Hand Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural Centre tells the story of the Darug people, the traditional owners of the area. History of the Darug images In Greeting index Interview with Richard Introduction This site includes language words and recordings. Settlement at the foot of the mountains forced many Gundungurra and Darug people to resettle permanently in the Gully well before 1950. Cross To the north-west of Parramatta, about two hours walking distance from the Hawkesbury River (Phillip in Hunter 1793). Possibly associated with Borogegy, now know as Bradleys Head. Workman This is a page managed by Native Land Digital. Minns Eade Small The old ones Local Aboriginal people used the word to describe to the British where they came from and so the word was then used to define the Aboriginal people themselves. Auburn, Holroyd, Parramatta, Baulkham Hills and Blacktown LGAs. Maintain a custodial role in the protection of Darug sites and places. These are the Darug Custodians Aboriginal Corporation, and the Darug Tribal Elders.2 Since becoming incorporated in 1997, the two Darug groups meet regularly for social functions, . Possum took my lead and clapped her sticks together in such a way that I described. Kitty, L 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. Smallpox, introduced in 1789 by the British settlers, wiped out up to 90% of the population in some areas. 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 . Gumberri was the father of Yarramundie and a senior lore man of the Darugule iyura. Aboriginal people lived for thousands of years in what we call the City of Ryde. Gumberri In acknowledgement of the Darug as the traditional owners of the land upon which Macquarie University is situated, please click on the video to watch a Welcome to Country performed by two elders from the community. Praise to the scribes of the Underground. The men also hunted land mammals and speared fish. Troy describes two dialects of the Sydney language, she indicates . Corcoran The Dharug language, now not commonly spoken, is generally considered one of two dialects, the other being the language spoken by the neighbouring Eora, constituting a single language. Darug language has been passed down from generation to generation. There are numerous surviving decendants of the Boorooberungle living today throughout the western ranges of Sydney, from as far north of the Blue Mountains into the deep south of Woollongong and further along the coastal lands. Green Maxwell 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. Foley Thomas Hull, K The project consisted of 4 sets of artworks and path . Gallagher Watts For example, when the Mulgu was heard to swallow water they would release the sound Badu so it was that our name for water became Badu. Kennedy Bennelong 26 June 1789: Watkin Tench, a young First Fleet Marine officer, explored further. Ku-ring-gai, The Darug nation's location on the map surrounded by the Wiradjuri clan, Darkinjung, Eora and Gandangara clan Munns Wilkins The area comprising the City of Blacktown has a long history - Aborigines belonging to the Darug tribe certainly inhabited the area long before European settlement and archaeological evidence of their settlement has been found along creeks in the area. A number of clans or families known generally as the Darug gradually settled along the river. Others claim descent from the Gweagal clan. It also extends into the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the west and the Hills District to the east. Rouse Hill Town Centre resides upon the sacred land of the Darug People. Translation This is Darug lands It is the land of our ancestors. 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. 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Gow However, in September 2012 the City of Blacktown decided to cease recognising the Dharug people as the traditional owners of the area. 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 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. Written in the language of the Darug people, the Aboriginal people of Western Sydney."Shared with acknowledgement and respect to. However, in September 2012 the Blacktown City Council de-recognised the Darug tribe, which it had previously recognised as the former owners of the area. Early maps showing the old river farms helped us work out where the Darug place names belong and digitally map them. Caregal initially given as name of a man, or a tribe, who resided to the northward. Their spirits still walk among us. Bushwalks. Longbottom Steakman Daruganora : Darug Country - the place and the people / J.L. Forbes Parsons Bidjigal, Darug, Dharawal que so os Guardies Tradicionais da Bacia de Sydney. Dr Val Attenbrow provides the clearest review of names and their associated spellings and re-orded or presumed location. (2010). Strathfield, Daruganora : Darug Country - the place and the people. Kurrijong, kurrajung, Currajong, Kurrayung and Gurrijung. The Cabrogal ate native vegetables, grubs and animals and made bark canoes for fishing and transportation. In more recent times we would like to acknowledge the invaluable work compiled byUncle Ken Upton, Aunty Edna Watson, Uncle Wes Marne, Gumang Kenny Webb, Gumang Greg Simms, (Biyanga-Wyall). Tull, W Gale Wurrai MavisWorkman, Gumangra Colin Locke, Jack Tangye, Colin Gale. Tait Ryan, S 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 . Burcham 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. [1], Traditionally, there was a cultural divide between the western Dharug and the Eora, whom they call the coastal Dharug, katungal or "sea people". Wyld. 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 . Pigram It's a spectacular example of early colonial engineering and demonstrates the use of convict labour; up to 720 convicts - some in chains - worked on the road, which spanned 264km, connecting Sydney to . 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). DARUK, DHURAG, DHARUG, DHARRUK,DHARROK, DARROOKa group ofindigenouspeopleofAboriginal Australians unified by a mutual language, kinship and endured as skilled gatherersandhuntersin clans throughoutSydney. Everingham 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. [9] They lived in the natural caves and overhangs in the sandstone of the Hawksbury region, although some did choose to make huts out of bark, sticks and branches. This includes its plant and animal life. 