Spring \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New Beltane Moon<\/p>\n
A cold, wet day. \u00a0Perfect for watching a movie. \u00a0So, I warmed up some brie, cut off a cluster of grapes and got an italian flat bread, gathered the remotes, inserted a dvd and sat back for an hour plus.<\/p>\n
The movie: \u00a0Ten Canoes. \u00a0Fascinating. \u00a0Important. \u00a0Cross cultural. \u00a0A real voice, an authentic voice, one you have not heard. \u00a0Unless you’ve seen this movie.<\/p>\n
A movie told by an aborigine story teller about a mythic time, not dream time, but a time when the ancestors still followed the law, the same law. \u00a0In the special features the aboriginal co-director,\u00a0Peter Djigirr, said they made this movie to show the white man (balanda) that they had laws. \u00a0Otherwise, the white man comes more and more, lifting up their laws and the aborigine looks as if they have no culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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