Media Type: Films

October 29, 2025

Invasion Day / Survival Day Australia Day

Bunja Smith talks about January 26, what the day means to him and his perspective on the date….

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Keith Smith

Bunja Smith talks about his father, Keith Smith, and the impact of his father’s work on the community….

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Policy Change

BJ Cruse talks about past government policies that led to the mistreatment of Aboriginal Peoples….

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Religion

BJ Cruse talks about religion, traditional beliefs of Yuin Peoples….

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Segregation

BJ Cruse talks about racial segregation in Australia….

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BJ Cruse - The Black Duck Totem

The Black Duck Totem

BJ Cruse shares the story of ‘The Black Duck Totem ‘Ubarra”….

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Citizen’s Rights

BJ Cruse shares the history of citizen rights for Aboriginal People in Australia and the 1967 Referendum….

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The Fall of the Damper

BJ Cruse shares the story of ‘The Fall of the Damper’ and the methods of storytelling and oral history used by Yuin Peoples….

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Dreaming and Dreamtime

BJ Cruse explains the difference between ‘Dreaming’ and ‘The Dreamtime’….

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The History of Aboriginal Week

BJ Cruse talks about the history of Aboriginal Week, the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) and how Aboriginal Week changed to NAIDOC Week….

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Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we will include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families.