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The Last Tasmanian is a 1978 documentary about the decline of Tasmania's Aboriginal people in the nineteenth century including through genocide by European colonists.
The Last Tasmanian: Directed by Tom Haydon. With Leo McKern, Jim Allen, Rhys Jones, D.A. Lowe. The Tasmanians were a distinct people, isolated from Australia and the rest of the world for 12,000 years, until in 1803, British colonisation began.
- (21)
- Documentary, Drama, History
- Tom Haydon
- 1982-02
Jun 9, 2022 · White Europeans had been incorrectly proclaiming the extinction of Tasmania's Aboriginal population for years, even before the death of Truganini. And ever since her death in 1876, Truganini has been referred to as the last Aboriginal Tasmanian, or the last full-blooded Aboriginal Tasmanian but this description is also less than accurate.
- Marina Manoukian
Aug 17, 2016 · A film by Tom Haydon. With Dr Rhys Jones. The Tasmanians were a distinct people, isolated from Australia and the rest of the world for 12,000 years. In 1803, British colonisation began and in 1876, Truganini died. She was the last full-blood and tribal Tasmanian Aboriginal.
- 2 min
- 1263
- Ronin Films
Aug 29, 2023 · The Last Tasmanian had an extraordinary impact upon a very wide public in the years following its cinema release in 1978. It is a deeply moving and finely crafted work which has been credited by historians for substantially altering Australian perceptions of the colonial past.
- 104 min
- 99
- Educational documentaries
A foreign film (Australia) Intended audience: High school students through adults. Issued also as videorecording. Tells the story of the British colonization of Tasmania and the ultimate fate of the Tasmanian people. Access-restricted-item.
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