Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

nipaluna is the name of the country in which the city of Hobart sits. This was the name known by the Aboriginal people of the south east. The town came later, in 1804, and it was well established within nipaluna by the time that Wurati first shared the name and its meaning with government agent George Augustus Robinson, as ‘country at Hobart Town’ on 16 January 1831. ‘… Conversation with the nt [natives]. Writing journal. Mutteely informed me respecting the Mou.er.neen.ner nation was inhabiting ...

March 2018 Land Management Update

takayna onCountry Aboriginal Art Exhibition

The Wilderness Society held an Aboriginal Art Exhibition in Launceston on February 1, 2018 to raise funds for the protection of takayna. This welcome spoken in palawa kani was given at the event.

More quad bikes in restricted takayna area

ABC NEWS Sunday 26 November. More evidence of quad bikes in restricted takayna area

Takayna tracks referred for Federal Assessment

takayna tracks referred for Federal Assessment Hodgman Government continues their relentless push to let 4WDs in to destroy heritage. 16 Oct 2017: Federal environment Minister says full assessment is required. So now the state government have to prove that their planned mitigation works does not impact on the national heritage values (or threatened species) of the Western Tasmania Aboriginal Cultural Landscape. Media: Frydenberg seeks review of four-wheel-drive tracks in Tasmania's Tarkine https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/17/frydenberg-seeks-review-of-four-wheel-drive-tracks-in-tasmanias-tarkine Federal Environment Department wants more information on Tarkine tracks proposal http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/4991471/off-track/?cs=5312 Liberal State Government push ahead on plan to ...

ningimpi nungampi nayri! ‘Happy Seniors Week’ in palawa kani

Sharon Holbrook, from the Elders Council of Tasmania, Launceston, wishes everyone ‘Happy Seniors Week’ in palawa kani (16-23 October in Tasmania). Sharon is 1st speaker of 13 speakers saying Happy Seniors Week in their different world languages, all now spoken in Tasmania. The Expatriate Connection Support and Community For People Changing Country put this audio together for community groups to play during this week. We’ll post any links to these when we receive any.

Naming the Ice Breaker, nuyina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4yzwOT_hs8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEqhjACf-10

Visiting places our Ancestors had names for 2019

Visiting places our Ancestors had names for Preminghana Aboriginal community camp 8-11 March 2019 March 2019 NW places site visits + wh + preminghana camp HANDOUT click the link above palawa kani place names on the way to Kings Run Handover ceremony 2017 pataway (pah tah why) Burnie, city at Blackman Point pinmatik/Rocky Cape (peen mah teek) munatrik (mu nah treek) Stanley; The Nut (Circular Head) titima/Trefoil Island (tee tee mah) pilri (peel ree) Cape Grim pilitika (pee lee tee kah) Robbins Island luwuka (lu wu kah) 'Suicide Bay' ranamitim (rah nah mee teem) The Doughboys taypalaka/Green Point (tie pah lah kah) nungu/West Point (nu ngu) muntarikawtim (mun tah ree cow teem) Bluff Hill ...

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