Tanya Denning, the Channel Manager of National Indigenous Television, gave a fine, reflective keynote just months after the free-to-air launch. She placed the success of NITV modestly in the historical context of the long struggle for Indigenous people to represent themselves on screen, in networks they control.
From traditional dreamtime tales to the challenges of contemporary Indigenous life, our film-makers give an insiders’ view of what it means to be a Black Australian in the 21st century.—Rachel Perkins
