Grant Finlay has worked in different roles with Tasmanian Aboriginal people since 1995. He has worked with the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people creating private and public ceremonies the express foundational beliefs about life and death, past trauma and future hopes. He has a PhD in Aboriginal Studies from the University of Tasmania. His book, ‘Good people always crackney in heaven’: Mythic conversations in lutruwita/Tasmania, was published by Fullers in 2019 as part of the Studies in the History of Aboriginal Tasmania series. He is currently completing a Master's degree looking at Tasmanian Aboriginal burning practices in what is now the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and how these can be incorporated into the contemporary management of the area.