A spirited and internationally acclaimed play set in the 1930s during the Great Depression. It tells the story of an Aboriginal family, the Millimurras. who removed from their home and forced to work on the Moore River Native Settlement.  The Millimurra family take a stand against the Government’s ‘protection’ of 1930s Australia – the Chief Protector, A.O. Neville believed at that time that ‘the native must be helped in spite of himself.’  Published in 1986, academics consider it an effort to validate the importance of Aboriginal culture, while also communicating the feelings of isolation when people cannot understand their own language and cultural customs. It  received the Australian Writers Guild Award (AWGIE) for best stage play.