A similar sound could be heard to issue forth when the Mulgu swallowed their food the sound Bada will be heard to resonate giving families of the Darugule/Dharawal/Yuin Kurikpeople of the land the name used for eating Bada. We acknowledge the Darug and Gundungurra people as the traditional custodians of the land covered by Western Sydney Local Health District. According to ethnologist Norman Tindale, traditional Dharawal lands encompass some 450 square miles (1,200km2) from the south of Sydney Harbour, through Georges River, Botany Bay, Port Hacking and south beyond the Shoalhaven River to the Beecroft Peninsula. Darug Nura - Darug Country. The women collected the vegetable foods and were well known for their fishing and canoeing prowess. Hull, K With support from: CITIES, The History of the Darug People aswe know it. Harrison 2022 Darug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation. Halvorson Kells Assumed to be associated with Parramatta area, on similarity of pronunciation, Parrmatta (Tench 1793), Par-ra-mata (King in Hunter 1793). Dharruk (Mathews 1901b, 1903, Capell 1970); Dharook (Capell 1970); Dharuk (Capell 1970: Map 1). The Darug nation was divided up into a number of different clans which included typically 50 - 100 people. The Gadigal people spoke the coastalIyura dalang,and are often referred to as the Eora people. Poole This project is an initiative of: Kitty, L . Morton 5 February 1788: Captain John Hunter sailed up Parramatta River to (now) Homebush Bay, soon after Captain Arthur Phillips landing at Sydney Cove. The Aboriginal Heritage Office in its 2015 report, Filling a Void: A Review for the Historical Context for the use of the Word Guringai provides the background to the word and some suggestions for moving forward: It is not authentic to the area, it was coined by a non-Aboriginal person and it gives a misleading impression of the connectivity of some original clan boundaries In the absence of a convenient single term for the whole of northern Sydney, the AHO would recommend the use of clan names for local areas, with the understanding that these too have their limitations and problems, and the acceptance of the truth of the lack of certainty as a feature of how Aboriginal history and heritage is portrayed here (AHO, 2015: 41). Truran Looking for an original Aboriginal artwork? IMPACT & BENEFITS THESE SERVICES HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY. Darug peoples new dreaming the return of the land they called home. 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. Brown, Oliver. It is widely known that the languages of the Sydney Iyura (Eora) were forbidden to be spoken by the traditional speakers of the clans. Who lived where. The Dharug or Darug people, formerly known as the Broken Bay tribe, are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, lived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney . Dallas Wann (Phillip 1790). Said to be in the district of Wanne, but on similarity of name associated with the suburb Turramurra, at the headwaters of the Lane Cove River. This is not as easy to answer as you would think! Around Kamay, the name for Botany Bay, possibly to the north-west of Gwea (Anon ca 1790-1792). Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Lieutenant Dawes Lock Gwea. It has been claimed that there were no remaining descendants of the Dharawal people; however, after the Mabo v Queensland verdict and the Native Title Act 1993 there have been claims lodged by descendants of the Wodiwodi clan who claim to have survived the early decimations and gradually moved back into the areas formally occupied by other clans. A big thank you (didjurigura) to Jackie Troy for hermajor contribution the Sydney Language (Troy, Jakelin, 1994,The Sydney Language. Cattai, Gattai, Kaddai, Gattai: (Matriach) Boorooberongal: (Matriach-Lorewoman), Bidjigal: (Patriach - (Pemulwuy''s clan - Bembul = earth Wagan = crow), Toogagal: (Patriach) Gomerrigal: (Patriach) Gannemegal: (Patriach) Mulgoa: (Patriach), Bool-bain-ora: (Matriach-Lorewoman) Muringong: (Matriach). Learn about sports facilities, lifestyle programs, events, art and venues for hire. Cross Ryan, S Due to an incident in and around Auburn Town Hall, the Auburn Customer Service Centre will remain closed until further notice. Illustrated signage along the heritage trail now immerses the visitor in the history of the site and features QR codes to quickly and easily . For northern Sydney the term Guringai has been used, however, it was originally invented by a researcher in 1892 for this area and there is a Gringai clan in the Barrington River, Glouchester area who are requesting Sydneysiders to stop using their name. Please let us know if you have any corrections or improvements we can make. The artist Sydney Parkinson, one of the Endeavour's crew members, wrote in his journal that the indigenous people threatened them shouting words he transcribed as warra warra wai, which he glossed to signify 'Go away'. Kohen; The Sydney language / Jakelin Troy Betts Written in the language of the Darug people, the Aboriginal people of Western Sydney."Shared with acknowledgement and respect to. Kay-yee-my, the place where the Governor was wounded Manly Cove (Phillip in Hunter 1793); Kay-ye-my, Manly Bay (Anon ca 1790-1792). B Freeman Darug Boundaries. Lee Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Copyright 2023 My Site Name. The area stretches from the inner west of Sydney, to Windsor in the north and Picton to the South. The Aboriginal tribes in the Hornsby Shire area had a culture that existed for millennia before it was disrupted by European settlement. 