Original footage of the 'first contact' between Papuan highlanders and Australian gold prospectors in the 1930's, together with reflections from surviving participants on their swift introduction to Western colonialism.
Ripped from the DVD "Indigenous Resistance in New Guinea" made by Solidarity South Pacific: www.eco-action.org/ssp - respect!«
Thanks to Carl lumma for finding this
There are more documentaries from Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson, the team that made "First Contact", available for a limited time on the ABC website. See http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/docs
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