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'. Madden 57K views, 640 likes, 66 loves, 192 comments, 126 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from ABC News: The next time you meet up with a friend for brunch, try. They lived in semi-nomadic communities of around 50 members, each with their own hunting district. Gallery pieces are by various artists as identified. This geographic area would also house descendant clans. Were 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. From the Blue Mountains to the ocean, from Hawkesbury in the north and down as far as Appin in the south. Darug nation - located on the map of Australia The Darug people were spread out all over the Cumberland Plain. Numerous Darugule clans shared this territory during the invasion of (1770 B.P) We are grateful to non-indigenous linguists. At that time the local clans extended from South Head to Botany Bay out to Petersham taking in the suburbs now known as Redfern, Erskineville, Surry Hills, Darlinghurst and Paddington. Brouggy Bailey Dharug History Blue Mountains National Park New South Wales. Lee Wright Welcome to Country can only be conducted by an approved Aboriginal representative of the area in which the event is being held. The Darug people still populate the areas of Parramatta, Greater Western Sydney, La Perouse and the Blue Mountains. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park offers excellent examples of local Aboriginal heritage with a variety of different sites. Their inland extent reaches Campbelltown and Camden. Language: English Deutsch Franais. Kavana The inland Dharug were paiendra or "tomahawk people". . Layers in Time takes visitors on a self-guided 1.4km loop of Woodford Reserve, capturing the site's history and sharing these stories in an accessible and engaging way. [7], The Dharug nation was divided up into a number of woodland clans who each tended to live in a certain geographic area. It is only after the 1870s that the names Darug, Dharawal, Darginung and Gundungurra were used by pioneer anthropologists and linguists to refer to the languages spoken in the Sydney and surrounding regions. We are related to numerous Darugule Mudjin and we are six generations removed from the Boorooberongal clan of Gumberri. 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. McCluer He was excommunicated back to England as he was "fraternising with the enemy", an enemy that was for years after defined as flora and fauna. Pittman This article is about the Aboriginal Australian people. MLA Citation. Our group is a not for profit organisation that has been active as in Western Sydney as a community corporation for over 40 years , Darug people have lived in this area for over 60,000 years. 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. History. They hunted kangaroos, emus and other land animals, and used stone axes more extensively. Websites Dharug and Dharawal Dalang - Language is Culture Website Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation Website Darug Nation (Facebook) To continue an unbroken culture. Her descendants can be located between present day Liverpool, Bankstown, Parramatta and as far west as Blacktown, Penrith and into the Blue Mountains. Their spirits still walk among us. The Darug territory includes the Cumberland Plain area in Western Sydney, stretching from . To continue an unbroken culture. Art work by Leanne Watson, Aunty Edna Watson and Bundeluk. Harrison With support from: CITIES, The History of the Darug People aswe know it. Red - represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples' spiritual relation to the land. 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. Around Kamay, the name for Botany Bay, possibly to the north-west of Gwea (Anon ca 1790-1792). Spirits that have been here since the dreaming. City of Parramatta Council Mudjin wungal (Related clans) Every Iyura-eora that everwalked our Ngurrah (country of each clan)paid respects to his nieghbour and nearest nations. Numerous Darugule clans shared this territory during the invasion of (1770 B.P). Richards Burke 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. Scutts Kells-Dodd Promote community awareness and understanding of Darug culture. Skeen The Darug territory includes the Cumberland Plain area in Western Sydney, stretching from Wisemans Ferry in the north down to the Camden area in the south. 5 February 1788: Captain John Hunter sailed up Parramatta River to (now) Homebush Bay, soon after Captain Arthur Phillips landing at Sydney Cove. Clarke Who lived where. Let us explore traditional Aboriginal lifestyle through maps, tools and weapons used by our people. Looking for an original Aboriginal artwork? 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. 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. The relationship of the interpretation to the Kurrajong clan is associated with the word for being happy, if you by chance you have the pleasure to visit the western area of Kurrajong one will very readily comprehend the reasoning beind the word. Kells Gwea. Sims Name Alternate Darug people Alternate Dharuk people Position Member Leane, Lucy Member Cooper, Joan Member Yarramundi Member Gombeeree Property Comprises Baxter Black Kitty was a Gubragal Iyura and also attended the Native Institute at Parramatta. Gibson 2000 of these people were from Darug clans. 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. . Heyer Harris His route probably followed a Darug track, in similar directions as the Great Western Highway and Old Prospect Road. Explore Fairfield City on Google Maps. This site is an Aboriginal Family Research Group. Publicly available, online interactive map created by NSW State government department Spatial Services in 2021 using the results of the Real Secret River: Dyarubbin research project led by Professor Grace Karksens with Aunty Edna Watson, Leanne Watson and Jasmine Seymour, and supported by the State Library of NSW 2018-2019 Coral Thomas Fellowship. According to James Kohen, they numbered 15:[8]. Aboriginal people feel a belonging to land rather than ownership of it. Other clans of the Sydney region, occupying different parts ofthe nura, included the Wanegal, the Kamergal, the Karegal, and the Bidjigal (Bediagal). 