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Fyan himself had a brass crescent made for his Nunukul stowaway, with inscribed images of a kangaroo and emum together with Toggery's name. [ b ] In an expedition to recapture runaway convicts, which was led by Chief Constable McIntosh, he was wounded on landing and two of his men, a Charles Holdsworth and James O'Regan, were captured.
The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, Yuggera, and other variants, are the Australian First Nations people who speak the Yuggera language. The Yuggera language which encompasses a number of dialects was spoken by the traditional owners of the territories from Moreton Bay to the base of the Toowoomba ranges including the city of ...
The Quandamooka people (Jandai pronunciation: / ˈ k w ɒ n d ə ˌ m ʊ k ə /) are Aboriginal Australians who live around Moreton Bay in Southeastern Queensland. They are composed of three distinct tribes, the Nunukul, the Goenpul [a] and the Ngugi, and they live primarily on Moreton and North Stradbroke Islands, that form the
Stephen George Page [1] was born in Brisbane in 1965. [2] He was the tenth of 12 children, [3] raised in the Brisbane suburb of Mt Gravatt. [4] /> Page is descended from the Nunukul people on his mother's side [5] and the Munaldjali of the Yugambeh people from southeast Queensland, [6] [7] on his father's, but his parents lived in a time where they were not able to celebrate their Aboriginal ...
Australian Aboriginal dancers in 1981. Traditional Aboriginal Australian dance was closely associated with song and was understood and experienced as making present the reality of the Dreamtime. In some instances, they would imitate the actions of a particular animal as part of telling a story.
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Various Aboriginal groups shared this story and owned parts of it. In 2005, Riverlife Mirrabooka was created as a joint venture between Riverlife and the Nunukul Yuggera Dance Troupe. It began operating in Brisbane and on Moreton Island, exhibiting rich Australian Aborigines cultural heritage of both regions.
The event showcases traditional miny'tji (art), ancient story-telling, manikay (song), and bunggul (dance). It is held at Gulkula, a significant Gumatj ceremonial site about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the township of Nhulunbuy, attracts more than 2500 guests each year and is often sold out months in advance.