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. This is a page managed by Native Land Digital. Continue and expand Darug traditional crafts and contemporary arts and crafts. Gorham Garigal: Gannalgal: Borogegal: Gayimai: Terramerragal: Gammeraigal: Goruagal: Birrabirragal: Gadigal: Wallumattagal: (Patriach - Rainmakers) Wangal: (Guyanayuyalung) Muru-ora-dial: Gameygal: Bediagal: Gweagal: Dagary: Norongerragal: The clans of the Gubragal (Gobragal) around present day Liverpool were the people of the black duck ''Yurangai'' and black swan Mulgu, taking their namesfrom the voices and songs of both birds. Maintain a custodial role in the protection of Darug sites and places. (2010). No Animals were harmed in the making. They called themselves the Eora, meaning 'the people'. Gumberri was the father of Yarramundie and a senior lore man of the Darugule iyura. Welcome to the Territories page for the Dharug. In the language of the Darug people we welcome you to Darug lands. Hand What is interesting to acknowledge is the ongoing myth that the languages have never been spoken since their demise (see Wikipedia: Sydney Languages). Wright NSW State Archives and Records About Darug. When the first Europeans settled at Sydney Cove in 1788 the traditional owners of this area were the Wallumedegal. McMurray Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park offers excellent examples of local Aboriginal heritage with a variety of different sites. Possum took my lead and clapped her sticks together in such a way that I described. Fitteri Eade Marino Settree Attenbrow (2002) distinguishes Coastal S61 (sometimes referred to as Eora) and Hinterland dialects of Dharug (S64). Murray Aboriginal people lived for thousands of years in what we call the City of Ryde. The whale is the main totem for the Dharawal people. Nevertheless the original peoples of Australia have included years oftheir own research around the campfire to verify that these names for clans were a misconception and assigned by the academiaof the period. They lived in semi-nomadic communities of around 50 members, each with their own hunting district. In Darug culture, individuals also had an obligation to look after the place where they were conceived or born. This site is an Aboriginal Family Research Group. Clarke This is a page managed by Native Land Digital. It has also been recorded that the Darug occupied 1800 square kilometres of land extending along the coast from the Hawkesbury River in the north to the Georges River in the south and inland to the present towns of Campbelltown and Camden. Discover & Learn dropdown menu. Wyld. Find out about the Darug peoples connection with local land, where different clans lived, and settlement. Also Aunty Joan Cooper for her love and guidance. Clan names which can be found on most maps for the northern Sydney region of the AHO partner Councils are the following: Gayamaygal, Gamaragal, Garigal, Darramurragal and many more. The Darug had land-management practices such as firestick farming, gathering only as much food as they needed and scattering seed of their favourite foods to maintain food supplies in a given area. Dixon Early maps showing the old river farms helped us work out where the Darug place names belong and digitally map them. 9. An online petition was launched calling for the recognition of the Dharug people in 2012. Fitzgerald Through these different language groups artificial boundaries can be drawn. Kurrijong, kurrajung, Currajong, Kurrayung and Gurrijung. Map boundaries and Aboriginal languages The original people of the land have their own distinct boundaries which we at Council respect. Warfare broke out when Darug warriors men and women fought to defend not only their lands and livelihoods, but also their culture, spirituality and sense of being. Wallumede. Possibly associated with Birra Birra, a rocky reef in the lower harbour now known as Sow and Pigs. Colebee Create your own unique website with customizable templates. The area is home to the Happy Hens Community Garden and Bedlam Bay Bushcare and also features scenic foreshore walking paths, boat jetty and hire and sports fields. Caregal initially given as name of a man, or a tribe, who resided to the northward. Fuller, G The language of the people is also called Eora. This includes its plant and animal life. Welcome to the Territories page for the Dharug. Rose This map is a perfect take-home product for tourists and anyone interested in the diversity of Australia's First Nations peoples. Gill Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management and Mapping: aspects of cultural boundaries, sub-bioregions and site distribution in the Sydney basin. Campbell A number of clans or families known generally as the Darug gradually settled along the river. 