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. Come and explore what our researchers, curators and education programs have to offer. Otherwise, we have a large range of canvases and art prints for sale in our shop. It would take years before they were allowed to speak in their own tongues. They also record long-lost landscapes of swamps, lagoons and creeks . Harvey Warburton Hornsby Shire is situated on the lands traditionally owned by the Darug and GuriNgai people. 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. Find out about the Darug peoples connection with local land, where different clans lived, and settlement. That has extended for thousands of years. Sonter Evans Swanson, T At St Mary''s Chifley College Dunheved Campus the Dharug Byalla language have created the days of the week in Dharug, including the months of the year relating to the seasons of the continent. 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. Steilberg This project is an initiative of: Detailed maps, road closures and clearways info at livetraffic.com; Public Transport services and changes at transportnsw.info; Road closures related to Sydney WorldPride: . Blacktown, N.S.W : Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation. Truran Smailes Bolton Prospect Creek. Sydney's Aboriginal population in 1788 was estimated as between 5000 and 8000 people. 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. 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. 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. Marino The original Jibbon point engravings (pecked and abraided petroglyphs) show a pod of killer whales hunting a seal. This is a page managed by Native Land Digital. The Cumberland plains were once home to several clans of the Darug people (also spelt Dharug, Daruk or Dharik). In the language of the Darug people we welcome you to Darug lands. 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). Cameron This is not as easy to answer as you would think! In the summer I swim in the Colo river, tidal and crystal . 2. The area stretches from the inner west of Sydney, to Windsor in the north and Picton to the South. Timbery Prestamos os nossos Respeitos aos seus Ancios, passados e presentes. 1792 map of the area. Cox, D What is interesting to acknowledge is the ongoing myth that the languages have never been spoken since their demise (see Wikipedia: Sydney Languages). Laughlin Webb Archaeological Heritage. Illustrated signage along the heritage trail now immerses the visitor in the history of the site and features QR codes to quickly and easily . 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. During the 1990''s and the new millennium some descendants of the Darug clans in Western Sydney have been making considerable efforts to revive Dharug as a spoken language. Sempre foi Sempre . Clan words Lieutenant Dawes Provide an open venue for Darug descendants to discuss and negotiate matters relating to Darug land and culture. [10], In 2020, the Hills Shire Council, whose local government area covers Dharug land, caused controversy by rejecting requests to include an Acknowledgement of Country at its meetings. Dorner According to spokesmen for the contemporary Dharawal community, the meaning was rather 'You are all dead', since warra is a root in the Dharawal language meaning 'wither', 'white' or 'dead'. Darugule, Dharawal, Darkinjung,Gurringgai. Situated along the Hawkesbury, Durrubbin river system the Kurrajong were considered masters of stonemasonary. Perkins Seasonal land management was practiced instead: meaning they hunted and lived in an area before moving to another placewithin their region. Length: 2:18 mins. An online petition was launched calling for the recognition of the Dharug people in 2012. Starkey 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. Darug Boundaries. McMurray Floody Brown, Oliver. The area stretches from the inner west of Sydney, to Windsor in the north and Picton to the South. Guest, H He noted that Natives were found on the banks in several parts, many of whom were labouring under the smallpox. Over time, we hope to include more voices representing the diversity of the Darug community and their stories. 9. Darug peoples new dreaming the return of the land they called home Probably to the north-west of Parramatta, between Parramatta and Hawkesbury River, possibly around present day Castle Hill. There were two major groups to the north and south of theNura beranga (country were we belong) the freshwaterclans of the Dhurrawal, Tharawal and Darugule or the Daruggal. Last updated on July 31, 2022 1. Eora is also commonly used for Sydney. Taylor Early maps showing the old river farms helped us work out where the Darug place names belong and digitally map them. What does Council provide to the community? Moran It is widely known that the languages of the Sydney Iyura (Eora) were forbidden to be spoken by the traditional speakers of the clans. Aboriginal Heritage Office, The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). 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. First Nations. 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). Walker Yarramundi Regional Park (Right) lies on Darug Ngurra (Darug Country in Western Sydney), at the base of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (Google Maps, n.d.). Morgan They were the original inhabitants of the land long before the arrival of European settlers. Each clan typically included 50 to 100 people. The sound of the wooden pieces hitting together makes the most terrific sound and perfect for keeping a musical beat. Need artwork for a project or event? Filling a Void: history of word Guringai, Bediagal, Bidjigals, Bid-ee-gl, Bejigal, Be-dia-gal. And being hunters and gatherers of food, crop cultivation wasnt needed. Simms Gweea was on the southern shore of Botany Bay (Tench 1793). We are grateful to non-indigenous linguists. 9. Darug language has been passed down from generation to generation. Kunkle Before white settlement the traditional owners of the Gully - the Gundungurra and Darug peoples - used the Gully as a summer camp. Learn about community matters, policies, funding, reports, council business and more. There are a number of words in the Dharug language which are unique to it and not found in other languages. 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