Men from Barunga (formerly known as Bamyili) in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory enter Lajamanu on the occasion of the Northern Territory achieving self-government on 1 July 1978; they go through the new police station and perform a dance, typical of southern Arnhem …

Men from Lajamanu, an Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert are painted up and perform "purlapa", men's corroboree, at dusk. This was recorded with an old 8 mm film camera, so the technical quality is poor.

Scenes during the Rodeo in 1978 at Seven mile in Lajamanu, a Warlpiri Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert. There is horse and bull riding, "catch the greasy pig" for the kids and a school food stall. This was recorded …

Women of the Warlpiri people from Central Australia perform a traditional dance at the yearly Cultural Festival in Barunga, an Aboriginal community 80 kilometres from Katherine.

Young Aboriginal people perform a dance associated with the brolga, a large water bird that has great significance in the culture of Arnhem Land, during the Barunga Festival in 1995. A Song Man with clap sticks and a didjeridu accompanies the dance, characterised by high leaps …

Pintubi women perform a traditional dance in the school grounds in Walangurru or Kintore, an Aboriginal community 530 kilometres west of Alice Springs in Central Australia.

Young boys from Borroloola perform the “Aeroplane Dance”, about a Second World War event when an American bomber came down near there and a crew member was rescued by local Aborigines.

A special dance is performed in Lajamanu, a Warlpiri Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert. It is performed welcoming important visitors, during celebrations when the Northern Territory received self-government on 1 …

Warlpiri men sing a traditional “Yilpinyi” song cycle to be recorded with a tape recorder in Lajamanu, a Warlpiri Aboriginal community about 550 kilometres south west of Katherine on the edge of the Tanami Desert.

UPK 2 - Rope Story: A film about cultural contact.