Manganinnie embarks on a poignant journey across the mountains to the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of her vanished tribe. As she navigates this treacherous landscape, Manganinnie gradually comes to terms with the devastating loss of her people and their way of life, forever erased by the Black Drive of 1830, a near-genocide that ravaged the Tasmanian Aborigines.
Manganinnie
Manganinnie, a resilient Aboriginal woman, narrowly escapes a devastating Black Line raid that leaves her husband, Meenopeekameena, dead.