The Dharawal people, also spelt Tharawal and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people, identified by the Dharawal language. Wilkins They called themselves the Eora, meaning 'the people'. IMPACT & BENEFITS THESE SERVICES HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY, *What is being offered in the Hills Shire and how is it enriching Aboriginal culture and being shared with the community including non-Indigenous peoples*. Timbery The traditional land of the Darug Aboriginal people stretches roughly from the coast, north to Wisemans Ferry, west into the Blue Mountains to Hartley, south along both sides of the Nepean River to Appin, and then east approximately along the Georges River to Botany Bay. The Darug are thought to have lived between Port Jackson and Botany Bay in the east, the Georges River to the south and south-west, the Hawkesbury River in the north-west, and in the west up to the Blue Mountains. Length: 2:18 mins. 2. Heyer We are related to numerous Darugule Mudjin and we are six generations removed from the Boorooberongal clan of Gumberri. Stanger The Darug are thought to have lived between Port Jackson and Botany Bay in the east, the Georges River to the south and south-west, the Hawkesbury River in the north-west, and in the west up to the Blue Mountains. Kunkle Bedlam Bay is located at the base of the Parramatta River Regional Park in Gladesville. Brown The Gadigal people spoke the coastalIyura dalang,and are often referred to as the Eora people. First, like other parts of Australia, Sydney Aboriginal people have occupied . Darug peoples new dreaming the return of the land they called home. For more detailed information you can read the Aboriginal Heritage and History within the Ku . Dyer, E The Aboriginal tribes in the Hornsby Shire area had a culture that existed for millennia before it was disrupted by European settlement. Similar persecution and denial of languages in Central America, some Mayan tribes still communicate in a dialect containing thirteen letters or sounds of their particular alphabet. With support from: CITIES, The History of the Darug People aswe know it. Gow Eora is also commonly used for Sydney. Gibson They lived in Redfern and surrounding areas for more than 40,000 years before European invasion. [1], Traditionally, there was a cultural divide between the western Dharug and the Eora, whom they call the coastal Dharug, katungal or "sea people". Budsworth The original Jibbon point engravings (pecked and abraided petroglyphs) show a pod of killer whales hunting a seal. Rose Translation This is Darug lands It is the land of our ancestors. Council. 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Historians have written about the Darug people, there are scores of records still in existance, but now, one local council says the Darug are not the traditional owners of their area. Maxwell King [8] Those engravings are marred by recent European inclusions. Madden Goodluck Prestamos os nossos Respeitos aos seus Ancios, passados e presentes. [4] Clans [ edit] Hamilton The majority of Western Sydney is home to the Darug people, however their culture and traditions represent Aboriginal people from many other tribes and clans around Australia. The Darug are a group descending from an indigenous Australian people of that name, which shares strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, survived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney. Learn about community matters, policies, funding, reports, council business and more. Kennedy There are a large number of shell middens still visible in the areas around the southern Sydney area and a glimpse of the Dharawal lifestyle can be drawn from an understanding of the kitchen rubbish left on the midden sites. That has extended for thousands of years. A strong centre of cultural attachment for the Darug people has been the "Blacks Town" in the Blacktown local government area which was known as the Blacktown Shire. Baxter The Darramuragal, also known as Darug people, are the traditional custodians of a vast majority of land that spanned from Newcastle all the way down to Sydney. 26 June 1789: Watkin Tench, a young First Fleet Marine officer, explored further. Prospect Creek was a traditional travel route connecting the Darug and D'harawal people. However, in September 2012 the Blacktown City Council . Tangye In Darug culture, individuals also had an obligation to look after the place where they were conceived or born. Evans The Aboriginal people identify themselves as Eora, which means"the people". Kohen Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation Blacktown, N.S.W 2006. Other clans of the Sydney region, occupying different parts ofthe nura, included the Wanegal, the Kamergal, the Karegal, and the Bidjigal (Bediagal). Brouggy Maurice Workman Gill Fuller, G This site is an Aboriginal Family Research Group. Source: Six Maps For over 60,000 years, the area comprising present day Parramatta has been occupied by the Burramattagal people, a clan of the Darug, who first settled along the upper reaches of the Parramatta River. They also record long-lost landscapes of swamps, lagoons and creeks important places for Aboriginal people that have since been modified or disappeared altogether. