Back on country - Catherine and Ryan Liddle's road trip diary

Awaken's Executive Producer, Catherine Liddle, and Living Black reporter, Ryan Liddle, returned to country during NAIDOC this year. They shared their journey with us along the way, capturing this special moment that paid tribute to family and identity.

Catherine Liddle and Ryan Liddle - back on Mbantua country

Ryan and Catherine are now 20 kilometres out of Alice Springs at the cattle yards. When our Grandfather was a young man he and the other stockmen would have to camp out here because they weren't permitted inside town boundaries after dark. Source: Catherine Liddle

Published 11 August 2015 10:44am
Updated 11 August 2015 4:02pm
By Catherine Liddle, Ryan Liddle

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