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Yorta Yorta People Significant People People Significant inAUSTRALIA’S HISTORY Contents in Significant People Significant People in Australia’s History profiles the people who brought HISTORY AUSTRALIA’S about important events or changes to Australian society through their in History makers 4 knowledge, actions or achievements. Explore the fascinating story of Australia, AUSTRALIA’S HISTORY Indigenous Australia 5 from its ancient Indigenous past to the present day, through the biographies of A snapshot of history 6 The Dreaming 8 these significant people. Ancient and sacred sites 10 Volu Language groups 12 me 1 The Dreaming and the Law 14 Each volume focuses on a particular Special features include: Volume 1 Volume Country 16 period in Australia’s history and includes: ‘life facts’ mini timeline Kinship 18 background information about the of each person’s life Life Facts featured time period and achievements 1580 Born in Holland Ceremonies 20 1615 Becomes commander * Indigenous a timeline of main events of the Eendrach Indigenous Australia Communication and trade 24 ‘more about …’ 1616More Lands about on the western... illustrated biographies of a wide range coast of Australia Impact of invasion 26 information boxes Dirk Hartog1618 Island Returns to the Australia Netherlands on the Cultural groups of significant people Hartog had landed in an area that was about related Eendrach home to the Malkana people, near Traditional custodians of Australia’s capital cities 28 a glossary of terms events and places modern-day Shark Bay in Western Australia. The place where Hartog left the metal Barkindji people of the Willandra Lakes 30 a comprehensive index. plate is now called Cape Inscription and ‘see also’ the island is called Dirk Hartog Island. Yorta Yorta people of the Murray River 32 cross-references to Nuenonne people of south-eastern Tasmania 34 The nine volumes in the series are: relevant information Wajuk people of south-western Australia 36 in other entries. Yolngu people of Arnhem Land 38 Pitjantjatjara people of the Uluru – Kata Tjuta area 40 Kuku-yalanji people of the Daintree 42 Meriam people of the Torres Strait 44 Glossary 47 Index 48 Rees Barrett Rees Glossary words When a word is written in bold, click on Rees Barrett it to find its meaning. History makers Indigenous Australia Significant People in Australia’s History is about those men and women who have Volume 1: Indigenous Australia describes the Dreamings, traditions and continuing contributed remarkably to Australia’s identity and heritage. They are significant cultures of Indigenous Australian peoples. Indigenous Australians have maintained because they were pioneers in their field or because their knowledge, actions or rich and diverse cultures from at least 50 000 years ago to today. These are the oldest achievements brought about important events or changes in Australian society. continuing cultures in the world. All of these cultures are significant to Australia’s They represent the wide range of people who have contributed to the story of history, present and future. Some of these significant cultural groups are described Australia. in this volume. This series describes the history of Australia, from Indigenous beginnings to modern-day Australia, through the life stories of these significant people. Each Spiritual cultures volume consists of biographies of people from a particular period in Australia’s Indigenous Australians are descended from those who lived on this continent history or descriptions of Indigenous Australian cultural groups. more than 50 000 years ago. They are the original inhabitants and traditional custodians of Australia. Indigenous Australians are diverse peoples with many different cultures and languages. Indigenous Australian cultural groups, however, share some things in common, such as a spiritual connection to the land and a very long history of sustainable living in Australia’s natural environments. Australia’s first peoples have maintained the oldest living cultures in the world. 4 5 A snapshot of history People migrated from Asia to Australia at least 50 000 years ago. Around 60 000 BCE , the sea level was 30 metres lower than it is today due to an ice age. A lot more of the Earth’s seawater was frozen in ice caps, making the sea level low. The islands of Indonesia and New Guinea and the area that is now called Australia were part of one large landmass. People were able to make short sea crossings and walk The first people came to across the landmass to Australia. Australia when the sea Over many generations, these people moved southwards across the land. Gradually, level was much lower than it is today. the climate got warmer, the ice caps began to melt and the sea rose again. Coastal hills that were once part of the mainland became islands. About 10 000 BCE , the rising seas started to separate Tasmania from the mainland of Australia. About 6500 BCE , New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands were separated from Australia. The shape of Australia as we know it today was formed