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Currently, the elected Council for Hornsby Shire is made up of 10 local residents: a popularly elected mayor and nine elected councillors. The Wangal clan's territory is thought to have originally extended from Darling Harbour, around the Balmain Peninsula (including Goat Island (called Me-mel or Memill) almost to Parramatta in the west . The Aboriginal heritage of the Hornsby Shire region was at least 15,000 to 20,000 years old by the time European settlers arrived in 1788. Bradburn Skeen Smith Wanne (King in Hunter 1793) extended along the south side of the harbour from Long Cove (Darling Harbour) to Rose Hill, which the local inhabitants called Parramatta. As Cook's ship hove to near the foreshore, it appeared to the Dharwal to be a white low-lying cloud, and its crew 'dead' people whom they warned off from returning to the country. Heslip The Cabrogal ate native vegetables, grubs and animals and made bark canoes for fishing and transportation. Wyld. The name Eora is proudly used . Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia is made up of many different and distinct groups, each with their own culture, customs, language and laws. Edwards "They would spend a lot of time at the beach and around the foreshores in summer and move inland in winter. Associated with the suburb Cabramatta. Divall For example if there was an event being held in the Gandangara boundaries, a representative must be sourced from that tribe or from the traditional custodians (Darug Nation or Tharawal Nation). To hold native title on behalf of Darug native title holders. [2] Traditionally, they lived as hunterfishergatherers in family groups or clans with ties of kinship, scattered along the coastal area of what is now the Sydney basin in New South Wales. City of Parramatta Council The territory that was Darug Lore was situated in the Cumberland Plain in Western Sydney. Auburn Town Hall and Auburn Library will resume services under normal operating hours on Wednesday 1 March. NSW State Archives and Records Otherwise, we have a large range of canvases and art prints for sale in our shop. To continue an unbroken culture. The distribution of linguistic tribes in the Sydney area in 1788 is shown in a map which also highlights the locations of Aboriginal groups in the Sydney Area. Hand If we consider the facts surrounding the Original languages of the Nations First Peoples of our continent we must admit that it has only been a meretwo generations, that we had suffered the loss of the public use of our tongues, Dalang-bu. The Darug nation (also spelt Dharuk, Dharug and Daruk) is a language group of First Nations Australians who are the traditional custodians of much of what is modern day Sydney. Smallpox killed over half the Aboriginal population within 3 months. Chambeyron The Burramatta People (Burramattagal) of the Darug nation traditionally lived around Parramatta. It also extends into the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the west and the Hills District to the east. 10 days later: The Governor sailed 3 km inland from Homebush Bay. Tull, W Attenbrow (2002) distinguishes Coastal S61 (sometimes referred to as Eora) and Hinterland dialects of Dharug (S64). First Nations. Learn about sports facilities, lifestyle programs, events, art and venues for hire. These are some of the names of the Darug clans and the area in which they lived, Bediagal - Georges River, Bidjigal - Castle Hill, Boolbainora - Wentworthville, Burraberongal - Richmond, Burramattagal - Parramatta, Cabrogal - Liverpool, Cannemegal (warmuli) - Prospect, Cattai - Windsor, Gomerrigal (tongara) South Creek, Kurrajong, Mulgoa - In 1788 the British landed on the shores of Kamay, now called Botany Bay, on the Nura of the Dharawal Iyura. If we learn from the lessons of the past we realise that this has happened often during occupation, as the Greek language suffered four hundred years of denial of continuity and any form of traditional cultural practices, and they were forbidden any form of communication and suppressed beneath the yoke of the invading Ottaman Empire. [citation needed] There is a public viewing site of one group of engravings at Jibbon Point, showing a whale and a wallaby, celebrating successful hunts and whale strandings. Coughlan Kavana You will discover the meaning for the above quote as you venture into the spoken word list, Gai budyari-wa. Today some modern Darug speakers have given speeches in the Darug language and younger members of the community visit schools and give