Dis-placement and Dis-ease: Land, Place, and Health Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Inspired by real events and the documentary Black Tracker, indigenous Australian Director Rachel Perkins’ (Arrernte People) musical film One Night the Moon illustrates the complex and difficult relationships between aboriginal and settler communities of Australia as their respective worldviews and consequential actions determine the outcome of a life-and-death situation. The story revolves around a young farm girl (Emily) who wanders off one night into the Australian outback. In a pivotal scene, men are gathered on the White farm owner’s property, ready to begin the search for the missing girl. An indigenous Australian Tracker, Albert, is there to assist but is ordered off the land by the White farmer and father of the lost girl who does not want “some darkie leading the search” – a decision that later