Jandamarra - Wikipedia Jandamarra or Tjandamurra (c 1873–1 April 1897), known to British settlers as Pigeon, [1][2] was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Bunuba people who led one of many organised armed insurrections against the British colonisation of Australia
Biography - Jandamarra - Indigenous Australia Jandamarra (1870?-1897), Aboriginal leader, was born about 1870 into the Bunuba tribe which occupied mountainous country in the Kimberley district of Western Australia The Napier and Oscar Ranges presented a barrier which had prevented the pastoral frontier from encroaching on Bunuba territory
The Story of Jandamarra (Pigeon) - Kimberley Australia Jandamarra, or "Pigeon" as he was known to European settlers, was an infamous "outlaw" in the 1890s During that time the European settlers were opening up large parts of the Kimberley
How Jandamarra went from resistance fighter to a Bunuba legend Jandamarra lost his connection to his people and his culture for a tragic period of his life where he would help track and capture other Aboriginal people after befriending an Englishman named
Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance - Reading Australia Jandamarra and the Bunuba Resistance is the true story of the powerful resistance put forth by Aboriginal freedom fighter, Jandamarra, in the closing years of the nineteenth century To protect the Bunuba people of the Kimberley region, Jandamarra courageously and cleverly manoeuvred an opposition to the final stages of white invasion in Australia
The Legend of Jandamarra » Australias Boab Country Jandamarra’s extraordinary position – poised between the white and black worlds – makes him a compelling tragic hero And it makes this story one of the most dramatic of all the tales of the 19th Century conflict between Aboriginal people and white settlers
On this day in history: The death of an Aboriginal resistance fighter . . . FOR NEARLY THREE YEARS, Jandamarra eluded capture as he and his followers raided properties and harassed settlers, while the police tried to crush the rebellion, often indiscriminately killing Aboriginal people who had nothing to do with Jandamarra
JANDAMARRA (PIGEON) | Western Australia - wanowandthen. com The Bunumba Aborigines of the Kimberley region of W A had been in conflict with the European settlers over possession of the land for quite some time before the name Jandamarra (or Pigeon (1) as he was known to the Europeans) became notorious
Jandamarra Fact File Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander - Twinkl Jandamarra, also known as Tjandamurra and Pigeon, was an Aboriginal warrior from the Bunuba tribe in southern West Kimberley From 1894 until his death in 1897, Jandamarra led a resistance campaign against the West Australian police and European settlers in defence of his country