What are the names of the Aboriginal tribes?
What are the names of the Aboriginal tribes?
List
Language groups | Alternative names or component (sub-)groups | Geographical location |
---|---|---|
Buluwai | Queensland | |
Bunganditj | Buandig | South Australia |
Bundjalung | Boonwurrung | New South Wales |
Bunurong | Boonwurrung | Victoria |
Who was the first Aboriginal police officer?
First Indigenous Australian police officer: Colin Dillon.
What is the story of Eliza Fraser?
Eliza Anne Fraser (c.1798 – 1858) was a Scottish woman who was aboard a ship that wrecked at an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 22 May 1836, and who was taken in by the Badtjala (Butchella) people. She later wrote of her experience and claimed to have been captured by Aboriginal people.
What Aboriginal land is pymble on?
Based on settlers’ accounts, the land that came to be known as Pymble was traversed by, and at least periodically inhabited by, the Cammeraigal clan or tribe of the Kuringai (also known as Guringai) Aboriginal people. The Cammeraigal had occupied the land between the Lane Cove River, Hawkesbury and east to the coast.
Who was the first Aboriginal in Australia?
Aboriginal peoples The earliest anatomically modern human remains found in Australia (and outside of Africa) are those of Mungo Man; they have been dated at 42,000 years old.
What do the traditional owners say happened to Eliza?
Scottish-born Eliza claimed her husband was killed by Indigenous people on the island, who also captured her. But the region’s traditional owners say their ancestors* cared for Eliza and her story about what happened led to the killing of the island’s Indigenous people and the taking of their land.
Who owns Fraser Island Qld?
The Kingfisher Bay Resort Group
The Kingfisher Bay Resort Group is the largest tourism operator on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island and in the Fraser Coast/Hervey Bay region. The company employs some 600 staff in tourism businesses focused on Fraser Island including resorts, tours and ferries.