What is the point McLeay mission?

What is the point McLeay mission?

The Point McLeay Mission Station was established by the Aborigines’ Friends’ Association and the Reverend George Taplin in 1859 on the south banks of Lake Alexandrina in Ngarrindjeri country. It was established to provide assistance to the Aboriginal people of the Lower Lakes district.

What type of community is Point Pearce?

The town is located in the Yorke Peninsula Council local government area, 194 kilometres (121 mi) north-west of the state capital, Adelaide. At the 2016 census, Point Pearce had a population of 91. It is known for the mission established for Aboriginal people in the late nineteenth century.

Who are the traditional owners of Point Pearce?

The People. The traditional owners of Yorke Peninsula are the Adjahdura people whose land reached from Port Broughton in the north to the Hummock Ranges in the east.

What Aboriginal land is Victor Harbour?

Ngarrindjeri lands
Country. According to David Horton’s map “Aboriginal Australia”, the Ngarrindjeri lands lie along the Coorong coastline, from Victor Harbor on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula in the north, to Cape Jaffa in the south.

Can I visit Raukkan?

Raukkan is a welcoming community where you can take in 360° views of the Narrung Peninsula. Visit the local gallery and nursery showcasing the communities history, present and future. Contact Clyde on (08) 8574 0064 for more information or guided tours.

Can you visit Point Pearce?

Options available include a half day tour of the Aboriginal township of Point Pearce (Bookyanna) with an experienced and knowledgeable Adjahdura guide (traditional owner of the country). The area around Port Victoria is also home to the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat, the state animal of South Australia.

When was Point Pearce founded?

1868
Point Pearce/Founded

Point Pearce Mission was founded in 1868. Generations of Nharangga people had lived and travelled throughout the area before the arrival of the Europeans. To them it was known as Bookooyanna. Some of these campsites contain many thousands of stone artefacts, shellfish and other food remains.

What does the Ngarrindjeri flag mean?

Ngarrindjeri Flag designed by Matt Rigney. The 18 dots represent the 18 Laklinyeris (tribes) that make up the Ngarrindjeri Nation. The spears represent the traditional fishing spears of the Ngarrindjeri.

Who is the aboriginal man on the two dollar coin?

Gwoya Jungarai
The two dollar coin featured an Aboriginal Elder Gwoya Jungarai (1895 – 28 March 1965), also known as ‘One Pound Jimmy’, from central Australia.

Where is the Church on the $50 note?

Raukkan
Raukkan is a small Aboriginal community just west of Narrung on the Lake Alexandrina. Raukkan is a welcoming community where you can take in 360° views of the Narrung Peninsula. Learn more about David Unaipon’s story the inventor and author born at Raukkan and the church built in 1869, both appearing on the $50 note.

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