Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre

Caring for our yula (muttonbird), palawa kani poster, March 2020

Caring for our yula (muttonbird), palawa kani poster, March 2020. yula Muttonbird Poster 2020

palawa kani welcome to country at A Festival Called Panama, Golconda, March 2020

See our welcome to country spoken in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines at A Festival Called Panama, in Golconda northern Tasmania, March 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g8Flu_XW6E A Festival Called Panama is an annual three-night festival at Golconda, North East Tasmania. With both local and international performers. Daisy Allan was thrilled to speak palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines to welcome the crowd of over 2000 people, before Aboriginal dancers performed their welcome dance to the people who cheered loudly.

Some fun palawa kani activities for children!

Some fun palawa kani activities for children! (more…)

Welcome to Country in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines at the opening of MONA FOMA, Launceston

Watch Daisy Allan give this powerful Welcome to Country in palawa kani, the language of Tasmanian Aborigines at the opening of MONA FOMA, Launceston https://youtu.be/D-7OcDB8nV4 Daisy was thrilled to speak palawa kani to open Mona Foma Music and Arts Festival. "It was an honour to speak at the same event as such incredible artists performing in Indigenous languages, Jeremy Dutcher and Australian band Ripple Effect".

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 ...

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

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