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One Blood: John Harris (Part 1)

John Harris talks about his book 'One Blood', a study of Aboriginal encounter with Christianity.

Dr John Harris is the author of One Blood, a landmark study of 200 years of Aboriginal encounter with Christianity. He spent many years living in indigenous communities both as an educator and a language consultant.

He spoke to CPX about the historical relationship between Christianity and Aborigines and the work of missionaries such as Daniel Matthews who attempted to help Aboriginal people.