Explainer: how Tasmania's Aboriginal people reclaimed a language, palawa kani
- Written by Kristyn Harman, Senior Lecturer in History; Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Humanities; Course Coordinator, Diploma of History, University of Tasmania
Hobart's Mount Wellington is now also known by its palawa kani name, kunanyiShutterstock
Truganini’s death in Hobart in May 1876 attracted worldwide attention. She was widely, but wrongly, believed to have been the last Aboriginal person to have survived the Tasmanian genocide. Her demise symbolised the devastating impacts of British...
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