Nunami Sculthorpe-Green is a proud palawa and warlpiri woman, and founder of Blak Led Tours Tasmania, an Aboriginal tourism business that is passionate about truth-telling and the representation of Tasmanian Aboriginal stories.
Recognised for her profound impact on the Tasmanian tourism industry, Nunami was awarded the 2022 Tasmanian Tourism Minister’s Young Achieve Award.
In today’s episode, Luke Martin* chats with Nunami about how her business came to fruition and what she hopes the future of Aboriginal tourism in Tasmania looks like. Nunami talks in great detail about the personal and professional journey of building her business from the ground up, and some of the people that helped her along the way.
Today’s episode is brought to you by our partner, the Department of State Growth. The Department of State Growth brings together four interrelated divisions developing a strategic approach that drives economic growth, and supports the community, industry and business in the creation of jobs and opportunities for Tasmanians. Thanks to the Department of State Growth for their generous support of TICT and for helping to make this episode of Talking Tourism possible.
*This episode was recorded prior to Luke's departure from TICT.