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A powerful insight into the High Court's decision to grant native title to the Wik people in 1996, and the dramatic political and cultural fallout that followed.

Takeover is as much about the political betrayal of the community's interests, as it is a record of the community's aspirations to protect and nurture its traditional culture and relationship to country.

15 years of Native Title takes you on a historic journey from the Mabo decision through to Yorta Yorta and Wik and Wik Way, finishing with Noonkanbah. Through archived footage and interviews with key participants from each case, it shows how attitudes have changed over the years and how native title agreements can foster long lasting relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous people throughout Australia.

This beautifully observed documentary shows both the preparations for the ceremony and then the elaborate event itself, involving ritual, dancing, music and a big feast that not even a sudden drenching tropical storm can disrupt.