26 June 1789: Watkin Tench, a young First Fleet Marine officer, explored further. That has extended for thousands of years. Promote community awareness and understanding of Darug culture. Darug people only harvested food when needed. Woolnough Hull, K The Darug nation's location on the map surrounded by the Wiradjuri clan, Darkinjung, Eora and Gandangara clan Bolton Wilson North Sydney, Mervin Brien Mudjin wungal (Related clans) Every Iyura-eora that everwalked our Ngurrah (country of each clan)paid respects to his nieghbour and nearest nations. Dyer, E 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. Strathfield, Cmmerragal, Cam-mer-ray-gal, Cameeragal, Camera-gal, Kamarigal. The Dharawal people, also spelt Tharawal and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people, identified by the Dharawal language. Brown's Lagoon Wilberforce 1844. McMurray 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. Additionally, the tribal groups were divided into clans. Her descendants can be located between present day Liverpool, Bankstown, Parramatta and as far west as Blacktown, Penrith and into the Blue Mountains. Promote wider community awareness and understanding of Darug culture. Eora is also commonly used for Sydney. The Wangal were a clan of the Darug (sometimes spelt Dharug) tribe or language group. 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. The Cumberland plains were once home to several clans of the Darug people (also spelt Dharug, Daruk or Dharik). It is widely known that the languages of the Sydney Iyura (Eora) were forbidden to be spoken by the traditional speakers of the clans. 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. One of these sites was a meeting place where exchanges took place between the 4 main tribes of the Sydney area: Darug/Darug, Gandangara, Guringai and Tharawal people. Through these different language groups artificial boundaries can be drawn. Campbell NSW State Archives and Records 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. The Darug people still populate the areas of Parramatta, Greater Western Sydney, La Perouse and the Blue Mountains. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Heslip Tangye This is a page managed by Native Land Digital. Gumberri It's the remaining, undeveloped section of the Colebee and Nurrangingy land grants, "given" to Sydney's Aboriginal . 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. Eyles, F 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. Dharruk (Mathews 1901b, 1903, Capell 1970); Dharook (Capell 1970); Dharuk (Capell 1970: Map 1). Minns For Strathfield it is most likely the Wangal. Detailed maps, road closures and clearways info at livetraffic.com; Public Transport services and changes at transportnsw.info; Road closures related to Sydney WorldPride: . Walters Were IMPACT & BENEFITS THESE SERVICES HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY. 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. Bidjigal, Darug, Dharawal que so os Guardies Tradicionais da Bacia de Sydney. Stanger [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. Darug Boundaries. Ryan, S Thousands of Goori people can trace their ancestory to the same line as Gumberri (Goomberry). Gallagher B Starkey Peisley What is interesting to acknowledge is the ongoing myth that the languages have never been spoken since their demise (see Wikipedia: Sydney Languages). 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. Roots of our identity Dodd Continue and expand Darug traditional crafts and contemporary arts and crafts. Auburn Town Hall and Auburn Library will resume services under normal operating hours on Wednesday 1 March. Check out our previous artworks by visiting our Gallery page. Prestamos os nossos Respeitos aos seus Ancios, passados e presentes. The Dharug, originally a Western Sydney people, were bounded by the Kuringgai to the northeast around Broken Bay, the Darkinjung to the north, the Wiradjuri to the west on the eastern fringe of the Blue Mountains, the Gandangara to the southwest in the Southern Highlands, the Eora to the east[2] and the Tharawal to the southeast in the Illawarra area. Sorrenson Skeen Geological sketch map of the locality of the estuarine beds, Shea's Creek Canal Sydney (Etheridge, R., Edgeworth, D. & Grimshaw, H. 1896)'It is estimated that over 500 language groups held . In this way the country was divided into small parts of land by the different language groups, tribes or nations. That has extended for thousands of years. Archaeological Heritage. All art on our website is registered as copyright to the artist, all images and stories are the artists intellectual property. Scutts City of Parramatta Council Tucker Hughes From the Blue Mountains to the ocean, from Hawkesbury in the north and down as far as Appin in the south. 