GLOSSARY

palawa – the name for Aboriginal Tasmanians who came to the island around 40,000 years ago when a land bridge joined Tasmania with the mainland.

wukalina – the name for Mt William in the palawa kani language.

larapuna – commonly known as the Bay of Fires, this stretch of coastline in the far nor th of Tasmania’s east coast is acknowledged as the cultural home of the palawa.

krakani lumi – to the palawa this simply means ‘resting place’.