Black Mans Houses

In 1832 the government of Van Diemens Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile at Wybalenna on Flinders Island bringing an end to the Black War and opening a new chapter in the struggle for justice and survival by Tasmanian Aboriginal people Black Mans Houses tells a dramatic story of the quest by Aboriginal people to reclaim the graves of their ancestors against a background of racism and denial Documenting a moving memorial reenactment of the funeral of the great chief Manalargenna the film also charts the cultural strength and resilience of his descendants as they are forced to fight for recognition in a society that is not ready to remember the terrible events of the past