Etched in Bone (2018)
• October 4th, 2018 • 1h 13min
Documentary
Overview
Drawing on original footage from National Geographic, Etched in Bone explores the impact of one notorious bone theft by a member of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Hundred of bones were stolen and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, until it became known to Arnhem elders in the late 1990s. The return of the sacred artefacts was called for, resulting in a tense standoff between indigenous tribespeople and the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Healing Heart Feeling Country
Released on: 2023-08-06
Documentary
Witness country come alive as Mark Cora, proud Minjungbal man and cultural educator unveils the rich...
Rester là-bas
Released on: 1992-01-01
Documentary, History
Algiers. From the port to the souks, passing through the Jardin d'Essai, Dominique Cabrera transport...
Black Man's Houses
Released on: 1993-03-12
Documentary
In 1832 the government of Van Diemen’s Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile ...
Concerning Violence
Released on: 2014-01-17
Documentary
Concerning Violence is based on newly discovered, powerful archival material documenting the most da...
A Minha Avó Trelotótó
Released on: 2019-05-06
Documentary
«My grandma had a great strength and love for life which made me believe that some of us were able t...
Baobab Play
Released on: 1974-01-01
Documentary
Children and teenagers throw sticks, berries, and leaves at each other from perches in a large baoba...
Asante Market Women
Released on: 1982-01-01
Documentary
As retailers, wholesalers, and negotiators, Asante women of Ghana dominate the huge Kumasi Central M...
In My Blood It Runs
Released on: 2019-06-09
Documentary
The story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy living in Alice Springs, Australia, who is struggl...
N/um Tchai: The Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen
Released on: 1969-01-01
Documentary
Tchai is the word used by Ju/'hoansi to describe getting together to dance and sing; n/um can be tra...
N!owa T'ama: The Melon Tossing Game
Released on: 1970-01-01
Documentary
Women from three separate Ju/'hoan bands have gathered at a mangetti grove at !O to play an intense ...
The Waterfowl People
Released on: 1972-10-19
Documentary
A documentary about the histoy and linguistic ties of the Finno-Ugric, and Samoyedic peoples. Speak...
The Winds of the Milky Way
Released on: 1978-02-04
Documentary
Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural re...
The Sounds of Kaleva
Released on: 1986-03-19
Documentary
A three-act film-essay about memory and the historical-cultural ties of the Finno- Ugric peoples. T...
Son of Torum
Released on: 1989-02-05
Documentary
In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to ...
The Shaman
Released on: 1997-02-05
Documentary
"Shaman" was filmed on July the 16th, 1977 in the northernmost corner of Eurasia, on the Taymyr Pen...
Sons of Haji Omar
Released on: 1978-02-14
Documentary
Haji Omar and his three sons belong to the Lakankhel, a Pashtoon tribal group in northeastern Afghan...
Adwa
Released on: 1999-11-20
Documentary, War
In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped ...
Far from the Trees
Released on: 1972-05-19
Documentary
An unprejudiced portrait of Spanish folklore and a crude analysis in black and white of its intimate...
Uluru & the Magician
Released on: 2021-08-17
Documentary
Follows the incredible journey of Dave Welsman, a Sydney kids' magician determined to reboot his lif...