| Uniform Title |
Big boss (Documentary film : 2012) |
| Title |
Big boss. |
| Published |
Mitchell, ACT : Screen Australia : Distributed by Ronin Films, [2022] |
| ©2012 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (56 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Ronin Films : RON1036. |
| Originally released as a documentary film in 2012. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by Paul Sinclair. |
| Performers |
Featuring Laurie Baymarrwangga. |
| Summary |
Murrungga Island is at the top end of Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory. This is where we find 95-year-old Baymarrwangga, or as she is affectionately known, "Big Boss", who was honoured as Senior Australian of the Year, 2012. Big Boss is the story of this 95-year-old Indigenous Elder and her challenge as the remaining leader of the Yan-nhangu people to pass on her traditional knowledge to the next generation. The film outlines Baymarrwangga's life story, from her time as a young girl on Murrungga, to the time she saw the arrival of missionaries, witnessed the arrival of Japanese and European fishermen, and then experienced war and tumultuous change. The story documents a historical legacy of government neglect, and suppression of bilingual education and how the language and culture of the Yan-nhangu came to be in a precarious position. One of Baymarrwangga's greatest achievements is the Yan-nhangu Dictionary. The Dictionary's main aim is to preserve Yan-nhangu language and local knowledge from the potentially damaging consequences of rapid global change. Through the words of the Big Boss herself and members of her community, we learn about the unique lifestyle of the Yan-nhangu people. |
| Target audience note |
E. Exempt from classification. |
| System details |
DVD video ; PAL ; Region All. |
| Language note |
Yan-nhangu. Subtitles: English. |
| Subjects |
Baymarrwangga, Laurie |
| Language revival -- Northern Territory |
| Yannhangu (Australian people) -- Social life and customs |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Fishing |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Hunting |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Languages -- Dictionaries |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.) Languages |
| Women, Aboriginal Australian |
| Yan-nhangu language -- Dictionaries |
| Yan-nhangu language |
| Documentary films -- Australia |
| Genre |
Documentary films |
| First Nations. Biographical films |
| Other Names |
Sinclair, Paul director. |
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