Cornelian Bay. One of my favourite local spaces.
Shells left by our old people line the track, caves by the water.
I yesterday I noticed the changing seasons. The kunikung was flowering, the native cherries are on their way. Eucalyptus in blossom. Dry she oak falling.
What seasonal changes are happening near you?
Storytelling
Here’s another video of Blak Led Tours Owner/Operator Nunami speaking on what sets our tours apart from the others on the market.
Of course, there’s the obvious – we tell true stories about the history of lutruwita/Tasmania and our sole focus is the sharing of Tasmanian Aboriginal history and culture - so our tours cover content that almost every other tourism offering the state does not.
But aside from that it’s not only WHAT I say in the tours but HOW I say it as well.
These tours really are different, it’s pure storytelling at its finest, a hybrid of performance and classic walking tour.
This style can really be credited to the influence and support of the people I create with. I have been very lucky to work alongside the very talented and award winning-playwright Sarah Hamilton to develop our tours, giving them the ability to engage audiences and connect on a truly emotional level.
Additionally, both takara nipaluna in Hobart City and mumara patrula in Kettering were produced by Annette Downs who is a true creative powerhouse, having been at the forefront of performing arts in lutruwita/Tasmania for over 30 years, and really knows how to create experiences that really cut through, leave an impression and transform the understanding of those who come along.
This has given the tours a quality of storytelling that really sets them apart on the market – which gives a clue as to why you see our tours launching at festivals like Ten Days on the Island and being presented through theatres like the Theatre Royal.
Our walks really take you on a journey in more ways than one and the reviews can attest to that.
If that sounds like your cup of tea, or if you can’t quite imagine what such a thing would be like, I invite you to come along on a Blak Led Tour and see what all the fuss is about.
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Nunami was mentored by Annette Downs from Performing Lines Tasmania for over two years. A
Hi everyone, Nunami here. As you may know I’m on a trip along the coast of Western Australia with my family.
I might be biased but I truly think Aboriginal tourism is the best way to enjoy visiting every part of Australia - a way that truly gives you a deeper understanding and more meaningful experience.
There’s nothing I’d rather do on a holiday than experience country and stories of place with the people of that country.
Yesterday my family and I went on a tour with with the brother Darren ‘Capes’ Capewell of @wula_gura tours.
We spent the day kayaking, snorkelling, walking and getting to be truly still, while learning about the Gutharraguda/ Shark Bay world heritage area.
Everything was considered, we even had guided group stretching before we got going in the kayaks.
At the end of the day we got to relax in an artesian hot tub and enjoyed shark bay mullet 🐟 cooked on the BBQ.
It’s easy to see why the experiences with @wula_gura tours are known to be some of the best in the country.
Truly how it’s done!
If you’re planning a holiday anywhere in Australia, make sure to seek out and book Aboriginal tourism offerings in the area and you won’t be disappointed.
#indigenoustourism
#aboriginaltourism
Hi everyone, Nunami here.
While I’m on the road I just thought I would give you another video sharing what it's like to come on a Blak Led Tour and what makes our tours unique.
Every attendee on our tours is given a handout full of free resources made by our community so you can engage even more.
As well as providing information on the business, the handouts are organised by Aboriginal authors first, non-Aboriginal second, packed full of great free resources, they also give the names of key people mentioned in the tour and how you can get involved with some current campaigns.
There are so many unreliable sources and dodgy content out there – but I can say with certainty, the ones we recommend do not fall into those categories!
Have you come on a walk and engaged with some of the recommended resources?
What's been your favourite find?
The World Indigenous Tourism Summit in Perth was absolutely fantastic - so inspiring and thought provoking getting hear from our people from all over the world on successes, challenges and the philosophy and purpose underpinning what we do. Really excited for the future. I’m now going to spending the next four weeks travelling from Perth to Broome with my family - trying to get to as many Aboriginal owned tourism experiences as possible along the way! #WITS2023
Hi everyone, Nunami here, you may have noticed that there are no tours scheduled for a while.
I’m currently at the World Indigenous Tourism Summit that is on in Perth, Western Australia all this week.
I can’t wait to learn and connect with our people from all over the world!
Stay tuned 😁
#witsperth
(Repost as the previous video was cut short sorry 😂)
Hi everyone, Nunami here, something a little different today - I’m not usually a photo or video of myself type person but I’ve decided to make a couple videos talking about the things that make Blak Led Tours so unique.
