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Yellagonga (d. 1843) was a leader of the Whadjuk Noongar on the north side of the Swan River. Colonists saw Yellagonga as the owner of this area. However, land rights were also traced through women of the group. Yellagonga could hunt on wetlands north of Perth because of his wife Yingani's connections to that country. [1] [2]
Important place of ceremony and camping for local Noongar people. Yagan Mia Wireless Hill: Also known as Yagan's Lookout. A "home of the long-necked turtle", an important source of food. [4] Bateman: The site of a large dispute with early settlers, in which many Noongar peopled died trying to protect their land. Melville Wetlands
The Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country have become core Australian customs. [34] Some jurisdictions, such as New South Wales, make a welcome (or, failing that, acknowledgement) mandatory [dubious – discuss] at all government-run events. [35] The Victorian Government supports Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country. [36]
The Whadjuk people were divided by the Swan and Canning Rivers into four residence groups, each with its own territory: [9] Beeliar. Their country lay south west of Perth, between the Canning River and Swan River. At the beginning of white settlement were led by Midgegooroo, father of Yagan. [14] Beeloo.
The Noongar (/ ˈ n ʊ ŋ ɑːr /, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar / ˈ n j ʊ ŋ ɑːr /, Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga [1] / ˈ j ʊ ŋ ɑː /) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast.
Noongar and 13 of its other groups: Amangu, Ballardong, Kaneang, Koreng, Mineng, Njakinjaki, Njunga, Pibelmen, Pindjarup, Wardandi, Whadjuk, Wiilman and Wudjari Yued (also spelt Juat, Yuat and Juet) is a region inhabited by the Yued people, one of the fourteen groups of Noongar Aboriginal Australians who have lived in the South West corner of ...
There was a western/eastern divide among the Wudjari bands. [when?] At the earliest point of contact with white explorers, it was noted that the western divisions were on the move, shifting towards Bremer Bay.
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