The Darug are thought to have lived between Port Jackson and Botany Bay in the east, the Georges River to the south and south-west, the Hawkesbury River in the north-west, and in the west up to the Blue Mountains. Their language differed between the coastal, the hinterland (Cumberland plains) and the mountains regions.
What nation is Darug?
Australians
The Darug nation (also spelt Dharuk, Dharug and Daruk) is a language group of First Nations Australians who are the traditional custodians of much of what is modern day Sydney.
Where in Australia is Darug country?
Western Sydney
The Darug territory includes the Cumberland Plain area in Western Sydney, stretching from Wisemans Ferry in the north down to the Camden area in the south. It also extends into the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the west and the Hills District to the east.
What does Dharug mean Aboriginal?
angry; cross; displeased or. Dharug.
What were the Darug people known for?
The Darug people are a group of Indigenous people of Aboriginal Australians that were united by a common language, strong ties of kinship and survived as skilled hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney.
What suburbs are in Darug nation?
The Dharug people still populate the areas of Parramatta, Greater Western Sydney, La Perouse and the Blue Mountains.
How many Darug clans are there?
Within the Darug tribe there are 29 clans. The Dreaming is a pathway for Aboriginal people to relive their stories of their ancestor’s creation. Darug people are collectively called a tribe.
What language is spoken on Darug?
the Sydney language
The Dharug language, also spelt Darug, Dharuk, and other variants, and also known as the Sydney language, Gadigal language (Sydney city area), is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yuin–Kuric group that was traditionally spoken in the region of Sydney, New South Wales.
Is all of Sydney Gadigal country?
The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the City of Sydney local area are the Gadigal people. The territory of the Gadi (gal) people stretched along the southern side of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) from South Head to around what is now known as Petersham.
How do you say hello in Dharug?
Greetings from New South Wales
- DHARUG. Hello: Warami. Goodbye:Yanu.
- DHURGA. Hello and goodbye: Walawaani.
- KAMILAROI/GAMILARAAY. Hello: Yaama. Goodbye: Baayadhu.
- WIRADJURI. Are you well? Yamandhu marang. Goodbye friend: Yanhanhadu mudyi.
How do you acknowledge the Darug people?
The following is considered appropriate wording for an Acknowledgement of Country: “I would like to acknowledge that we are here today on the land of the Darug people. The Darug people are the traditional owners of this land.
What do Dharug people eat?
The local tribes were the GuriNgai and Darug people, who called the Hawkesbury River Deerubbin. Their main food source along this river was yams, though they also ate fish and shellfish. Both men and women fished, while other hunting was divided between the genders.
How old is the Darug nation?
They lived in Redfern and surrounding areas for more than 40,000 years before European invasion. Material excavated from the Alexandra Canal in the 1960”s and middens along the Cooks River are evidence of their occupation in the area.
What does the word Darug mean?
It is part of the Country of the Gandangara and Darug people. The Darug territory extended from the Blue Mountains to the coast. Spelled in a variety of ways, ‘Darug’ comes from the Aboriginal word for ‘yam’.
What happened to the Dharug people?
Smallpox, introduced in 1789 by the British settlers, wiped out up to 90% of the population in some areas.
Are Darug people part of the Eora Nation?
It is generally acknowledged that the Eora are the coastal people of the Sydney area, with the Dharug (Darug) people occupying the inland area from Parramatta to the Blue Mountains.
Is Liverpool on Darug land?
The traditional custodians of the land in Liverpool are the Cabrogal Clan of the Darug Nation. It is also acknowledged that the land was accessed by peoples of the Tharawal and Gandangara Nations.
What is the Darug word for friend?
Bunji: Means friend/mate. Cooee: Is actually a widely used Aboriginal word that is often unknowingly used by non Indigenous people. But luckily they have been using the word correctly as the word means ‘come here’ in the Dharug language from the South Western areas of Sydney.
What suburbs are in gadigal land?
Gadigal land lies south of Port Jackson and stretches from South Head to Petersham with part of the southern boundary lying on the Cooks River. On the western border lies the territory of the Wangal clan, which extends along the southern shore of the Parramatta River to Parramatta.
How do I acknowledge Gadigal Country?
Acknowledgement of Country
In our area when opening an event, or at the start of a speech, a statement like this can be used: “I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of this land and pay my respects to the Elders both past and present.”
What did the aboriginals call Sydney?
Warrane
The Aboriginal name for Sydney Cove as recorded in a number of First Fleet journals, maps and vocabularies, was Warrane, also spelt as War-ran, Warrang and Wee-rong.