The documentary series, Larapinta, showcases how First Nations knowledge is essential to conserving Country and the environment.
When Talia Liddle got the call to host“To be able to get the opportunity and the privilege to go back home to Country and be able to share with the world what I'm so passionate about was genuinely the best thing I've ever done in my life,” said the Arrernte and Luritja woman.
The river holds endless knowledge, all explored in a new docuseries due to premier on NITV on Saturday 19 August at 8.30pm.Across six episodes, Liddle takes the audience on a journey back to her Country to learn about the ancient river, its stories, its plants and animals, the Countries it meanders through, and the people who have been sustained by it.
"So it's my great grandparents or my relatives, and the people that have lived on Country for thousands and thousands of years and the knowledge that they hold, to really show that in a way that not just Aboriginal people will get, but a wider audience will get.
“I think there's so many things that people could take away from the documentary, but also just having a deeper understanding and empathy for what First Nations people have gone through in this country, and are still going through,” said Liddle.The great-granddaughter of Arrernte legend Hetty Perkins has created this amazing tribute to her
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