A pioneering documentary film, released in 1978, tells the story of Truganini, the last full-blood Tasmanian Aboriginal, who died in 1876. The film explores her life and the fate of her people, who were wiped out by British colonization. Historians credit the film with changing Australian perceptions of the colonial past, and it sparked controversy among descendants of the original Tasmanian Aboriginal population.
The Last Tasmanian
The Tasmanian Aboriginal people lived independently for 12,000 years, untouched by outside influences, until the arrival of British colonizers in 1803.
