man ian ▁Ab original ▁women ▁from ▁several ▁kin ship ▁groups ▁and ▁of ▁European ▁men ▁( free ▁sett lers , ▁soldiers ▁and ▁conv ict s ) ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁on . ▁They ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁distinct ▁from ▁the ▁Pal awa , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Ab original ▁descent ▁whose ▁immediate ▁ancest ors ▁ha il ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Bass ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁ ▁The ▁L ia ▁P oot ah ▁claim ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁two ▁main ▁groups , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁W add am anna ▁( big ▁rivers ) ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Hu on . ▁These ▁kin ship ▁groups ▁are ▁defined ▁as ▁Te en ▁To ome le ▁M enen ny e ▁( Big ▁River ) ▁and ▁T ah une ▁Lin ah ▁( H u on ) ▁respectively . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁L ia ▁P oot ah ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁desc ended ▁from ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Brun y ▁Island ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁To og ee ▁of ▁Tas mania ’ s ▁West ▁Coast . ▁O thers ▁claim ▁an ▁origin ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁High lands . ▁ ▁The ▁L ia ▁P oot ah ▁say ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁in ac cur ate ▁to ▁claim ▁( as ▁some ▁histor ians ▁have ▁done ) ▁that ▁all ▁Ab original ▁people ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Tas man ian ▁main land ▁in ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁They ▁maintain ▁that ▁many ▁people ▁of ▁full ▁or ▁part ▁Ab original ▁descent