demonstrations of spoken Dharug. In this section, there's a wealth of information about our collections of scientific specimens and cultural objects. Praise to the scribes of the Underground. B Hoping that some certainty will emerge now is not really fair for all those people who were told to give up their language, stop practicing ceremony and hide their Aboriginality. The Wangal were a clan of the Darug (sometimes spelt Dharug) tribe or language group. A strong centre of cultural attachment for the Dharug people has been the "Blacks Town" (at the modern suburb of Colebee) in the Blacktown local government area. Over time, we hope to include more voices representing the diversity of the Darug community and their stories. We acknowledge the Darug and Gundungurra people as the traditional custodians of the land covered by Western Sydney Local Health District. Maintain a custodial role in relation to Darug cultural traditions. Seasonal land management was practiced instead: meaning they hunted and lived in an area before moving to another placewithin their region. Burcham Burubirangal, Bu-ru-be-ron-gal, Buruberongal, Boo-roo-bir-rong-gal, Boo-roo-ber-on-gal, Boorooberongal. The Darug was the nation group which bore the brunt of the first waves of invasion, along with the coastal clans now known as the Eora Nation. Gallery pieces are by various artists as identified. Laughlin The old ones North Sydney, Guest, H Aboriginal people had a different language depending on the area where they lived. Hornsby Shire was incorporated in March 1906 with first elections held in November of 1906. To enter another clans Nura beranga (Country of belonging) clans would have sent a message about the time (season) and instructions as to the purpose of Yanma-muru-wa. If you are doing an Acknowledgement or a document and are not sure what to say, it can be quite effective to acknowledge these facts and to give people an opportunity to reflect on why things are the way they are. Location View Google Map Details Dedication Actual Monument Dedication Date: Promote community awareness and understanding of Darug culture. Thomas The language of the people is also called Eora. Early maps showing the old river farms helped us work out where the Darug place names belong and digitally map them. Who lived where. When the first Europeans settled at Sydney Cove in 1788 the traditional owners of this area were the Wallumedegal. Further information about the cultural heritage and significance of the Duck River to the Wategora/Wangal people and documentation of sites and places may become available through . Also Aunty Joan Cooper for her love and guidance. Ludwig, M Gumberri nura Sonter Steilberg Troy describes two dialects of the Sydney language, she indicates . Burramatta means Place where eels lie down. This map represents the general loc Pigram Some of these words include: 1. barramundi - a type of fish 2. boomerang - a type of hunting weapon 3. didgeridoo - a type of musical instrument 4. kangaroo - a type of animal 5. koala - a type of animal 6. wallaby - a type of animal Brien Others claim descent from the Gweagal clan. Brophy For the language, see, Petersen, Chen & Schlagenhauf-Lawlor 2017, "A Liberal controlled City Council of Blacktown", "Holroyd history and the Silent Boundary Project", Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, "Organisation, language and initiation ceremonies of the aborigines of the south-east coast of New South Wales", "The Sydney Language Notebooks and responses to language contact in early colonial NSW", "Hills Shire Council Acknowledgement of Country motion defeated again", Bibliography of Dharug people and language resources, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, List of Australian Aboriginal group names, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dharug&oldid=1124449063, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Dharruk, Dharrook, Dhar'rook, Darrook, Dharug, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 00:14. Watson Poole Halvorson Cmmerragal, Cam-mer-ray-gal, Cameeragal, Camera-gal, Kamarigal. Everingham IMPACT & BENEFITS THESE SERVICES HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY. Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural Centre tells the story of the Darug people, the traditional owners of the area. Listen to:The History of the Darug People aswe know itby placing your mouse over the words. Stubbings We acknowledge the Darug people as the traditional custodians of the land covered by Western Sydney Local Health District. The whale is the main totem for the Dharawal people. According to ethnologist Norman Tindale, traditional Dharawal lands encompass some 450 square miles (1,200 km 2) from the south of Sydney Harbour, through Georges River, Botany Bay, Port Hacking and south beyond the Shoalhaven River to the Beecroft Peninsula. 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