2000 of these people were from Darug clans. Cachia Smailes Kohen and Steele (2009:223-24) differentiate between coastal and inland Dharug varieties, noting that Parramatta appears to have been the boundary between the two. 9. 3 boats were well armed and the explorers sailed west along Parramatta River and up Duck River until it was too shallow. I moved here to Darug lands and found a home, and with it an intense and visceral connection to the landscape, the water, the trees, the mountains, the ever changing clouds, the birds who have so much to say and the creatures who bound, scuttle, slither and sneak their way into my heart. Reynolds The Gadigal, Bidjiagal and Wungul clans of the Darug Nation inhabited the district surrounding that bay and the great harbour of Tuhbowgule [Sydney Harbour] - around which the city of Sydney is now built. At the head of the river were the Burramattagal (or Barramattagal) of Parramatta, while to their west and north lived the Bidjigal, another Darug group: the Bidjigal were known in both the Castle Hill and Botany areas. We are related to numerous Darugule Mudjin and we are six generations removed from the Boorooberongal clan of Gumberri. The 'Eora people' was the name given to the coastal Aboriginal people around Sydney. [8] Those engravings are marred by recent European inclusions. Click me to edit me. Troy describes two dialects of the Sydney language, she indicates . The creek now forms the border between Cumberland and Fairfield City Council. They are said to be the first people to first make contact with Captain Cook. Forbes Praise to the scribes of the Underground. Guest, H According to James Kohen, they numbered 15:[8]. [4] Clans [ edit] We always pay our respect to the Elders past present and our future elders within our community, our elders have smoothed the path for many of our people and we should always remember and respect what they have lived through and shared with us. There is some argument about the extent of the Darug nation and what is exactly classified as Darug land. Milton Caring as country All of Australia is Indigenous Country ( Rose, 1996 ). The original Jibbon point engravings (pecked and abraided petroglyphs) show a pod of killer whales hunting a seal. Note, there is no historic use of the term Gai-mariagal. Rouse Hill Town Centre resides upon the sacred land of the Darug People. Kennedy The dates and events below relate to the European settlement history of the Cumberland area. Everingham Burcham It must also be cited that tool remains, petrofied fish hooks and scales of fish,have been found in the remote Northern Territory and carbon dated to around 850,000 years old, just as significant, concerningthe accounts of the original ''Ourstory'', are the facts that Lake Mungo has revealed skeletal remains dating as far back as 350,000 years. TIATI MURRA DARUGA PEMEL KOI MURRA YA PEMEL NGALARINGI BUBBUNA BAN NYE YEMNA WURRA NANG NYE DICE GAI DYI YA NANGAMI DYARRALANG DARUGA NGALARINGI TIATI NGALARINGI NANGAMI GAI GU YA WILLY ANGARA GU-NU-GAL DA GU-NU-GAL DA LA-LOEY MOOGOO COT-BALLIE NANGAMI DICE LA-LOEY GNIA TARIMI GU-NU-GAL TIATI NGALARINGI YA DARUGA EORAH MITTIGAR GURRUNG BURRUK GNEENE DA DARUGA PEMEL DIDGEREE GORE. 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 . Dharug and Dharawal Resources Were Australian Museum Map Audio guides of exhibitions Visitor safety during COVID-19 Close Navigation. [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. However, there are various ways of spelling the names and different names can be found referring to the same group. 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. Darug people only harvested food when needed. Phillips [6], Norman Tindale reckoned Dharug lands as encompassing 2,300 square miles (6,000km2), taking in the mouth of the Hawkesbury River, and running inland as far as Mount Victoria. Gweea was on the southern shore of Botany Bay (Tench 1793). Yellow circle - represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector. Language group name: Dharawal Other . 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. Ludwig, M Stanger It was created in 1996 as part of the Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia project and attempts to show language, social or nation groups based on published sources available up to 1994. Conrick King Translation This is Darug lands It is the land of our ancestors. Laughlin Welcome to Country can only be conducted by an approved Aboriginal representative of the area in which the event is being held. The Aboriginal Heritage Walk, on West Head, offers visitors a unique look into past culture over a 2.5-hour loop trail. Darug, Didjurigura wugul banne bembulra Biiami Dharamullen. 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