Message Stick was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues.

Message Stick
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Release1999 (1999) –
July 2012 (2012-07)

History

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The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments.[1][2][3][4] The last show went to air in July 2012.[5]

Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006),[6] Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.[4]

Selected episodes

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References

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  1. ^ ABC About Message Stick, December 2008
  2. ^ "ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021. (latest Message Stick entry for 2009
  3. ^ "Message Stick". AustLit. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Message Stick". Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Message Stick". ABC TV. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ Kalina., Paul (6 July 2006). "Present politics". The Age. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Bill's Wake (2001)" (Video + text). Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Wayne's World (2005)" (Video + text). Australian Screen. NFSA. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  9. ^ "ABC Message Stick, Past Episodes, Summer Series 9: 'Stephen Hagan'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
  10. ^ Message Stick, Giving Voice
  11. ^ "Spinifex Man (2009) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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