandon his role as a police tracker to stand with his people. Meanwhile, Gladys Gilligan, one of over 50,000 mixed-race children taken from their families and placed in missions, faces her own struggles. The Chief Protector of Aborigines, AO Neville, intervenes by institutionalizing her firstborn, ordering her arrest, and denying her the chance to marry on three occasions. Despite these challenges, Gladys fiercely maintains her independence.
Show
First Australians
Episode
S01E05
Air Date
Oct 26, 2008
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Awakenings, 1954-1956
S01E01
They have come to stay
S01E02
Her will to survive
S01E02
Fighting Back, 1957-1962
S01E03
Freedom for our lifetime
S01E03
Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961
S01E04
No Other Law
S01E04
No Easy Walk, 1962-1966
S01E05
Unhealthy government experiment
S01E05
Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964
S01E06
A fair deal for a dark race
S01E06
Bridge to Freedom, 1965
S01E07
Finale: We are no longer shadows