Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

Land Management Update March 2020

Invasion Day rally

pulingina to lutruwita (Tasmania) Place Names Map

pulingina to lutruwita (Tasmania) Place Names Map Click here to open the map. The map can be used on computer, phones or tablet. To mark 2019 International Year of Indigenous languages, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre is excited to present this interactive map of the Aboriginal names of over 180 places in lutruwita. The names are shown in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines. Scroll over each name to hear it said, and open to learn some history of each name. Only a handful of places ...

Everyday Tasmanians Affected by Anti-Protest Laws, Aboriginal People More So

November 21, 2019 This morning nipaluna/Hobart’s Parliament Lawns played host to several concerned groups, including the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC) and the Tasmanian Greens, filing a petition against new anti-protest laws proposed by the Liberal Government. If passed these broad ranging laws would mean up to four years in jail for protesting and impose mandatory fines on protesters who are considered to have interfered with the operations of a business and fines of up to $10,000 per individual and $100,000 for a corporation. “These ...

Stop Black Deaths in Custody

Media Statement All Lives Will Matter When Black Lives Matter Protest Gathering: Franklin Square 5.30 pm today Aborigines and our supporters will today stand in solidarity with the Warlpiri of Yuendumu and all other Aboriginal communities in Australia who have lost loved ones in the ongoing war between Australia and Aboriginal people. The CEO of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Heather Sculthorpe, said, “Australia still has blood on its hands. From the dispossession of our people to the latest police shooting of an Aboriginal teenager in ...

Laurie Lowery Generation Cup 2019

Please click on the link below to view the PDF Laurie Lowery Generation Cup 2019

TAC Annual General Meeting 2019

Notice of Annual General Meeting 2019 Nomination Form Consent to become a director if elected Special Resolution Form

Coalition of Peak Bodies on Closing the Gap

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NAIDOC Speech 2019

NAIDOC Speech 2019 The national theme for NAIDOC this year is Voice, Treaty, Truth. This is a summary of the Aboriginal community demands in the Statement From The Heart developed at Uluru 2 years ago. Achieving these goals, based on the recognition of Aboriginal people in the Australian Constitution, is regarded by some as the basis for reconciliation – as enabling Aborigines and non-Aborigines to move forward together towards a better future. The proposal for a ‘Voice to Parliament’ is the most controversial of ...

palawa kani resources for educators

palawa kani Resources for Educators 2019

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