ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “A controversial statue of a former Tasmanian Premier may be pulled down | ABC News” – below is their description.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned this video contains references and images of deceased persons and content which may cause distress.
Every time palawa woman Nala Mansell walks past the statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther, she says, it is “a reminder of the atrocities committed to William Lanne”.
Ms Mansell might not be walking past it for much longer, as Hobart City Council considers a motion to remove the controversial statue from where it stands in Franklin Square.
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In This Story: Torres Strait Islander
Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous peoples of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as Indigenous Australians. Today there are many more Torres Strait Islander people living in mainland Australia (nearly 28,000) than on the Islands (about 4,500).
There are five distinct peoples within broader designation of Torres Strait Islander people, based partly on geographical and cultural divisions. There are two main Indigenous language groups, Kalaw Lagaw Ya and Meriam Mir, and Torres Strait Creole is also widely spoken, as a language of trade and commerce. The core of Island culture is Papuo-Austronesian, and the people traditionally a seafaring nation. There is a strong artistic culture, particularly in sculpture, printmaking and mask-making.