Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

TAC WELCOMES POSITIVE VOTE IN TASMANIAN PARLIAMENT – TREATY NEXT STEP!

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Generation Cup 2016

pakana kani poster Laurie Lowery Generation Cup 2016

takayna tracks court case Mercury, 13th October: Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre chief Heather Sculthorpe described the decision as “a bloody good victory.” She said the State Government would need to conduct careful studies of the area’s heritage and environmental values before seeking Federal Government approval. TAC Press Release, 12 October 2016: Land Returns and Heritage Protection not hollow words Aboriginal Community says. EDO Press Release, 12 October 2016: Government commits to referring 4WD tracks proposal following Full Court decision "The Full Court has confirmed the TAC’s central argument" - that the works ...

Letters: Constitutional Recognition of Tasmanian Aboriginal people

October 12th 2016 Letters: Constitutional Recognition of Tasmanian Aboriginal people Letter to the Editor Re: States first people to be properly recognised: The state government Liberals and Labour parties are all about making themselves feel and look good, by tabling a bill that is meant to benefit Aboriginal people. This Bill only makes white people feel that they are doing something for us. In reality adding Aboriginal people to the State constitution is a way of avoiding the real issues rather than what can be done for the Aboriginal ...

Invasion Day – Sign Petition to Change the Date!

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/triple-j-may-move-hottest-100-over-invasion-day-controversy/news-story/2815a9d96b176fed04e1434afe1b1631

Land Management Update Sept 2016

Quit – Don’t Make Smokes Your Story!

http://www.quitnow.gov.au/internet/quitnow/publishingcp.nsf/Content/your-quitstory

Island Music 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-3vSM1UeSk

palawa kani sentences – I am sick

Hear audio recording below. mina munathiya - I am sick. mina takwatja - I have a runny nose. mina lati mapali - I'm coughing lots. prupari rri-nanya mukwi-ta - Put your hand on your mouth. mina kukantara - I am tired. rana-mana miriti - My body hurts. tiyakuni - It's hard to breathe. mina luwara & ranana - I am hot and cold. paytamiriti payintrika - Bad headache. mina putiya makara lunalari - I can't stop sneezing. mina wingani tanitay - I feel dizzy. mina wingani like tiya - I feel like ...

takayna Victory – Four Wheel-Drive Tracks remain closed

takayna Victory! Four Wheel-Drive Tracks remain closed See: APPEAL DETAILS March 1st 2016. Federal Court decision prevents 4WD access to three tracks south of Sandy Cape, in the Arthur Pieman Conservation Area, and in the coastal strip declared as National Heritage, under the name 'Western Tasmania Aboriginal Cultural Landscape (WTACL). Full Judgement Here (Word doc in top left of webpage): Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Incorporated v Secretary, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (No 2) [2016] FCA 168 and Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) Summary: Protecting indigenous heritage ...

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