| Message Stick | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Release | 1999 (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. The last show went to air in July 2012.
Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006), Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.
Selected episodes
- "Bill's Wake" (2001) – About the wake held by Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu, while he was still alive
- "Wayne’s World" (2005) – focusing on actor/director Wayne Blair
- "Stephen Hagan" (Sunday 29 January 2006, 1.30 pm) – Aboriginal activist and former diplomat Stephen Hagan is interviewed about his campaign to have an offensive word removed from a Toowoomba sports stadium.
- "Giving Voice" (Sunday 8 November 2009, 1:30pm) – about the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, featuring Bob Randall.
- "Spinifex Man" (2009), featuring actor, writer, director, dancer and musician Trevor Jamieson, interviewed by cinematographer Allan Collins
References
- ABC About Message Stick, December 2008
- "ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021. (latest Message Stick entry for 2009
- "Message Stick". AustLit. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Message Stick". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Message Stick". ABC TV. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017.
- Kalina., Paul (6 July 2006). "Present politics". The Age. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Bill's Wake (2001)" (Video + text). Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "Wayne's World (2005)" (Video + text). Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- "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.
- Message Stick, Giving Voice
- "Spinifex Man (2009) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
- Message Stick at IMDb
- "Message Stick". ABC Commercial. (Episodes available to purchase)