Pioneers of love

Resource Information

The work Pioneers of love represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Pioneers of love

Contributor

• Film Finance Corporation Australia
• Orana Films
• Dennison, Richard
• Nimmo, Julie
• Big Island Pictures

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Queensland -- History
• Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Queensland -- History
• Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland | Atherton Tableland -- Biography
• Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Queensland -- History
• Bleakley, J. W., (John William), 1879-1957
• Clarke, Emily, -1955
• Clarke, Emily, died 1955
• Clarke, Kitty, -1925 -- Drama
• Defence - World War II
• Employment - Conditions - Slavery and indentured labour
• Employment - Conditions - Wages - Stolen wages
• Gender relations - Intermarriage
• Government policy - Assimilation
• Government policy - Initial period and protectionism - 1901-1925
• Govor, E. V., (Elena Viktorovna) -- Film and video adaptations
• Hoolihan family
• Hoolihan, Flora
• Illin family
• Illin, Leandro, 1882-1946 -- Drama
• Immigrants -- Australia -- Biography
• Politics and Government - Civil rights and citizenship
• Politics and Government - Political action
• Race relations
• Russians -- Australia -- Biography
• Settlement and contacts - Ethnic groups, immigration and multiculturalism
• Social identity - Mixed descent

Genre

• Drama
• Film and video adaptations
• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

This is a two part documentary series that recounts the epic saga and follows the lives of Leandro Illin and a Ngadjon woman, Kitty Clarke, a traditional owner of the land. Pioneers of Love begins by telling the story of how, in 1910, the Illins, a family of aristocratic Russian dissidents, fled to Australia to escape persecution. It tells the story of Leandro and Kitty's battle to be granted permission to be recognised as husband and wife and the backlash they received because of this request.The program explores Leandro and Kitty's commitment to one another and consequently the lasting impact that Leandro's ideals of 'truth, justice and equality' has had for aboriginal rights in Australia

Related

• My dark brother

Cataloging source

NSL

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Writer & director, Julie Nimmo ; producer, Richard Dennison

Dewey number

994.0099

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• 0kv60QaELRY

Language note

Closed-captioned, English narration

PerformerNote

Narrator, Lydia Millar; Interviewees: Flora Hoolihan; Vera Ketchell; Richard Hoolihan; Janine Gertz; Margaret Gertz; Bobby Illin; Nora Smallwood; Essie Morganson; Hazel Illin; Ernie Hoolihan; Fred Thompson; Evelyn Scott; Maud Hoolihan; Alec Illin; Gladys Bonner

Runtime

104

Technique

live action