by 4000 BCE . Coastlines about 50000 years ago Coastlines today Possible line of migration of first peoples At least 50 000 BCE – 1788 At least 50 000 BCE First peoples in Australia 1606 First encounter between Indigenous Australians and European explorers is recorded when a Tjungundji man spears and kills a Dutch 16 000 BCE Sea level is 130 metres lower than it is today sailor attempting to land at Cape York, Queensland 10 000 BCE Tasmania is cut off from the Australian mainland by rising Around 1720s First contact between Indonesian Australians and Macassan sea level fishermen from Indonesia is recorded 6500 BCE New Guinea is cut off by rising sea level Late 1700s Britain and France compete to explore the coast of Australia 4000 BCE Sea level is same as it is today 1788 Indigenous Australians are confronted with European invasion when 1500 BCE Dingo brought to Australia by Asian seafarers British settlers arrive at Sydney Cove 1600s Dutch Empire controls trade in the East Indies, the area including South-East Asia and India. Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch navigators search for Terra Australis, the southern land. 6 7 The Dreaming The Dreaming, or Dreamtime, is the name given to the creation Passing on the Dreaming period when the Ancestral Beings travelled across the land, Ancestral law, values and beliefs that are passed down within a group are also part of the Dreaming. Time in the Dreaming is not measured. It is the past, present shaping its features and forming people, plants and animals, and future all rolled into one. A group may have one particular Dreaming, such as and the relationships between them. Wallaby Dreaming or Shark Dreaming, or a mixture of Dreamings. The animals and plants of their Dreamings are totems. The paths that the Ancestral Beings, also called Creation Spirits, took as they travelled across the land are called Dreaming tracks. These tracks often pass The continuing relationships between the people, the land and the animals are told through the Countries of many different Aboriginal Australian groups. Each group through Dreaming stories that are passed down from one generation to the next. has its own Ancestral Beings and Dreaming stories. The Ancestral Beings took many These stories are told orally and through ceremony, dance, music and painting. different forms, including human and animal forms. The rainbow serpent is Sacred sites one Ancestral Being that is known by The places where Ancestral Beings are many groups. still present in their Country, in the The Ancestral Beings made the features forms that they changed into during of the land, the animals and the people. the Dreaming, are one type of sacred They created the relationships between site. Special places connected with people, animals and the land. They these Ancestral Beings have spiritual also created the relationships between importance to Indigenous Australians, groups of peoples and individuals, called too. These places are also called sacred kinship. sites. Only certain people are allowed to visit these places. They always The Ancestral Beings gave the people approach these special places carefully the stories of the Dreaming, the Law and and respectfully. Individuals of a group ceremonies. Once the Ancestral Beings are often given responsibility to look had created the world, they turned into after these sites. rocks, trees, waterholes and other parts of the land and sky. More about ... The rainbow serpent The rainbow serpent is a snake-like Ancestral Being that is common to many Aboriginal groups. As it travelled across the land, the rainbow serpent created rivers and hills. It stopped along the way at very sacred places and sang the names of everything it made along its path. The rainbow serpent was given different names by different groups, such as Ngalyod by the Gunwinggu people of Arnhem Land and Waugal by the Nyungar A rock painting of a rainbow serpent, nation of south-western Australia. in the Northern Territory, shows its snake-like body. 8 9 Location: Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Ancient and sacred sites Sites: The World Heritage Site Kakadu National Park has numerous ancient sites, such as rock art sites, that show that Indigenous Australians have occu- pied this area continuously for over 50 000 years. The traditional owners, called Bininj/Mungguy, co- Around Australia, there are many sites that provide evidence manage the National Park. of Indigenous Australian occupation long ago. Over many generations, these sites have been cared for and protected by the traditional owners of the land. Wik and Kokowarra Country, Archaeologists have found evidence that Darwin Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal people have been living on the land Location: Kimberley, Western Australia Sites: Ancient sites that have been for more than 50 000 years. They have found studied show that Indigenous Austra- Kakadu National used pieces of ochre, stone tools and charcoal lians have occupied the area continu- Park ously since at least 37 000 BCE .
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