Palawa Woman and Pakana Sea Country Ranger Fiona Maher discusses her people’s deep spiritual and cultural connection to the places of Tayaritja/ the Bass Strait Islands, stretching back to the time of the Land Bridge.

To watch parts of Fiona Maher’s interview in the Land Bridge documentary film, visit https://thelandbridge.au/the-documentary/ 

To read more about Fiona’s work you can read the article ‘Tayaritja milathina muka’ https://thelandbridge.au/tayaritja-milaythina-muka/ 

Episode Credits
Host: Lucinda Horrocks. Featuring Fiona Maher. Audio recorded by Jary Nemo. Production and studio production by Lucinda Horrocks and Jary Nemo, Wind & Sky Productions. With thanks to the Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation. Music: ‘Look to the Sky’ By Piotr Pacyna.

This program is part of the Land Bridge digital story project of film and multimedia stories. A range of companion media and other stories are freely available to read, listen to, watch and share on the website https://thelandbridge.au/ .

The project was funded by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks grant program.