A young Aboriginal woman suffers an egregious act of racism and decides that getting an education is the only way to eradicate racism for herself and others. Her fight for the return of her great grandfather’s Shell Regalia from it’s British Museum basement prison becomes the talisman for identifying racism at the very core of our laws and policies in Justice, Health, Education and Museums. The first Aboriginal person to be professionally employed at the United Nations she becomes an advocate for human rights, and all life on Earth, bringing Indigenous people from around the world to the table for the first time. With a brilliant international career in front of her, she realises her destiny is with her own people. She returns home to carry out her mission and creates a powerful solution, showing the Australian government the way forward, yet again. Bukal Bukal is not only a powerful story about a brilliant Aboriginal woman, it is also about our history, our law and Australia’s future.
A Widjubal woman from the Bundjalung territories. Rhoda Roberts AO is currently head of First Nations Programming, Sydney Opera House, Festival Director, Boomerang Festival and Creative Director Parrtjima Festival (NT). An experienced, motivated and versatile arts executive, with a diverse range of international and national industry practice within commercial, community and non-profit organisations. Rhoda was founder and Festival Director of the Dreaming Festivals (1995-2009) A practicing weaver, actor, producer and director, Rhoda continues to work as a consultant across diverse disciplines and is a sought after speaker and performer in theatre, film, television and radio. She is currently directing the film “Balang”, (about the Late Actor Tom E Lewis) and has just written and conceived the Cabaret theatre show “Natives Go Wild’ for the Sydney Opera House.
