▁un in hab ited ▁when ▁they ▁arrived . ▁Many ▁Ab original ▁people ▁feel ▁that ▁their ▁so vere ig nt y ▁was ▁not ▁and ▁still ▁is ▁not ▁respect ed ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁treat y ▁should ▁be ▁created . ▁ ▁Production ▁Our ▁Generation ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Howard ▁Government ’ s ▁controvers ial ▁‘ E mer gency ▁Inter vention ’ ▁into ▁remote ▁Ab original ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁main stream ▁media ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁voices ▁and ▁pl ight ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁these ▁communities . ▁The ▁inter vention , ▁which ▁was ▁supposed ly ▁undert aken ▁sole ly ▁to ▁protect ▁children ▁from ▁ab use , ▁saw ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁all ▁existing ▁Ab original ▁land ▁rights , ▁the ▁susp ension ▁of ▁the ▁Ra cial ▁Disc rim ination ▁Act , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 ▁Ab original ▁communities ▁being ▁placed ▁under ▁comp uls ory ▁government ▁control , ▁all ▁without ▁consult ing ▁or ▁gain ing ▁consent ▁from ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁these ▁communities . ▁ ▁Production ▁began ▁without ▁a ▁script ▁or ▁a ▁pre - det erm ined ▁story . ▁The ▁film m akers ▁talked ▁with ▁many ▁Ab original ▁people ▁across ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory , ▁and ▁after ▁ 3 ▁years ▁they ▁had ▁compiled ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁foot age . ▁After ▁the ▁rough ▁cut ▁was ▁completed , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁screen ed ▁in ▁many ▁community ▁cent res ▁across ▁N ortheast ▁Arn hem ▁Land . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Director ▁Sin em ▁S aban , ▁the ▁film '