A new documentary: Common Ground: The Power of Coming Together, Sápmi to Country

A new documentary: Common Ground: The Power of Coming Together, Sápmi to Country

A new documentary short-film Common Ground: The Power of Coming Together, Sápmi to Country details the struggles of indigenous peoples across the world in response to colonisation and the appropriation of traditional lands for resource development. Whilst investigating the entrenched exploitation of culture and land, the film also details the collective resistance against these acts and the maintenance and revitalisation of indigenous cultures.

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Special thanks to researchers Dr Rebecca Lawrence (REXSAC researcher), Dr Marnie Graham, filmmaker Klas Martin Eriksson and Darug custodian Uncle Lex. The film also features Anna-Maria Fjellström, a REXSAC PhD student.

This film was funded by FORMAS, The Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, REXSAC “Resource Extraction and Sustainable Arctic Communities – A Nordic Centre of Excellence”, and The Research Council of Norway.

This project was supported by Griffith University, Luleå Technical University, Macquarie University, Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment Institute, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sydney Environment Institute (The University of Sydney), University of Newcastle and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service.

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