Palawa people

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Tasmanian Aboriginal people
gptkbp:artworkBy shell necklace making
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:culturalHeritage hunter-gatherer society
gptkbp:culturalPractice fire-stick farming
seasonal migration
gptkbp:culture distinct from mainland Aboriginal cultures
gptkbp:descendedFrom original inhabitants of Tasmania
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Black_War
forced relocation to Flinders Island
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Palawa people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Palawa_kani
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tasmania
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Fanny_Cochrane_Smith
gptkb:Truganini
gptkbp:numberOfIssues land rights
language revitalization
cultural revival
repatriation of ancestral remains
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Tasmanian_Aboriginal_Centre
gptkbp:population approximately 23,000 (2021)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:religion spiritual beliefs connected to land
gptkbp:suffersFrom population decline after European colonization
gptkbp:traditionalCraft basket weaving
canoe making
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:deer
shellfish
muttonbird
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory lutruwita (Tasmania)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:kunanyi
gptkb:Palawa_kani
gptkb:nipaluna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6