WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the names and images of Aboriginal people who has died.

An Indigenous freedom fighter is set to be honoured at Mannalargenna Day this weekend.

Set to be held on Saturday, Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation's (MTWAC) annual Mannalargenna Day will see the spirit of Maulboyheenner, a Pairrebeenne/Trawlwoolway man from Tebrakunna Country brought home through a formal ceremony.

Maulboyheenner, also known as Timmee, was publicly executed at age 25-26 alongside Parperloihener clansman Tunnerminnerwait in Port Melbourne in 1842, three years after being brought there by 'Protector of Aborigines', George Robinson.

After resisting the genocide of Aboriginal people in Tasmania, the pair were convicted and hanged relation to the death of two whale hunters in the Western Port area, after not being permitted to give evidence in their own defence during the sham trial.

MTWAC chair, Nick Cameron, said the 'Bringing Him Home' ceremony will include the unveiling of a new artwork in honour of Timmee.

"We've done a metal sculpture of a traditional paperbark canoe," Mr Cameron said. "And there will be a ceremony to formally open that, and then there'll be a ceremony to bring Timmee's spirit back."

The event is named after the Trawlwoolway clan chief Mannalargenna, who was revered as a formidable warrior during Van Diemen's Land's colonial invasion and considered of 'superior intelligence' by Robinson.

After British colonials invaded what is now known as Tasmania, Mannalargenna led a series of guerrilla-style attacks against settler forces during a period known as The Black War before dying at the Flinders Island's so-called 'Aboriginal Settlement' of Wybalenna, a site where hundreds of Tasmanian Aboriginal people died, in 1835.

To honour the direct Indigenous ancestor of many Aboriginal Tasmanians, MTWAC has been celebrating Mannalargenna Day in Tasmania's Far North-East since 2015.

Originally held at the Tebrakunna Visitor Centre, the event started as a group of about 200 family members, Mr Cameron said, with some non-Aboriginal community members turning up on the day.

Having grown into a "bigger and better event, year on year", the event moved to a new site at Cape Portland a number of years ago, with upwards of 1000 people anticipated to attend this year's 11th iteration.

Mr Cameron said the event provides an opportunity for Indigenous people to spend authentic time together.

"For us it's a way of getting people on Country," Mr Cameron said. "Some people have never been to Country before."

"It's a way of giving people the opportunity to practice culture, especially with the Elders.

"It's a way of having lots of yarns. So it's really Truth-telling in real form on Country, because lots of stories get told."

The event will include men's and women's yarning circles, art and craft displays, artists in residence and Tebrakunna Ranger and junior ranger programs displays.

New additions to the program include the holding of a yarning circle regarding a potential Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) for Tasmania's North-East, and an information display about MTWAC's healthy Country plan.

Puppet and spear making will be offered for children or those young at heart, with the annual spear throwing contest held in the afternoon.

Mr Cameron said the event is "hard to describe," and a "fantastic day".

"Lots of laughter, lots of really genuine opportunities for different Aboriginal people to get together," Mr Cameron said.

Notably, all members of the public - regardless of background - are welcome to attend.

"So anybody from the non-Aboriginal community who wants to turn up and experience culture and see who we are as a community can get a chance to do that," Mr Cameron said.

"It's generally a really respectful day and everybody loves it."

Mannalargenna Day 2025 will be held on Saturday 6 December at the end of the Little Musselroe Road, Cape Portland (down the road from the Tebrakunna Visitor Centre) from 9am-5pm.

Entry to the family friendly, pet friendly, drug and alcohol-free event is by gold coin donation.