Our main role is to work with gippslands gunaikurnai people and the victorian government to set and guide the partnership for joint management of ten parks and reserves that have been granted as aboriginal title to the gunaikurnai people. Kurnai man phillip pepper wrote that rape was common in his book the kurnai of gippsland, which is in every public library in. A set of six gunnai kurnai story books originally published in 2008 have been redeveloped into digital resources and released as six brand new aboriginal language apps featuring gunnai kurnai language of the gunnai kurnai peoples of gippsland in east victoria. Nov 07, 2018 this was just six generations ago and gunai kurnai people remember this time. There was a time when the first gunai, who was borun the pelican, came down from the mountains of th. It makes special reference to the area of gippsland, subject to a native title application vc9704. This reprint is of particular relevance to koories of kurnai descent and to all students of aboriginal anthropology and the history of ideas. The gunai or kurnai, often now referred to as the gunai kurnai, is an indigenous australian nation of southeast australia whose territory occupies most of presentday gippsland and much of the southern slopes of the victorian alps. Vacl is proud to announce the commencement of a project which will see the six gunnaikurnai story books converted into interactive digital storybook. Two gunaikurnai songs are written on the same page. Shared stories of gunai kurnai country, and dr christine vickers honorary, translating documents in clara geroes collection from hungarian into english.
Many of the gunaikurnai people resisted early european squatting and subsequent settlement during the. We have looked after our country and passed on our stories and traditions through countless generations. End of special administration handover back to gunai. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The passing on of skills, tradition and culture happen every day in every interaction between generations. At kurnai college we are proud to be the college of choice across the latrobe valley. Below is the official spelling of the clans endorsed by the gunaikurnai elders council, and a brief description of each clan area. The gunaikurnai land and waters aboriginal corporation. We have survived for tens of thousands of years, often against great adversity.
Bidhawal was either a divergent dialect or a closely related language. Recovered aboriginal songs offer clues to 19th century mystery of. Aboriginal corporation aboriginal corporation our history. Gunaikurnai land and waters aboriginal corporation glawac represents traditional owners from the brataualung, brayakaulung, brabralung, krauatungalung and tatungalung family clans, who were recognised in the native title consent determination, made under the new traditional owner settlement act 2010, the first such agreement under that act. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title gunai. He crossed the latrobe river near sale and continued his journey to port albert. There are about 3,000 gunai kurnai people alive today, predominantly living in gippsland. We are an inclusive learning community that offers a pathway to success for every student. Ms 2296 john matthews the origins of tasmanian aborigines three pages of notes on tasmanian aboriginal people and gunai kurnai of victoria.
Phillip pepper biography of an aboriginal family from gippsland, victoria phillip peppers reminiscences of his own family beginning with his greatgrandfather, nathaniel pepper of wotjoballuk tribe at ebenezer. Koorie or koori is a term widely used by aboriginal people living in southeastern australia as an expression of shared identity. The gunaikurnai people are the traditional owners of the gippsland region in southeastern victoria. The main role of the board often referred to as the gktolmb is to coordinate the development of a joint management plan by working closely with the gunaikurnai people, joint management partners and consulting with all groups and individuals who express an interest. A gunai elder, aunty rita was born at lake tyers, the first of 8 children to gwendoline nee pepper and lesley hudson. Gunai sometimes spelled kurnai is the name of the tribal group, which has inhabited the gippsland region for at least 18,000 years. Mathews and kurnai english and english kurnai vocabularies. These groups were subdivided into about 34 distinct subgroups, each with its own territory, customs, laws, language, and beliefs. A couple of weeks ago, i attended a koori language class run by lynette solomondent at gippstafe in morwell. Prior to european settlement, the brayakuloong clan of gunai kurnai people roamed the gippsland area enjoying the rich source of foods including edible plants, birds, fish, shellfish. There is much tragedy in this story shipwreck, massacre, possible drowning. Gunai kurnai is the name of the tribal group which inhabited the gippsland region for at least 18,000 years. Gunaikurnai is the name of the tribal group which inhabited the gippsland region for at least 18,000 years.
Ms 2296 john matthews the origins of tasmanian aborigines three pages of notes on tasmanian aboriginal people and gunaikurnai of victoria. Native title exists in parts of the determination area. Digitisation of gunnaikurnai story books victorian aboriginal. The books will be presented in dual language, both english and gunnai kurnai, which are interchangeable allowing users to swap between languages. It was already a classic in 1899, when spencer and gillen dedicated the native tribes of central australia, to howitt and fison, who laid the foundation of our knowledge of australian anthropology. The 2019 recipients are robert hudson and dr shannon woodcock, researching an exhibition. The gunaikurnai nation is made up of five major clans. On 22 october 2010 the case was settled in the federal court under the native title act 1993. They promoted the growth of grass lands to encourage a food source, the grazing kangaroo. The word they use to name a tree will depend on the food it yields, what species it is and what cultural and medicinal function it might serve. Users are also able to record their own narration and add this to the resource to be played back at any time.
