Message Stick
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Release1999 (1999) –
July 2012 (2012-07)

Message Stick was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues.

History

The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments.[1][2][3][4] The last show went to air in July 2012.[5]

Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006),[6] Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.[4]

Selected episodes

References

  1. ^ ABC About Message Stick, December 2008
  2. ^ "ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021. (latest Message Stick entry for 2009
  3. ^ "Message Stick". AustLit. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Message Stick". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Message Stick". ABC TV. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ Kalina., Paul (6 July 2006). "Present politics". The Age. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Bill's Wake (2001)" (Video + text). Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Wayne's World (2005)" (Video + text). Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  9. ^ "ABC Message Stick, Past Episodes, Summer Series 9: 'Stephen Hagan'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  10. ^ Message Stick, Giving Voice
  11. ^ "Spinifex Man (2009) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.

External links

Films and television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
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