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A picture of the last four Tasmanian Aboriginal people of solely Aboriginal descent c. 1860s. Truganini, the last to survive, is seated at far right.. The Aboriginal Tasmanians (palawa kani: Palawa or Pakana [4]) are [5] the Aboriginal people of the Australian island of Tasmania, located south of the mainland.
Rising sea levels cut Tasmania off from mainland Australia about 10,000 years ago and by the time of European contact, the Aboriginal people in Tasmania had nine major nations or ethnic groups. [33] At the time of the British occupation and colonisation in 1803, the indigenous population was estimated at between 3,000 and 10,000.
The name "Tarkine" was coined by the conservation movement [15] and was in use by 1991. [16] It is a diminutive of the name "Tarkiner", [17] which is the anglicised pronunciation of one of the Aboriginal tribes who inhabited the western Tasmanian coastline from the Arthur River to the Pieman River before European colonisation.
Tasmania was inhabited by an Indigenous population, the Aboriginal Tasmanians, and evidence indicates their presence in the territory, later to become an island, at least 35,000 years ago. [ citation needed ] At the time of the British occupation and colonisation in 1803 the Indigenous population was estimated at between 3000 and 10,000.
The colonial government of Tasmania established a formal reserve in 1881 and commenced providing basic social services to the community. By 1908, the population had grown to 250 people. The settlement on Cape Barren Island. More active government intervention began in 1912, with the passage of the Cape Barren Act. [12]
Map showing the approximate ethnic divisions in pre-European Tasmania. ... This sample is a eulogy by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Language Program first used at ...
[3] [4] The palawa kani (Tasmanian Aboriginal Language) name for the Nile River at Deddington was witakina. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is likely that the Deddington area was a hunting ground as well as part of the seasonal migratory route for both the Ben Lomond Nation clans, referred to generally as the Plangermaireener, and also clans from the North ...
Frenchmans Cap is a mountain in the West Coast region of Tasmania, Australia. The mountain is situated in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. At 1,446 metres (4,744 ft) above sea level, it is within the top thirty highest mountains in Tasmania. [1]