We are gunaikurnai, the first people of our country. However a project that saw the skills of building a bark canoe passed from gunaikurnai. The aboriginal flag was created in the 1970s during the land rights movement. Aboriginal songs unearth clues in shipwrecked white woman. Bidhawal birrdhawal was either a divergent dialect or a closely related language. A set of six gunnaikurnai story books originally published in 2008 have been redeveloped into digital resources and released as six brand. The gunai language is an australian aboriginal dialect cluster of the gunai people in gippsland in southeast victoria. At this time many thousands of aboriginal people lived in gunai kurnai tribal lands. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. This is how we made our colony, and this is why we should believe gunai kurnai sources of history more than white sources of history. This is a snapshot look at some important facts you should know. An analysis of aboriginal social structure fison, lorimer on. The perpetrators often did not record or speak about their actions for fear of prosecution and the death penalty under colonial law, such as what happened at the myall creek massacre. Acknowledgement of the gunai kurnai as traditional custodians.
The gunaikurnai nation is composed of five major clans. There was a time when the first gunai, who was borun the pelican, came down from the mountains of the northwest and reached the level country. Book the language of the kurnai tribes of gippsland. Whether a student is university bound, interested in trades and vocational training or preparing for the world of work, our wide range of tried and tested programs offer. Acknowledgement of the gunai kurnai as traditional. I have written a book, thicker than water, about my experience in the. Gunaikurnai land and waters aboriginal corporation glawac 103 views. Colonists, with their hunger for profit, didnt need much more from education than the fabricated racial hierarchy science taught in british schools to justify invasion and slavery. What these songs reveal is an indigenous perspective on it and a glimpse into the rich artistic culture of the gunaikurnai. The gippsland massacres were a series of mass murders of indigenous gunai kurnai people in east gippsland, victoria committed by european settlers and the aboriginal police. This is the official website of the gunaikurnai traditional owner land management board gktolmb. Kamilaroi and kurnai lorimer fison, william howitt, alfred.
My relative was a mass murderer of australias gunai. The writers, photographers and the state of victoria. A set of six gunnaikurnai story books originally published in 2008 have been redeveloped into digital resources and released as six brand new aboriginal language apps featuring gunnaikurnai language of the gunnaikurnai peoples of gippsland in east victoria. Koorie or koori is a term widely used by aboriginal people living in south eastern australia as an expression of shared identity. Often australians know very little about aboriginal history and their indigenous counterparts. Gunaikurnai report the gunaikurnai report was prepared by research staff of the national native title tribunal. Stratfords principal industries are dairying, sheep, cattle and horse breeding and vegetable crops. Throughout her life she overcame her natural shyness to speak out on behalf of others and reclaim community and family history for the benefit of future generations. Borun went out to rescue the others and left his wife till last. It is rocky country that has rugged gorges and 100 metre sheer drops. Handover of a healthy corporation an information meeting for all glawac members and stakeholders was held on wednesday, 3 may 2017 at forestec to announce the end of the special administration and the return of the corporation to member control. Photographer angela lynkushka has been working with the. Many of the gunaikurnai people resisted early european squatting and subsequent settlement during the nineteenth century, resulting in a number of deadly confrontations between europeans and the gunai kurnai.
There are approximately 3,000 gunaikurnai people, and our territory includes the coastal and inland areas to the southern slopes of the victorian alps. Mathews and kurnai english and english kurnai vocabularies compiled by p. Borun the pelican and tuk the musk duck are the dreamtime ancestors of the gunai people. Borun was a gunaikurnai leader and a magic man who had the totem of a black pelican. Devastatingly, where once the tribal lands of the gunaikurnai country supported many thousands of aborigines, the massacres of the 1840s and 1850s together with poisonings and diseases transmitted, their numbers reduced to less than one hundred.
I was helping out abc open alburywodonga producer suzi taylor film a piece about the teaching gunai kurnai language in gippsland. Gunai and kurnai, koorie and koori bataluk cultural trail. Gunaikurnai people are made up of five major cians. Bratwoloong people in south gippsland, from cape liptrap and tarwin meadows, east to the mouth of merrimans creek, inland to about mirboo to port albert and wilsons promontory yiruk wamoon. Indigenous culture recovered abc gippsland vic australian. The names of many of the perpetrators remain on the rivers, roads and islands of gippsland.
In her 2001 book the captive white woman of gipps land author. My relative was a mass murderer of australias gunai people. The five clans of the gunaikurnai bataluk cultural trail. Trade texts such as cal flynns book directly pertaining to angus mcmillans role in the massacres of gippsland in retribution for the murder of a fellow pastoralist by the gurnai kurnai people. This book is the second of gardners 3 volume history on the kurnai tribes. The gunai or kurnai, often now referred to as the gunaikurnai, is an indigenous australian nation of southeast australia whose territory occupies most of presentday gippsland and much of the southern slopes of the victorian alps. The black represents the aboriginal people of australia. In the 1830s europeans made their way to gunai kurnai country. Cal flyns ancestor was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of. Gunaikurnai people are the traditional owners of gippsland. Qbook uses ipad and iphone to bring stories to life in a huge range of languages that combine.
