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.
In the late 1880s Jandamarra lead his people in resisting the takeover of their lands, at a time when stockholders wished to bring sheep & cattle into the Kimberly. It is a confronting story, but one very important for both original and newer Australians to understand and consider.
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REFERENCES:
Pedersen, H., & Woorunmurra, B. (2011). Jandamarra and the Bunuba resistance. Broome, Western Australia: Magabala Books.
Kinnane, S. (2008). Blood History. In R. Perkins & M. Langton (Eds.), First Australians: an illustrated history. Carlton, Victoria: The Miegunyah Press.
SBS: First Australians. Retrieved from https://www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/
Pedersen, H. Jandamarra. In Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved from http://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/jandamarra-8822
The West Kimberley, Western Australia. (2011). Retrieved from https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/ab9ed386-bff4-44de-8ea1-5f0a39e2e50a/files/west-kimberley-factsheet.pdf
Smith, E. J. (2018). Jandamarra: The outlaw who fought to save his country and people from colonisation. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-04/iconic-australian-landscape-home-to-fierce-warrior/9936054
Torres, M. (2012). Jandamarra’s War (TV Docu-drama). Retrieved from http://australian-cultural-atlas.info/CAA/listing.php?id=3
National Library of Australia (NLA). [Cook’s] Secret instructions. Retrieved from https://www.nla.gov.au/content/secret
British Admiralty. (1768). [Transcript Cook’s] Secret instructions. NSW Retrieved from https://www.foundingdocs.gov.au/resources/transcripts/nsw1_doc_1768.pdf
Cook, J. (1770). Cook’s Journal: Daily entries (29 April 1770). Retrieved from http://southseas.nla.gov.au/journals/cook/17700429.html
Common Ground First Nations. Kinship Systems. Retrieved from https://www.commonground.org.au/learn/kinship-systems
Music/Images:
- Intro/Exit music modified from: ‘Grand Canyon’ by LÃHSTANA DAVID [CCFM Music]
- Digeridoo16sec by visionari1 [CC Freesound]
- Didgeridoo background modified from: 02-85777-sandyrb & 04-85779_sandyrb [CC Freesound]
- Featured Image: Kimberly cattle stations [ABC News]
- Ep 35A image: Best Boabs [ABC; Lana Lana]
- Ep 35B image: Bandilngan/Windjana Gorge [ABC]