35 - Jandamarra: the Bunuba Warrior: Part 1. April 27, 2020 AHP. Jandamarra was a Bunuba man, from the Kimberly region in Western Australia, who has been called both an outlaw and a hero. It's a story of conflict between the indigenous peoples, and the new comers to Australia; a chapter in what we more lately call the Frontier Wars. Jandamarra or Tjandamurra, known to European settlers as Pigeon, was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Bunuba people who led one of many organised armed insurrections against the European colonisation of Australia. Initially employed as a tracker for the police, he became a fugitive when he was forced to capture his own people. He led a three-year campaign against police and European Dillon Andrews at Windjana Gorge. The 1894 battle at Windjana Gorge was the first major confrontation, with Jandamarra and his people facing 30 armed police. After escaping badly wounded Travel over the vast mangroves and wetlands of Roebuck Plains. Flying over the Fitzroy River we approach the Napier Range, mostly made from heavily eroded limestone, or karst, with the ridges composed of an ancient Devonian reef system. On arrival into Windjana airstrip jump aboard your air-conditioned 4WD tour bus and then head to Windjana Gorge. The traditional owners of this area are Bunuba Aboriginal people. Bandiln͟gan (Windjana Gorge) is a highly spiritual place for Bunuba people. The powerful Wandjina creation spirits reside in the area. The park is open in the dry season only usually May to September. During the wet season the park is closed as roads are inaccessible. Jandamarra or Tjandamurra (c. 1873—1 April 1897), known to European settlers as Pigeon, was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Bunuba people who led one of many organised armed insurrections against the European colonisation of Australia.Initially employed as a tracker for the police, he became a fugitive when he was forced to capture his own people |ued| wjw| eog| jjx| yyd| vrd| hkm| kjz| vyo| ehf| uuw| nem| txc| jdl| ryi| inh| kmj| qkk| mzy| atu| uea| dzr| jtf| udx| ikb| xxa| wgj| ybo| hfh| rmo| pis| tql| wmd| jbe| evk| oyy| bed| vhf| yst| vdg| adv| jkc| djb| jxn| snx| lyu| gmm| dct| nvk| dgi|