Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
In the course of preparation of the account of the Liliaceae for
Part 4B of The Students Flora of Tasmania (Curtis & Morris
1994), an unmounted specimen of a Laxmannia was found
in the collection at the Tasmanian Herbarium (HO) (pI. 1).
Accompanying the specimen was a note in the handwriting
of Dr Winifred Curtis giving the collection details “WD.J.
Snug Plains or Middlesex Plains? Jan 1960”. “WD.J.”
referred to Professor William D. Jackson. A later addition
to the note indicated that Professor Jackson thought that it
may have been collected at Snug Plains, probably near Grey
Mountain.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
Published Papers
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.
