Ten Canoes wins Cannes prize

The Advertiser: Ten Canoes wins Cannes prize :

"De Heer worked closely with the Yolngu people of Ramingining, Arnhem Land, to make Ten Canoes, with the actors speaking the indigenous dialect of Ganalbingu."

I am so glad this film has won an award because our indigenous people, whom we know, we take into our hearts and love and yet, as a general rule, we do not respect and value our indigenous people enough. We do not understand them and only a few people make a real effort to understand and appreciate them. They are magical people suffering from the infiltration of "civilisation" and yet those who have come into our public arena are so valued, loved and prized. The films made about our indigenous people always touch our hearts and move us, so we have a rather ambivalent attitude to these people who have contributed so much to the arts and the environment, in particular. I can't wait to see the film...like the others it is bound to be a powerful, spellbinding tale.