RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The Council of the Royal Society of Tasmania (RST) serves as the Society’s governing body, providing strategic direction, oversight, and decision-making for its activities. It is composed of elected members who represent the broader RST community and ensure that the Society’s mission—to advance knowledge through the promotion of science, art, and literature in Tasmania—is upheld. The Council guides initiatives, approves awards, manages operations, and supports the Society’s engagement with members and the public.
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.