Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Late in 1964, one of us (D.L.P.) received from
Professor V. V. Hickman in Tasmania a specimen of
a new synaptid holothurian from that island. Professor
Hickman had prepared permanent mounts of
representative calcareous deposits of the specimen,
and very kindly offered all of his material of the
species to D.L.P. for inclusion in a report on the
apodous holothurians of the Australian Museum
which was then in preparation. Early in 1966
F.W.E.R. received from the Oslo Museum six specimens
and a fragment of the same species. Quite by
accident we discovered that we were in the process
of describing this new species independently. This
joint contribution comprises the sum total of our
investigations.
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.