Dec 16, 2016 pitjantjatjara has no words for numbers beyond three, but like gunai and countless other indigenous languages, it contains extremely complex vocabulary surrounding kinship relations and natural phenomena right down to describing types of lightening and the spectrum of colours in the sky. At the 2006 census, stratford had a population of 1950. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Kurnai konnection examines issues, stories and culture of the kurnai people, the original inhabitants of gippsland in victoria, australia. These two songs seem to suggest that there was a white woman, the lohan tuka. Mar 03, 2017 this book is the second of gardners 3 volume history on the kurnai tribes. Vacl is proud to announce the commencement of a project which will see the six gunnaikurnai story books converted into interactive digital storybook apps.
The gunai kurnai nation is composed of five major clans. As a result of battles and diseases introduced by european settlers, within 20 years, an estimated 100 gunai kurnai people remained in their tribal lands. Stratford is a town on the avon river in victoria, australia, 232 kilometres 144 mi east of melbourne on the princes highway in shire of wellington. Mitchell river national park has a rich cultural history that tells of tribal conflict, ceremonies, food gathering, community life and local spirits. Vacl is proud to announce the commencement of a project which will see the six gunnai kurnai story books converted into interactive digital storybook apps. The aborigines had developed many ingenious methods of capturing their dinner. Lennie hayes relates the dreamtime story of how the fire finch first brought fire to the kurnai gunai people of gippsland in eastern victoria. Protecting cultural sites from bushfire abc gippsland. Sounds of gunai kurnai a as in but oo as in foot a as in but u as in out e as in get rr rolled r sound ng as in sing i as in lick. Bratwoloong people in south gippsland, from cape liptrap and tarwin meadows, east to the mouth of merrimans creek, inland to about mirboo to port albert and wilsons promontory yiruk wamoon brayakooloong people around the current site of sale, providence ponds, avon and latrobe rivers, west of lake wellington to mounts baw baw and howitt. It studies the kurnai through the diaries and letters of various european observers, including an explorer, squatters, government officials, aboriginal protectors, missionaries and an anthropologist. In 2011 i made an uncomfortable discovery about my family history. He began to drink the water from the water hole, then from the creek, then the river, til there was nothing left. Letter book brown hardback, red leather binding, p.
Qbook uses ipad and iphone to bring stories to life in a huge range of languages that combine the narrators voice with touchable text synchronized to. Long ago there was a big frog and his name was jiddelek. Gunaikurnai land and waters aboriginal corporation glawac naidoc 2018 cruise duration. Were all part of the gunai nation, one way or the other. The gunaikurnai people are recognised by the federal court and the state of victoria as the traditional owners of a large area of gippsland spanning from. Guneye, also spelt gunnai, ganai, gaanay, kurnai, kurnay. Steaphen tells the story of how he, his brothers and cousins learnt how to make a canoe using traditional methods, from their grandfather, senior gunai kurnai elder albert. He was very pleased to see her and she became his wife and the mother of all the gunai. The gunaikurnai people gunaikurnai traditional owner land. Qbook is a range of interactive storybooks designed by kiwa digital for children of all ages. Aboriginal, torres strait islander and other first nations people are advised that this catalogue contains names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive.
Then set up a personal list of libraries from your profile page by clicking on your user name at the top right of any screen. The kurnai launched a native title claim in 1997 following on from the successful mabo native title case of 1992. Many kurnai gunai and animals drowned that were caught in the flood. The history wall mounted in the foyer of the ramahyuck district aboriginal corporation is a spectacular three panel forged glass commemorative history wall. Gippsland massacres wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
It was based on publicly and readily available information relevant to the location of the gunaikurnai people, and is restricted. In order to set up a list of libraries that you have access to, you must first login or sign up. Kurnai college is accredited under the department of education and trainings cricos registration cricos provider name and code. Over time we come together by cassie leatham the victorian constitution recognises the spiritual, social, cultural and economic relationship that the aboriginal people of victoria have with. This history wall pays respect to the gunai kurnai aboriginal nation and peoples. The kurnai of gippsland what did happen to the aborigines. The town services the local regional community and travellers on the princes highway. Mathews and kurnaienglish and english kurnai vocabularies compiled by p. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This community page has been set up by the kurnai nations elders to share and celebrate the history, culture and achievements of our people. A continuing story of cultural pride and knowledge is a fascinating story of family, connection, knowledge and history by aboriginal artist steaphan paton. The kurnai of gippsland what did happen to the aborigines of victoria, volume i. The language of the kurnai tribes of gippsland trove. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.