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LEST WE FORGET 

I created the Aboriginal Warriors t-shirt to commemorate the Resistance Fighters who fought for Country, culture and our freedom during the Frontier Wars and Black War.

I along with many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples feel deep pain when ANZAC rolls around each year knowing Australia still does not formally recognise or acknowledge the blood, battle, lives and land that was lost.

In honour of our Ancestors and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ANZACS lest we forget your fight for Country and service.

Our tee pays homage to these remarkable warriors.

 

 

Pemulwuy

 

Pemulwuy (a Dharug word meaning earth or clay), also known as Pimbloy, was born in about 1750 north of the Georges River, not far from Botany Bay. Pemulwuy began a valiant campaign against colonisation shortly after the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, starting a 12-year guerilla war against the British in 1790.
 
Learn more about Pemulwuy here. Read.
 
Image: National Museum of Australia. Words: By Jai McAllister and Alexis Moran for Walking Together, ABC News.
 

 

Jandamarra

 
Jandamarra is a legend of the Bunuba people. 

We remember him as a great warrior, and as a clever and courageous leader who defended our country against overwhelming odds. We remember him as a Jalgangurru, a man bestowed with spiritual powers that flowed from the timeless law of our country, who could disappear, transform into a bird and shield himself from deadly weapons. 
 
Learn more about Jandamarra. Read.
 
Image: Electric Pictures Pty Ltd. Words: Jandamarra.com.au.
 
 

Multuggerah 

 
In 1843 there was a violent confrontation in the Lockyer Valley between squatters and the Jagera people, led by Multuggerah, one of the many battles where the squatters were defeated. It is known as the Battle of One Tree Hill.
 
Learn more about Multuggerah here. Read.
 
Image: Boolarong Press. Words: Sovereign Union Facebook.
 
 

Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner

 
Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner were two Tasmanian Aboriginal men who were brought to the colony of Victoria in 1839 by George Augustus Robinson. In 1841, they were among a group of Aboriginal guerrilla resistance fighters who fought throughout Victoria. 

Learn more about Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheenner here.

Image: Melbourne.vic.gov.au. Words: DeadlyStory.com.

 

 

Windradyne

 
Windradyne, is a Wiradjuri warrior of New South Wales who defended his people and homelands against the British. He was known by the British as Saturday.
 
Learn more about Windradyne here.
 
Artwork: Julie Dowling. Words: SBS OnDemand.
 
 

Yagan

 
Yagan was born circa 1795 and died sometime in July 1833. He was a Noongar leader and resistance fighter during the early years of the Swan River Colony. In the conflict that ensued, Yagan was both feared and admired by Europeans as a patriot fighting for his land. In today’s Noongar community, Yagan is an iconic figure in the fight for Noongar rights and recognition.
 
Learn more about Yagan here. Watch.

Image: Enhance TV. Words: NoongarCulture.org.au.

 

 Frontier War Stories Podcast 

 

Boe Spearim is a Gamilaraay & Kooma radio host and podcaster who lives in Brisbane. Frontier War Stories - a podcast dedicated to truth-telling about a side of Australia that has been left out of the history books. Each episode Boe will speak with different Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people about research, books and oral histories which document the first 140 years of conflict and resistance. These times are the Frontier Wars and these are our War Stories.

Listen to podcast here.

Image and words courtesy of Frontier War Stories Podcast.