The actor recounted a tale handed down by her grandmother when she gave evidence as the first witness in a native title application covering a vast stretch of Victoria’s coast from Werribee to Wilsons Promontory.
When actor Tasma Walton told the origin story of the black swan on Albert Park and Na’arm’s bay waters she was addressing an audience far removed from the TV productions that made her famous on Australia’s small screens.
Two more of her grandmother’s supposedly culturally laden and instructive yarns were about a baby whale, containing similar parabolic tones to the swan tale, and mermaids being involved in theThe unfortunate social media response to news reporting of the case focused on the colourful elements of Walton’s testimony and attracted racist commentary, including threats to her and her family, the court heard.
The First People of this area are known to have largely included the Boonwurrung – spelled in Western form as Boonerwrung, Bunurong, Boonorong and Boon Wurrung – among about 60 other variations. The wordmeans language of the people. All spelling variations refer to the one recognised traditional owner nation or tribal estate “at sovereignty”, or before European invasion.
Rival group, the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation , rely upon the Bunurong heritage of these apical ancestors to claim their rights to Country. In a return of serve, the BLC claim Louisa Briggs was not Bunurong/Boon Wurrung, but a Tasmanian Aboriginal. “By lodging this claim in the Federal Court, we can be assured the claim will be determined on the facts rather than the prejudices of particular interest groups and public servant fiefdoms.”
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