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. [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. Potts Stubbings Eora is also commonly used for Sydney. Burke Edwards Soon enough the painted sticks were dry and ready to be used as wonderful clapping sticks. Let us explore traditional Aboriginal lifestyle through maps, tools and weapons used by our people. Muru Mittigar has an Aboriginal Cultural Museum showing Aboriginal history; Retail Art Centre featuring fine arts and crafts by Aboriginal artists; Nature walks with native plants traditionally used by Aboriginal people for medicinal, food or material resources. Map boundaries and Aboriginal languages The original people of the land have their own distinct boundaries which we at Council respect. The men also hunted land mammals and speared fish. . Art work by Leanne Watson, Aunty Edna Watson and Bundeluk. The Gadigal people spoke the coastalIyura dalang,and are often referred to as the Eora people. Aboriginal people continue to experience poorer health than the general population. However, there are various ways of spelling the names and different names can be found referring to the same group. They hunted kangaroos, emus and other land animals, and used stone axes more extensively. Moulds This map represents the general loc Smailes Fitzgerald His route probably followed a Darug track, in similar directions as the Great Western Highway and Old Prospect Road. Darug, Didjurigura wugul banne bembulra Biiami Dharamullen. Aboriginal Heritage Office, The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Discover & Learn dropdown menu. A strong centre of cultural attachment for the Darug people has been the "Blacks Town" (at the modern suburb of Colebee) in the Blacktown local government area (formerly Blacktown Shire). 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 . Brown, Oliver. This site is an Aboriginal Family Research Group. 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. Richards The area stretches from the inner west of Sydney, to Windsor in the north and Picton to the South. His party of 5 were the first Europeans to walk from Rosehill wharf (now Parramatta) to Marrong (now Prospect Hill). 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). 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. The Aboriginal tribes in the Hornsby Shire area had a culture that existed for millennia before it was disrupted by European settlement. Cross Dharug is the root or the Midyini and of the languages of the Sydney basin. Aboriginal people had a different language depending on the area where they lived. Black Kitty was a Gubragal Iyura and also attended the Native Institute at Parramatta. Foggons To the north-west of Parramatta, about two hours walking distance from the Hawkesbury River (Phillip in Hunter 1793). Bergan Praise to the scribes of the Underground. The dates and events below relate to the European settlement history of the Cumberland area. Foley Morley Due to an incident in and around Auburn Town Hall, the Auburn Customer Service Centre will remain closed until further notice. Dharug people Ethnic group Aboriginal nation composed of many clans across a wide geographical area of the Cumberland Plain. If you are interested in this subject you always have to be critical and try to find out if the sources are reliable for your research. It would take years before they were allowed to speak in their own tongues. We acknowledge the Darug and Gundungurra people as the traditional custodians of the land covered by Western Sydney Local Health District. Assumed to be associated with Parramatta area, on similarity of pronunciation, Parrmatta (Tench 1793), Par-ra-mata (King in Hunter 1793). Gwea. Webb The Darug nation was divided up into a number of different clans which included typically 50 - 100 people. We apologise for any inconvenience. Fitteri June 1789: Watkin Tench sailed up the Hawkesbury River with Captain Arthur Phillip. They also record long-lost landscapes of swamps, lagoons and creeks important places for Aboriginal people that have since been modified or disappeared altogether. Brown, Oliver. Stirling Learn about residential, commercial and government planning and construction. Dallas Rose Brophy Simms My younger brother Babana is Walter William GREEN born 3rd December 1964 and younger Sister Durumin is Toni Michelle GREEN born May 1968. The map shows only the general locations of larger groups of people which may include smaller groups. Dharug-dalang greeting song. 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. Gardner IMPACT & BENEFITS THESE SERVICES HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY, *What is being offered in the Hills Shire and how is it enriching Aboriginal culture and being shared with the community including non-Indigenous peoples*. Cadi was on the south side of Port Jackson, extending from South Head to Long Cove (Darling Harbour) (King in Hunter 1793). If you are doing an Acknowledgement or a document and are not sure what to say, it can be quite effective to acknowledge these facts and to give people an opportunity to reflect on why things are the way they are. They were the original inhabitants of the land long before the arrival of European settlers. 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. Troy describes two dialects of the Sydney language, she indicates . 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. 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. Burubirangal, Bu-ru-be-ron-gal, Buruberongal, Boo-roo-bir-rong-gal, Boo-roo-ber-on-gal, Boorooberongal. Our core functions Provide expert cultural and strategic advice on policy, program and service delivery decisions to the Chief Executive and the governing Board Dixon 9. 