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In the film Yeerdah, featuring Gordon Gray, Noongar Elder, the connectedness to the landscape and the histories that have dictated his movement across Western Australia is paramount to the narrative, and underpinned by a quiet resistance to colonial practices and racial segregation. The layering of images – the ocean in the background and a medium shot moving image portrait of Gordon Gray of equal opacity – signify/give equal importance to each element; the connection of this relationship is suggested through the visuals. The dialogue, which is interspersed with moments of silence and reflection, focuses upon forms of resistance that were pertinent to the maintenance of a unified Gray family, during a time in which the Native Welfare Department were enforcing policies of colonial practices in the removal of mixed race Aboriginal children to missions or care homes.
