"[18], With the disintegration of traditional tribal ways, the Paakantyi have been afflicted by alcoholism, high unemployment, and have a high incidence of inter-group and domestic violence. I was born at Crown Street Womens Hospital in Surry Hills in 1971 and I was taken away from my mother in that hospital and I never saw her again, he says. [12], The first colonizer who travelled through their territory, Thomas Mitchell, appears to be referring to the Barkindji when he mentions the Occa tribe in the area of Wilcannia.[b]. Barindji [2] WebLocation: 63 Jerilderie Street. Heritage walks, a tree-lined streetscape, and the cleanest toilets in NSW await visitors to My upbringing has sort of fashioned me to be where I am today, Brendan said. Ive always been taught to fight for whats right. The ethnonym Paakantyi means "River people", formed from paaka river and the suffix -ntyi, meaning "belonging to", thus "belonging to the river". Anything to do with Aboriginal people was always the negative stuff drinking, fighting, domestic violence, sniffing petrol, dole bludgers. To enrich and support the welfare of the Barkandji community now and into the future.. Our leadership team bring years of experience to bear on the greatest challenge of our time. From there, they spent two weeks in a jail cell and then they were all shipped to Cootamundra Girls Home.. WebThe council is the legislative body of the Borough. When they became teenagers, they were sent out as servants to work in white households. As a result, he spent his childhood grappling with his identity. WebCouncil respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Barkindji people, as the custodians of this land. I remember growing up playing cowboys and Indians and I always wanted to be the Indian. WebWe would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It is located in the Cobar Shire, 12 kilometres north of Lake Cargelligo, on the other side of the Lachlan River (Lachlan Shire). Heritage walks, a tree-lined streetscape, and the cleanest toilets in NSW await visitors to Traditionally they speak the Paakantyi language of the PamaNyungan family, and one of the three major Aboriginal languages for the people of present-day Broken Hill region. Barkindji Maraura Elders Environment Team We invite you to explore Yarra Glen and learn about Wurundjeri by joining us on a guided walking tour. Now with a family of his own - as a father of eight - Brendan says its only been through a lot of trial and error and self-reflection that he has been able to grow out of old habits and "deal with my demons". [14], The people the explorer Mitchell encountered and called Occa, are, according to Norman Tindale, probably to be identified with the Paakantyi. Phone: 0448 878 597 Monday-Friday: 9 am-3 pm and Saturday-Sunday: 9 am-1 pm. Property Search Tool: This tool allows the public to search for a property to determine if it is in the Highlands Act's Preservation or Planning Areas and shows Land Use Capability Zone Map overlay zones. Wilcannia Barkandji Native Title Group Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC | PBC The Highlands Regional Master Plan (RMP) was adopted by the Highlands Council on July 17, 2008 and became effective on September 8, 2008. Barkandji Native Title Group Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC | PBC
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