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Aboriginal History Wallumedegal - Coggle Diagram
Aboriginal History
Wallumedegal
Significant individuals
Bennelong
Wangal man, cultural intermediary
Traveled to England, died in 1813, buried at Kissing Point
Nanbarry
Nephew of Cadigal elder Colebee
Buried with Bennelong and his last wife
Bidgee Bidgeei
Son of Maugoran, chief of Kissing Point (1816)
Given breastplate and fishing boat by Governor Macquarie
Dispossession
Colonial Impact
November 1788: Fort built at Parramatta
Displacement of Maugoran’s family to Meadowbank
Epidemic
Bennelong reported half the Indigenous population died
April 1789: Smallpox outbreak
Cultural loss
Possible clan connections through Gooroobera and Bidgee Bidgee
Few Wallumedegal individuals recorded in history
Traditions and Relationship with Country
Wallumedegal Clan
Name derived from wallumai (snapper fish) + matta (place)
Snapper as totem; deep connection to river and fishing
Territory
North bank of Parramatta River
From Lane Cove River (Turrumburra) to Burramatta (Parramatta)
Lifestyle and Language
Friendly early encounters with Europeans in 1788
Shared language with coastal clans (Darug dialect inland)
Fishing, hunting, bushfoods, shellfish