MILAYTHINA RRUKANI

Language of the land

Milaythina Rrukani speaks to the power of using original names in Lutruwita (Tasmania), reflecting history, collective identity and aspirations to move beyond colonisation.

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Directors: Jillian Mundy and Troy Melville

Lutuwita was colonised and renamed Tasmania in the 1800's; original names spoken for thousands of years were changed. In Milaythina Rrukani we travel on country with Lutruwita's First People as they talk about their personal connection to language and place. The film is about the resonance language creates, the power of speaking names on country and the connection it builds between people, land and time.

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