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- Known as the "Eora" or "Dharug" dialect

- Each community with their own language: hundreds of languages

- There are words still in use today such as: dingo, wombat, woomera, wallaby, waratah, boobook

Language

In the Sydney region, along the coast

Location

- 315,000

- Broke into several smaller

communities with different

languages

- The Eora tribe was one of

the first to be hit by

western diseases. They lost

about 70% of their

population.

Population

- Dispersed in groups along the coast to form smaller communities

- Initially arrived via south Asia known as the "Southern Route"

Migration/Nomadic Routes

Name

The word Eora means "the people" or "from this place". It is pronounced "yura."

Used to call themselves the "Cadigal"

Misunderstanding between Eora and British

-Fishing

-Canoes

-Men and Women

-Traps

-Hunting

-Kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas,

possums, reptiles, and birds

-Gathering

-Main source of food

Food & Resources

The Eora People

Alysa & Clara

Beliefs

- Dreamtime

- Some have adopted Christianity

- Islam

- Usually no clothing

- Belts with tools and weapons

Religion

Culture

Dreamtime

- men and women had taken a spirit form

- created the world

- Biami

- spirit places (waterholes, caves, etc.)

The Arts

Dance:

Artwork:

- Carvings & paintings on rocks

- Other Artwork:

Music

-Didgeridoo, rattles, and clapping sticks

-No drums

-Traditional songs passed down

-Often used for Dreamtime

Family Units

- Extensive:

father's father (grandfather), often his brothers, his wife or wives, grandmother; a father and perhaps his brothers (uncles) and many relatives

Each family group had a headman or Elder who was the leader of the unit. He decided when to move camp and settled disputes

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