In 2016, the Tasmanian government scrapped the three-pronged criteria used to determine Aboriginality. "I don't think at the moment there's anything more relevant in Aboriginal Tasmania and probably Aboriginal Australia than this issue … everything comes back to this issue," he says. However, Maynard has noticed that in recent years there's been a trend towards people mislabelling this question as …
One of lutruwita/Tasmania's newest stages is playing host to its oldest stories. Key points: A Tasmanian Aboriginal dance company is bringing its stories to a theatre main stage for the first time Members have spent two decades working to reclaim traditional dance practices The work Tuylupa touches on stories that are 10,000 years old *pakana kanaplila is a Tasmanian Aboriginal …
In a recent exhibition curated by Tasmanian artist Julie Gough, a map from 1831 was displayed showing red lines drawn across Van Diemen's Land. Key points: Tasmania's former governor and a law professor will consult with the state's Aboriginal community in an effort to find a path to reconciliation and a treaty The announcement has been welcomed by a number …