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A documentary film being made about an Aboriginal tribe in Australia's Northern Territory is being showcased on Oprah's website, following her visit to the country last December.
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Last December, Spirits in the Stone filmmakers Emma Masters and Adrian Buitenhuis assisted the Jawoyn Association to take 14 Oprah audience members to visit Gabarnmung as part of Oprah's Ultimate Adventure in Australia.
NITV (National Indigenous Television) - February 2011
NT News - January 22, 2011
A Documentary film sharing the story of how an Aboriginal elder balanced preserving her ancestors' heritage and revealing their history to the world is being showcased on Oprah Winfrey's website.
www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/01/22/208021_ntnews.html
NT News - January 19th, 2011
Tourists are already booking flights to Australia after the screening of Oprah's 'Great Australian Adventure' in the US.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/01/19/207651_ntnews.html
ABC 105.7FM - January 19, 2011 - Studio interview with producer/director Emma Masters
ABC 105.7FM - May 2010 - Studio interview with producer/directors Emma Masters and Adrian Buitenhuis
ABC 105.7FM – April 2010 - Interview with producer/director Adrian Buitenhuis
ABC TV Current Affairs "Stateline", 5 November 2010 (by Emma Masters)
Archaeologists have found evidence that Aboriginal people were world leaders in making stone tools. A piece of stone axe uncovered in a dig in Arnhem Land is estimated to be 35,500 years old. http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/11/05/3058831.htm
ABC Online, 5 November 2010 (by Emma Masters)
A piece of stone axe found in the Northern Territory has been dated at 35,500 years old, making it the oldest of its type in the world.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/05/3057775.htm
ABC TV News, June 1, 2010 (by Emma Masters)
Paleontologists say an Aboriginal rock painting found in the Northern Territory depicts a 40,000-year extinct bird, making it possibly the oldest rock painting in Australia and the world. http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/06/01/2915535.htm
(Note: this painting is located less than 10 kilometres from Gabarnmung)
ABC Online, June 1, 2010 (by Emma Masters)
Scientists say an Aboriginal rock art depiction of an extinct giant bird could be Australia's oldest painting. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/31/2913350.htm
ABC TV Current Affairs "Stateline", 28 May 2010 (by Emma Masters)
A team of archaeologists is working on uncovering the secrets of a spectacular rock art gallery in Arnhem Land. http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/05/28/2912636.htm
ABC Online, 28 May 2010 (by Emma Masters)
Some of the world's top rock art archeologists are seeking to uncover the heritage of the Indigenous traditional owners of a remote part of the Northern Territory's Arnhem Land.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/29/2912895.htm
ABC TV Current Affairs "Stateline", 5 October 2009 (by Emma Masters)
When an Aboriginal elder revealed two secret rock art sites near NT home, he never dreamt it would lead to the rediscovery of thousands of ancient paintings.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2009/10/05/2704827.htm
ABC online, 5 October 2009 (by Emma Masters)
An Indigenous association in the Northern Territory says it is developing the world's largest rock art database.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/03/2703907.htm
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