The bronze sculpture, 'Don't look at the Islands'endeavours to embody the core element of forcible separation expressed through the eyes of the children whose parents, family and larger tribe were physically torn apart, though children were also forcibly removed to the Islands. Received knowledge of the relationship between the Maya and Mandhi and neighbouring Bayungu and Yinggarda is vague. The fragile art on the gorge's sandstone walls reflects a rich culture. 22 Sanford Street (PO Box 433) in zigzag lines towards pools and camping places. Baudins expedition naturalist, Franois Pron, made the first written descriptions of Aboriginal people ever presented to the rest of the world. Many family members who were separated during the lock hospital scheme never saw each other again. Fortunately by the 1960's whaling ceased and the station was sold to the Nor-West Whaling Company (later to be renamed the Nor-West Seafoods). Copyright 2023 Shire of Carnarvon. In doing so he passed through the traditional territory of a number of Aboriginal groups, including the Maya, the Yingkarta and the Warriyangka. In 1932, a pastoral lease over Carnarvon Gorge was allowed to lapse by its owners, Tableland Holdings. Aboriginal Languages - Shark Bay Sea levels rose when glaciers melted, then fell during cold periods when water was locked up in ice. The settlers were then free to pursue their agricultural aspirations and the bushland began to recede before their saws and axes. These lock hospitals were part of a wider history of racially-based medical incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia that took place in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland for almost a century from the late 1800s. In the Mt Moffatt section of the Park, excavations of Kenniff's Cave revealed occupational evidence dating back 19,500 years, indicating a long period of human habitation for the Central Queensland Highlands. The shoreline of Shark Bay has a W shape formed by the Edel Land peninsula and Dirk Hartog Island to the west, Peron Peninsula in the centre, and the eastern coastal strip. In 2005, the Federal Government gave funding for the continued effort in finding the ship. Their connection to country has never faulted and they are an important part of the way the Park is managed today. [7], The Nanda on the southern end of Shark Bay were much in fear of the Inggarda whom they regarded as highly proficient in the art of sorcery (boollia), which included the power to conjure up rain at will.[13]. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. In 1978 the Texada Mines sold the venture to Dampier Salt limited, who have continued to process and export salt around the world. BURLGANYJA WANGGAYA: OLD PEOPLE TALKING - LISTEN, LEARN AND RESPECT. Mission lives, mission stories The exhibition tells the story of how Aboriginal people were moved from the stations and their lives changed. The tribes inhabiting the headwaters of the Fortescue, Ashburton, Gascoyne and Murchison districts and the Upper Murchison and Goldfields areas appear to have extensive highways running East and West or N.E.
