Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

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 ...

October 2019 Land Management Update

nuyina The Icebreaker, update on the ship’s construction

Construction of the Australian Antarctic Division's new Ice Breaker nuyina is underway. Watch the video Portside with nuyina: nuyina means 'southern lights' in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines. See more about the Ice Breaker nuyina: http://tacinc.com.au/naming-the-ice-breaker-nuyina/

Listen to Little Yarns in palawa kani on ABC Podcasts

Little Yarns; ABC listen Podcasts let's listen to Tessa Atto teach the word family in palawa kani https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/little-yarns/family-in-palawa-kani/11320856 Little Yarns; ABC listen Podcasts let's listen to Tessa Atto teach the word mum in palawa kani https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/little-yarns/mum-in-palawa-kani/11173990 Little Yarns; ABC listen Podcasts let's listen to Tessa Atto teach the word play in palawa kani https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/little-yarns/play-in-palawa-kani/11423044

Letters to the Editor, The Examiner newspaper, June 8 2019

Letters to the Editor, The Examiner newspaper, palawa kani , June 8 2019

Mercury newspaper, palawa kani Talking Point, Heather Sculthorpe, 7 June 2019

The Mercury newspaper, palawa kani Talking Point, Heather Sculthorpe, 7 June 2019

kanaplila-ripana (Youth Dance Group) Launceston, 2019.

kanaplila-ripana (Youth Dance Group), Launceston The Youth/Dance/Language group perform their song & dance at putalina (Oyster Cove) Aboriginal festival. This is the handout they gave to the crowd at the festival kanaplila-ripana Youth Dance putalina HANDOUT 2019

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pulingina to lutruwita (Tasmania) Place Names Map

October 2019 Land Management Update

nuyina The Icebreaker, update on the ship’s construction

Listen to Little Yarns in palawa kani on ABC Podcasts

Letters to the Editor, The Examiner newspaper, June 8 2019

Mercury newspaper, palawa kani Talking Point, Heather Sculthorpe, 7 June 2019

kanaplila-ripana (Youth Dance Group) Launceston, 2019.

palawa kani resources for educators

palawa kani, Examiner newspaper, May 2019

The Policy and Protocol for Use of palawa kani Aboriginal Language

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