Where is Darumbal country?
Where is Darumbal country?
Central Queensland
Traditional Darumbal land is considered to encompass an estimated 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2) around most of coastal Central Queensland, running from Arthur Point at Shoalwater Bay to Yeppoon, and taking in the mouth of Fitzroy River and Keppel Islands.
Who are the traditional owners of Yeppoon?
Learn more about the Woppaburra people. The Woppaburra people are the traditional owners of the Keppel Island Group, approximately 15km off the coast of Yeppoon, near Rockhampton in central Queensland.
What Aboriginal country is Rockhampton?
The region of Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast is the traditional land of the tribes and clans of the Darumbal (or Dharumbal) Aboriginal people.
What is the Aboriginal name for Gladstone?
Before European settlement, the Gladstone region was home of the Gooreng Gooreng, Toolooa (or Tulua), Meerooni and Baiali (or Byellee) Aboriginal tribes.
What is the Darumbal totem?
The brown river linked the front and back designs. Shobi also included Totems, the people’s spiritual conneciont to their ancestral groups. The water lily is the Darumbal peoples totem while the green tree frog is also a common totem for Darumbal people.
What does the Aboriginal flag look like?
The flag’s design consists of a coloured rectangle divided in half horizontally. The top half of the flag is black to symbolise Aboriginal people. The red in the lower half stands for the earth and the colour of ochre, which has ceremonial significance. The circle of yellow in the centre of the flag represents the sun.
Where does the name yeppoon come from?
Yeppoon, a coastal town, is 30 km north east of Rockhampton. It is thought that the name was derived from an Aboriginal word describing a place where waters join, perhaps a reference to the mouth of Ross Creek and Yeppoon inlet.
Who are the traditional owners of Gladstone?
Gladstone Regional Council would like to acknowledge the Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng and Taribelang Bunda people who are the traditional custodians of this land.
What Aboriginal land is Gladstone on?
The main Aboriginal group in the Gladstone area is called the Goeng (alternatively spelt Koreng) whose traditional country extends from around Gladstone towards Bundaberg.
What does a black Australian flag mean?
Description and Meaning The black symbolises Aboriginal people. The yellow represents the sun, the constant re-newer of life. Red depicts the earth and peoples’ relationship to the land.
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