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. Also Aunty Joan Cooper for her love and guidance. They called themselves the Eora, meaning 'the people'. The whale is the main totem for the Dharawal people. The creek now forms the border between Cumberland and Fairfield City Council. Freeman Brown's Lagoon Wilberforce 1844. TheDarugule Iyura in particular are forever grateful to Sir William Dawes of the first fleet and flagship the Sirius for having the grace and intelligence of humanity to record the original traditional dalang (tongue) of the elder people of Sydney Darugule-wayun. Blue Mountains National Park New South Wales. [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. Language: English Deutsch Franais. Goodluck 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. This map is a perfect take-home product for tourists and anyone interested in the diversity of Australia's First Nations peoples. Prospect Creek. The territory that was Darug Lore was situated in the Cumberland Plain in Western Sydney. (2010). 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. 2022 Darug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation. Coughlan 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). The language of the people is also called Eora. The old ones If you need help understanding this information, please contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450 and ask them to call us on 8757 9000. In Darug culture, individuals also had an obligation to look after the place where they were conceived or born. 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. Their spirits still walk among us. 2. Auburn, Holroyd, Parramatta, Baulkham Hills and Blacktown LGAs. Cameron Following the river, we drive about 15 km north-east to Cattai. An online petition was launched calling for the recognition of the Dharug people in 2012. History. The Aboriginal people identify themselves as Eora, which means"the people". The Cahbrogal lived inland and ate estuarine teredo worms called cah-bro (Collins 1798). This article is about the Aboriginal Australian people. This site is an Aboriginal Family Research Group. Hornsby Shire is situated on the lands traditionally owned by the Darug and GuriNgai people. [citation needed], The Dharawal people lived mainly by the produce of local plants, fruits and vegetables and by fishing and gathering shellfish products. Council. The, reduce the number of young Aboriginal children being adversely affected by otitis media by reducing lifestyle risk factors amongst parents, carers and their extended families, improve the level of awareness about otitis media amongst the Aboriginal community, health and education professionals, thereby supporting a preventive approach and improved early identification, improve the effectives of services which lessen the impacts of otitis media on health and learning outcomes. They are said to be the first people to first make contact with Captain Cook. 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. The Cabrogal ate native vegetables, grubs and animals and made bark canoes for fishing and transportation. Walker Kohen; The Darug and their neighbours : the traditional Aboriginal owners of the Sydney region / James Kohen; The Aborigines of western Sydney / by J.L. Land management skills were an important part of Aboriginal lifestyle. 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. 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. The Darug nation (also spelt Dharuk, Dharug and Daruk) is a language group of First Nations Australians who are the traditional custodians of much of what is modern day Sydney. We acknowledge Stuart Marshall, and Sydney Linguist Amanda Oppliger for helping me understand the written format of our ancient languages and having the grace to understand that there are certain phrases in Dharug Dalang that must not be spoken to certain members of society regardless of age or gender. It also extends into the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the west and the Hills District to the east. Bushwalks. Reilly Numerous Darugule clans shared this territory during the invasion of (1770 B.P) We are grateful to non-indigenous linguists. Cdi, the bay of Cadi, is probably Kutti which is the Aboriginal place name for Watsons Bay. Workman 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, . Location View Google Map Details Dedication Actual Monument Dedication Date: Darug clan lands embrace the land, rivers and seas. Brouggy Dunn Wilkins 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. This allowed the land to fully recover before they returned the following year. We are grateful to non-indigenous linguists. [4] Clans [ edit] Burcham 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). Gallery pieces are by various artists as identified. Bedlam Bay is located at the base of the Parramatta River Regional Park in Gladesville. Taylor Evans The Aboriginal Health Units primary function is to work across Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) to improve access for Aboriginal People to health services.