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Kamaygal
The Kamaygal (also written as Kameygal or Gamaygal) is a term that refers to a clan of Indigenous Australians of the Eora–Dharug nation who inhabited the region consisting of the north shore of Botany Bay in what is now the southern suburbs of the city of Sydney. Descendants of these people continue to live in the region. Kamaygal country At the beginning of British colonisation in the late 1780s, the Kamaygal lands included most of the northern shoreline of Botany Bay from the mouth of the Georges River to the sea coast at La Perouse, New South Wales, La Perouse. This area is now dominated by the Sydney Airport, Port Botany and the suburbs of Botany, New South Wales, Botany, Brighton-Le-Sands, New South Wales, Brighton-Le-Sands and La Perouse, New South Wales, La Perouse. The Kamaygal clan's land was bordered on the north by the Cadigal and Murroredial clans, on the west by the Cabragal clan, and on the south by the Gweagal clan. Origins of name Their name has two possible o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahroot (Boatswain Maroot)
Mahroot (c.1795 – 31 January 1850), also known as Boatswain Maroot or Merute, was an Indigenous Australian man of the Kamaygal people from the northern shore of Botany Bay near what is now the city of Sydney. He is known for being a pioneer Indigenous ocean-going sailor and was one of the last speakers of the Kamaygal dialect. Mahroot was also the first Australian Aboriginal person to make a civil case lawsuit, in which he was successful in his claim. Early life Mahroot was born around the year 1795 into the Kamaygal clan of the Eora people who resided on the north shore of Botany Bay from the mouth of the Cooks River east to what is now known as the Sydney suburb of La Perouse, New South Wales, La Perouse. His father was known by the name of Maroot the Elder and his mother was called Grang-Grang. He had three sisters. Maroot the Elder was killed in a fight in 1817 and was buried in Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales, Rushcutters Bay. In his early childhood years, Mahroot was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
