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Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan CITY OF GREATER GEELONG Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan 2014 - 2017 WWW.GEELONGAUSTRALIA.COM.AU May 2014 ©City of Greater Geelong For more information please contact: Community Development Unit TEL: 5272 4061 EMAIL: [email protected] Inside Cover Art Work: “Let’s Bond in Wathaurong” “The design incorporates our important colours: black for the people, yellow for the sun and red for the earth, while white is used to depict the non-Aboriginal people. The yellow centre piece represents the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples coming together and moving forward in a swirl-like motion – the circle of life. Travel signs are highlighted in white symbolising the journey that is ahead of us. The work is a prompt to promote unity between Geelong’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. “Unity starts at a local level”. Artist - Ms Kylie Clarke. Work prepared for NAIDOC Week Celebrations 2001. Karreenga is a Wadawurrung word which means “to grow”. Cover Photo: Ferne Millen photography 3 Table of Contents A Word from Our Mayor 4 A word from the Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio Holder 5 Statement of Intent 6 Acknowledgement to Country 7 Historical Context - Wadawurrung 8 The Role of Council 14 Our Statement - City of Greater Geelong - Indigenous Statement of Recognition and Commitment 2009 16 Our Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan 20 Connecting to Aboriginal Groups - External Working Group 22 Council Internal Indigenous Liaison Working Group 23 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Population and Aboriginal Population in the City of Greater Geelong 24 Reconciliation - Building Relationships / Unity and Respect with the Aboriginal Community 26 City of Greater Geelong Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan 2014 - 2017 28 PHOTO: Ferne Millen photography 4 Message from Cr Darryn Lyons, MAYOR City of Greater Geelong The Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan articulates Confirming and clarifying the City’s role in local the steps towards developing partnerships between Aboriginal affairs, the plan complements current Aboriginal and non Aboriginal Australians in the City State and Federal Government policy in relation of Greater Geelong. to forming partnerships with local Aboriginal communities. To us, reconciliation is about building relationships with respect and commitment, as well as creating A big thankyou to all those who have worked closely opportunities. in developing the Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan. Thanks to all my fellow Councillors, members of the This Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan will strengthen external working group and officers for their efforts. the way we conduct business. Within the City we want to shape an attitude and approach that will Together, we will implement this plan and make a improve services, opportunities and understanding. difference. In this context the plan addresses: Cr Darryn Lyons • cultural recognition and respect Mayor • Aboriginal cultural heritage awareness • development in arts and culture • family and community support, and • employment opportunities. We have developed the plan in consultation with Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative, Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation, Narana Creations and Aboriginal people. We have also engaged with the Geelong One Fire Reconciliation Group, interested community groups and educational/service providers in the region. CITY OF GREATER GEELONG 5 Message from Cr Eddy Kontelj Aboriginal Affairs I am extremely proud as the Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio Their cultures are rich and diverse cultures, which Holder to present the inaugural Karreenga Aboriginal benefit all of us. Action Plan (2014-2017). This is the City’s guiding policy document on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have Islander issues developed in consultation with the overcome great hardships, however, they continue to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of the prosper. We celebrate the exploits and achievements area, the Geelong One Fire Reconciliation group, and of the First Nations people in the community, on the broader community. The plan seeks to realise the sporting field, on the land, in business, in the the City’s vision for strengthening our relationship boardroom, in the classroom, and in the political and developing partnerships with the Aboriginal arena. community. It is also intended to provide the City a framework to help guide and direct us into the future. We wish for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of Greater Geelong to feel accepted in a The Greater Geelong City Council has demonstrated culturally safe environment. a formal commitment to the process of reconciliation through partnerships with the local Aboriginal The Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan will focus community since 1997, and through the adopted on genuine relationships, respecting the special 2009 Statement of Recognition and Commitment. The contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan builds on this legacy. peoples to Australia, and working together to ensure the same life opportunities as all Australians. We are committed to delivering the Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan and working with Aboriginal The Karreenga Aboriginal Action Plan 2014- communities and other stakeholders towards 2017 provides the City of Greater Geelong with an reconciliation. opportunity to work for true reconciliation. To us, reconciliation is about respect, relationships, To all the individuals, communities, organisations and commitment and creating opportunities. all the beautiful Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who contributed to this Aboriginal Action The City of Greater Geelong respectfully acknowledges Plan, I pass on my sincere appreciation and thanks Wadawurrung Traditional Owners of this land and all for your valued dedication, contribution and passion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People who are Together we are demonstrating leadership and making part of the Greater Geelong community. reconciliation a reality. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have the oldest continuing cultures in the world. Cr Eddy Kontelj - Aboriginal Affairs 6 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG 7 Acknowledgement to Country The wording for Acknowledgment to Country to be used during civic events and openings. Council acknowledges Wadawurrung Traditional Owners of this land and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People who are part of the Greater Geelong community today. Ferne Millen photography Ferne PHOTO: 8 Historical Context Wadawurrung At the time of settlement the Wadawurrung were a powerful and populous tribe that included at least twenty- five clans occupying a territory of 120 by 150 kilometres. Their lands included woodlands of the Otway Ranges, ocean and bay coasts, grasslands, lakes and wetlands of the volcanic plains, and woodlands of the central Victorian dividing range. They are one of the five peoples of the Kulin Nation, which also includes the Bun Wurrung (of Port Phillip and lands east thereof), the Woi Wurrung (of Melbourne and the plain north thereof), the Daung Wurrung (central-east Victoria) and the Djadja Wurrung (central Victoria). Alternative names and name spellings Wathaurong, Watha Wurrung, Wadha Wurrung, Wadouro, Wathwurrung. Pictured above: Wadawurrung man in a bark canoe on the Barwon River – Geelong CITY OF GREATER GEELONG 9 The Lands of the Wadawurrung The numbers on the map pictured below indicate the approximate locations of clan estates. The entire landscape was a mosaic of such estates. Through intermarriage and other alliances people were able to access land and resources far beyond their own estates. Access to land and resources was negotiated through discussion, marriage, ceremony and adherence to law. DJADJA WURRUNG MT MISERY DJAB 15 Beaufort 19 WURRUNG • 6 ek Cre Lake Burrumbeet ek Cre Ballarat MT WARRENHEIP MT EMU 7 • Carngham WOI WURRUNG • 6a 2 Smythesdale 23 12 • MT BUNNINYONG 20 W mu errib Mt E 8 ee Linton Rive y 10 Skipton r r • 1 • ie Lake Bolac F • Carranballac 14 MT WIDDERIN r e v i 18 R BUN Y Li k Meredith ttl a e a • r o r l Werribee o 24 k a 9 • Y w 5? WURRUNG C W y e FLINDERS PEAK M u d a e a k r o m o r C a o H E R W s m 25 o i r R r v t e e b i a v r 21? r v b e M i GIRA I r n e ll e r o F e o C l k C R 17 WURRUNG k ive •Darlington •Cressy r Geelong • 3 DJARGURD 22 WURRUNG Lake Corangamite GULIDJAN •Winchelsea 11? River on rw Ba Pa inka lac Ck •Aireys Inlet This map is derived from Clark (1990) GADUBANUD Language Boundary Note: Continuous lines indicate boundaries along rivers, streams and lakes 0510 15 20 252 30 Kilometres 10 Table 1: Clans NUMBER CLAN NAME APPROXIMATE LOCATION 1 Barere barere balug ‘Colac’ and ‘Mt Bute’ stations 2 Beerekwart balug Mt Emu 3 Bengalat balug Indented Head 4 Berrejin balug Unknown 5 Boro gundidj Yarrowee River 6 Burrumbeet gundidj Lakes Burumbeet and Learmonth 6a Keyeet balug Mt Buninyong 7 Carringum balug Carngham 8 Carininje balug ‘Emu Hill’ station, Lintons Creek 9 Corac balug ‘Commeralghip’ station, and Kuruc-a-ruc Creek 10 Corrin corrinjer balug Carranballac 11 Gerarlture balug West of Lake Modewarre 12 Marpeang balug Blackwood, Myrniong, and Bacchus Marsh 13 Mear balug Unknown 14 Moijerre balug Mt Emu Creek 15 Moner balug ‘Trawalla’ station, Mt Emu Creek 16 Monmart Unknown 17 Neerer balug Between Geelong and the You Yangs (Hovells Creek?) 18 Pakeheneek balu Mt Widderin 19 Peerickelmoon balug Near Mt Misery 20 Tooloora balug Mt Warrenheip, Lal-lal Creek, west branch of Moorabool River 21 Woodealloke gundidj Wardy Yalloak River, south of Kuruc-a-ruc Creek 22 Wada wurrung balug Barrabool Hills 23 Wongerrer balug Head of Wardy Yalloak River 24 Worinyaloke balug West side of Little River 25 Yaawangi You Yang Hills The numbers referenced in Table 1 above relate to the map pictured opposite page (derived from Clark 1990) CITY OF GREATER GEELONG 11 Language Beliefs and Laws The language of the Wadawurrung is most closely In common with the other Kulin peoples, the related to those of the Daung Wurrung, Bun Wurrung, Wadawurrung had a patrilineal kinship system, in which Woi Wurrung, Djab Wurrung and Djadja Wurrung.
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