Interpreting Palawa Ngini voices from the past through colonial documents: Staying faithful to culturally embedded meaning

Theresa is a researcher, writer and poet. She is a highly skilled and experienced consultant with a background in Government (state and Australian), Aboriginal Community Organisation (Aboriginal Linguistic Consultant), program evaluation, curriculum development, Aboriginal Cultural Awareness development and delivery and public speaking. She is a Senior Indigenous Scholar with UTAS, undertaking a PhD which is a continuation of her decades long research (which began in 1997) as Aboriginal Linguistic Consultant with the palawa kani Language Program. Theresa has also worked independently as a cultural advisor on several projects with Roar Film, the National Maritime Museum of Australia, Causeway Films (The Nightingale) and the ABC, including developing complementary project-based curriculum resources. Most recently Theresa has undertaken multifaceted projects with various local Councils and various collaborations with artists and writers.