Protocols for Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of ... - BP

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Bulwer (part of the City of Brisbane)The Traditional Owners of the land around present day Brisbane are the Yuggera and Turrbal Aboriginal people.For contact with local groups who may be able to perform Welcome to Country ceremonies, contact:Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal dancersPO box 749Booval QLDPh: (07) 3814 7245 | Fax: (07) 3814 7246E: nunukulyuggera1@yahoo.com.au | W: www.nunukulyuggera-aboriginaldancers.comOther local networks:Corporate Culcha Pty. Ltd.76 Musgrave St Kirra Beach QLD 4225Ph: (07) 5599 4404 | Fax: (07) 5599 4421E: info@corporateculcha.com.au | W: www.corporateculcha.com.auGallang Place Aboriginal & Torres Strait IslanderCounselling Service31 Thomas St, West End (Brisbane) QLD 4101Ph: (07) 3844 2283Inala Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander CommunityResource Association25 Ronson St, Durack QLD 4077Ph: (07) 3372 9768F.A.I.R.A. Aboriginal Corporation37 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102Ph: (07) 3391 4677Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander CommunityHealth Service Brisbane Ltd.55 Annerley Road, Wolloongabba QLD 4102Ph: (07) 3240 8900 | Fax: (07) 3391 6196 | E:AdminReception@aichs.org.auDhinawun Consultancy54 Deebing Creek Road, Yamanto QLD 4305Ph: 07 3288 9363 | E: des@dhinawun.com.auDinjerra Consulting ServicesThe Studio 28 Mt Nebo Road137 Yoorala Street, The Gap QLD 4061Ph: (07) 3300 7004 | E: mdreise@bigpond.net.auDreamtime Kullilla-Arts and Crafts63 Sportsground Street , Redcliffe QLD 4020Ph: (07) 3880 1320 | Fax: (07) 3880 0479 |E: kullilla@dreamtime.auz.netCulture (local knowledge):Brisbane is home to the Yuggera and Turrbal Aboriginal clans and is known to them as ‘Mian-jin’, which means ‘placeshaped like a spike’. Much of the Yuggera land and the Turrbal land overlap. Though the land belonged to the wholetribe, the headmen often spoke of it as theirs. The tribe in general owned the animals and birds on the ground, alsoroots and nests, but certain men and women owned different fruit or flower-trees and shrubs.Both the Yuggera and the Turrbal derived most of their dietary needs from the river’s abundant supply of foodincluded fish, shellfish, crabs and shrimps. The surrounding lands, the river and its tributaries were the source andsupport of life in all its dimensions. Good fishing places became campsites and the focus of group activities.During certain seasons and for some ceremonies the area was used as a gathering place for hundreds of people.Everyday life for the clan consisted of hunting and gathering food, with time for games, and other social and spiritualactivities. Both clans roamed over a large area that encompassed forest, scrub, and the coastal lowlands, whichfeatured swamps, lagoons, and pockets of rainforest. Certain foods were cultivated, such as the ‘kambi’, a long whiteshipworm, encouraged to infest sodden timber piled at the edge of creeks and rivers.W292782
Bulwer (part of the City of Brisbane)History:Pioneering explorer, John Oxley, in 1824, noted a large assemblage of Turrbal people along the present-day site ofCoronation Drive on account of water being present there. Oxley remarked on the hunters he saw near the river atToowong, describing them as ‘the strongest and best-made muscular men’ he has seen.In the 1820s, in the early days of European exploration and settlement, when the settlers lived off the land, theyreported an abundance of fish of all varieties, as well as freshwater mussels found in ‘clear greenish water’ (Gregory,1996:8). Different fish species flourished and signs they were numerous were found in the flowering of local treesand the appearance of certain species of birds. Gregory (1996) reports that blue mountain lorikeets announced thatmullet had arrived, water lilies in bloom signified plentiful mussels, while the silky oak in flower indicated eels wereabout.Colonial botanist Charles Frazer commented on the thinly wooded grassland north-west of Brisbane in 1829. Thisgrassland developed over hundreds of years of Aboriginal ‘fire-stick’ management, involving periodic burnings, toencourage new growth and attract game.Because the areas were rich in food resources, the tribes had time to relax, enjoying games and other social andspiritual activities. Regular corroborees were held at Toowong and West End until the 1860’s; the celebrations andceremonies bringing together hundreds of people.Racial conflict was endemic. By the end of the 1840s the local Yuggera and Turrbal people had been driven to thevery fringes of their territory. “We have seized their country by the right of might and by the right of might the whiteswill continue to possess it,” proclaimed the Moreton Bay Courier in 1847.In 1857 white settlers became concerned at the growing Aboriginal presence in the township and responded bybanning them from entering the town boundary any day after 4.30 p.m. and on Sundays.In March 1904 the Aboriginal Girls Home in South Brisbane was proclaimed a reserve for the benefit of the Aboriginalinhabitants of the state. The home was established around 1899 for the purposes of accommodating Aboriginalwomen and girls going into domestic service.Sources and further reading:www.brisbanecity.com.au/history/aboriginal.htmlwww.brisbaneinformation.com.au/information/brisbane/history-of-brisbanewww.library.uq.edu.au/fryer/brisbane_btw/page6.htmlhttp://rivercityandsenseofplace.blogspot.com/2007/06/riverjourney.htmlConstance Petrie: “Tom Petrie’s Reminiscences of early Queensland” – 1904W292782
Page 1 and 2: Protocols for Welcome to Countryand
Page 3 and 4: Things to consider before arranging
Page 5 and 6: How many people willbe present at t
Page 7 and 8: Largs (City of Port Adelaide Enfiel
Page 9 and 10: KwinanaThe area has cultural signif
Page 11 and 12: KewdaleNyoongar people traditionall
Page 13 and 14: HawthornHistory:One of the first re
Page 15 and 16: GuildfordCulture (local knowledge):
Page 17: CedunaSome areas in the region, suc

Protocols for Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of ... - BP

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?