Shayne Breen

About The Author

Shayne Breen is an interdisciplinary historian who has worked closely with Tasmanian Aboriginal people for 35 years. During the 1990s he helped lead the introduction of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Tasmania. In 2001 he received a University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award. More recently he worked with Aboriginal Education Services in the Tasmanian Education Department, helping to revise the Aboriginal Studies curriculum in Tasmania's schools. His research interests include deep history, colonial genocide, Australia’s history wars and Tasmanian Aboriginal history. This is his third book.

Books by Shayne Breen

First Tasmanians

A Deep History

The history of the First Tasmanians is a story of ingenuity, adaptation and resilience. In First Tasmanians historian Shayne Breen traces the 40,000 years of Aboriginal exploration, land settlement, hunting practices and controlled burning on the island.  The First Tasmanians were committed to th...
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