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Making Tasmania’s Aboriginal people stronger by getting on country | Faces of Tassie | ABC Australia
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Sharnie Read describes her childhood as “fragmented”.
She went to six different primary schools, and lived between her aunts, uncles and grandparents all over Tasmania.
As an adult, she “fell into” a career as an Aboriginal Heritage Officer and found her calling.
Now the palawa – Tasmanian Aboriginal – woman is a respected community leader and the facilitator of a project aiming to give Aboriginal people opportunities on country.
“Aboriginal people recognise when we are on country we are emotionally, spiritually and physically stronger,” she says.
“[Our ancestors have] walked this island forever and we still do today.
“Your self-identity … is derived directly from cultural identity and being connected to this island."
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