I’ll be posting a more of these over the coming weeks, with the aim of answering any questions you might have and giving you a bit more of an understanding on what the experience of one of my walks is.
The first thing above the ordinary that people notice before we even start the walk is the audio equipment. We use it so that no one will ever miss out on the story because of the sounds around them or because of hearing impairment.
Accessibility is a core value of my business and I’ll be going into with much more detail on how we incorporate that value into our products in a later video.
Hope you find this style interesting, let me know what else you’d like to see!
nayri nina-tu,
Nunami
What a Blak Led Tours work trip looks like!
Nunami was at Wybalenna on Flinders Island this week doing some work for the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania around truth telling at the very significant site.
There was a bonus side trip to Big Dog Island with the TAC’s pakana rangers who were doing the mutton bird surveys on the islands.
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2022 has been an absolutely massive year at BLAK LED TOURS TASMANIA in 2022.
We’ve tallied the numbers and since our official launch in February 2022, (despite a broken bone leading to cancellations of the last tours of the year) Nunami delivered Takara Nipaluna 64 times and had more than 1600 people come along to a tour in Hobart!!
Those are huge numbers and truly unexpected and unprecedented support from locals and visitors alike. A massive thank you to everyone who has come along.
We also launched mumara patrula (wood for the fire) alongside the Kingborough Council). All 180 tickets across the 10 dates listed for sale also sold out so that’s another huge win for us!
Nunami also completed a commission of a new tour for Spring Bay Mill at Triabunna - tunapri trayapana (to know trayapana/triabunna) that had it’s premier at the Beaker Street Festival in August and ran a second time at the Aboriginal community cultural fire camp in September.
Along the way, Nunami was also able to attend the National Indigenous Tourism Conference in Cairns and won a Special Achievement Award for the Tasmania NAIDOC awards and was named the Tourism Ministers’ Young Achiever for Tourism for 2022 at the state tourism awards.
Telling the true stories of lutruwita/Tasmania is the most fulfilling and it’s truly a blessing to be able to continue to do so due to the support of everyone who books a ticket/
To ring in the new year, next week we’ll be sharing all the new dates for the existing tours and be launching a very exciting new experience.
Stay tuned for a big 2023! See you on the other side!
Running the second mumara patrula / wood for the fire tour today.
Truly a beautiful place to share story
Nunami from Blak Led tours was contracted to undertake the makara patapa/ quit smoking storytelling project for the Aboriginal Health Service.
It was great to be able to create cultural based resources for community who are thinking about quitting.
Listen to the podcast series of community quitting at www.tacinc.com.au/makara-patapa
Or visit www.blackledtours.com to learn about our services and recently completed projects.
🗣Jordy Gregg
🎥 Troy Melville
It was a great experience working on the makara patapa / Quit smoking storytelling project for the Aboriginal Health Service.
The theme for the project is good smoke / bad smoke - contrasting the way we use smoke and fire culturally with cigarette smoking.
Listen to the podcast series at www.tacinc.com.au/makara-patapa
Or visit www.blackledtours.com to learn about the other services and projects I’ve completed recently.
🗣Rob Braslin
🎥 Troy Melville
One of the most recent storytelling projects I worked on was the makara patapa / quit smoking project for the Aboriginal Health Service.
The theme I used for the project was good smoke / bad smoke - contrasting the way we use smoke and fire culturally with cigarette smoking.
Three films were made that speak to that story. This is the first.
The films promote the 14 community member stories recorded for the makara patapa podcast.
Learn more about this project at our website or visit: www.tacinc.com.au/makara-patapa
🗣Kitana Mansell
🎥 Troy Melville
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre
The first mumara patrula tour ran last Friday.
It was a truly lovely day to be walking beside the water!
Here’s one of the first attendees Scott speaking about his experience.
There are 9 more mumara patrula walks open for booking from October to February - Looking forward to more lovely bush walks over summer!
Visit www.blackledtours.com/mumara-patrula for more information on the tour and on booking 😊 (link in bio)
Introducing mumara patrula - Wood for the fire.
Over the past few months we’ve been hard at work on a new tour that will be on sale this week.
Stay tuned for more information and links to tickets over the coming days.
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