Congratulations Professor Anya Reading!
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
It is appropriate in this year 1966 when Volume
One Hundred of the Papers and Proceedings of the
Royal Society of Tasmania is to he published that
there should be some review of the development
and growth of the State Museum in Tasmania.
It should not be thought that though this
island State was founded in 1803 when Lt. Bowen,
with the ships “Ocean” and “Lady Nelson”,
formed a settlement at Risdon near Hobart, no
Museum was opened until a much later date. Far
is such a thought from the truth, for there is good
reason to believe that as early as 1828, collections
were being made with the thought in mind that
when a Museum was actually opened, the collections
would rest there. In truth we should say that a
Museum was founded as early as 1828, for then
the beginnings of collections of various kinds of
animal and plant life had been started, catalogued
and preserved.
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.
