Butchulla
The Butchulla , also spelled Badjala , Badjula , Badjela , Bajellah , Badtjala and Budjilla , are an Aboriginal tribe in Queensland , Australia .
Tribal area
The Butchulla Aboriginal tribe lived on Fraser Island and in the area on the opposite coast of Queensland . On the mainland, their traditional land stretched from Double Island Point in the south to the Burrum River Estuary in the north and to Mount Bauple National Park in the west.
population
According to archaeological finds on Fraser Island, it is assumed that the island has been inhabited by the Butchulla for at least 5,500 years. Early, European travel reports assume an island population of 2000 to 3000 residents. The permanent population is estimated at only 400–600 indigenous people, which fluctuated depending on the season. Currently (2016 census) only six Aborigines live on Fraser Island, out of a total population of 182 people. But there are descendants of this tribe in other places in Australia such as Wondunna , Aldridge, Gala, Sandy Cape (Doolan), Owens, Gundy, Pickles and Broome .
The Butchulla spoke their own language, which has not yet been written down.
archeology
In 1976 there were several archaeological finds such as 152 clam heaps, 66 scattered stone tools, and numerous trees notched by the Butchulla.
In 1994, two notched trees were counted at Wanggoolba Creek on the west coast of Fraser Island and 121 near Lake Bowarrady and Lake Allom, the bark of which was used by the Butchulla for canoeing and baskets (see Coolamons ).
European colonization
Convicts escaped from Moreton Bay were the first Europeans to come into contact with the Butchulla. According to reports, the Fraser family rescued themselves from a stranded ship to Fraser Island and lived there for a while. There should also have been contacts with the Butchulla. When the first settlers settled on the Mary River in 1842 , conflicts arose between the settlers and Butchulla for the first time. The colonization of the Butchulla area in the 1840s fundamentally changed the living conditions of the Aborigines. They were displaced from their original habitat because the Europeans cut wood, cleared the forests, hunted and fished, thereby robbing them of their livelihood. Gold was also found in the tribal area of the Butchulla, which further accelerated the displacement process. As a result of these changed conditions and displacement, only a small part of the natives survived. This has been recognized and remedial action should be taken. In 1871 an Aboriginal mission station was established at Balarrgan on the North White Cliffs on Fraser Island. Shortly afterwards, however, the colonial administration used it as a quarantine station .
In 1897 Protector of Aborigines Archibald Meston rebuilt an Aboriginal mission station in the old quarantine station, where he accommodated 61 Aborigines from the island and the mainland. The number rose to 147 by 1901. When a leisure company claimed the site for their own purposes and enforced it, the mission station was moved to an area about 15 kilometers further north. The conditions in the Bogimbah mission station mentioned by the Butchulla were inhuman. The death rate was high, with half of those housed there dying of disease and malnutrition. There was also a plague of mosquitoes and sand flies in the area . In 1904 the station was abandoned and the survivors were deported to the mission station at Yarrabah , about 50 kilometers north of Cairns . At the end of 2014, members of the Butchulla uncovered two cemeteries at the former branches of the mission station with a total of 70 graves.
Dream time
In the ideas of the dream time of the Butchulla, the creation spirit Beeral sent two messengers when he created the world, who were to transform the rough earth into a paradise. The dreamtime story of the Butchulla is portrayed differently with slight modifications, in particular the role of the female being K'gari.
The male being Yindingie and K'gari, the female being, created an earthly paradise. When K'gari fell asleep exhausted in a bay, Yindingie transformed her body into the elongated island. While she slept, he dressed her in the rainforests and painted her body in the colors of the rainbow, giving her eyes the shine and glitter of the lakes on the island. He decorated the sky above her with wonderful birds. So that she would not be left alone, he gave the island to the Butchulla.
In another story, K'gari woke up after sleep and asked Yindingie to be allowed to stay on earth. She has arrived in paradise. Since she was a ghost, so Yindingie, he had to objectify her so that she could stay on earth and turned her into Frazer Island.
The colored sand dunes are the spiritual center of the Butchulla .
Native title
Since October 24, 2014, the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC , which represents the land rights of the Butchulla, has fought for a native title in court. This legal title essentially comprises cultural customs, preservation of historically significant places, use of natural resources. It does not include ownership and ownership.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Traditional Owners-Butchulla people , on npsr.qld.gov.au. Retrieved April 25, 2016
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Fraser Island ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ↑ Fraser Island World Heritage Area Indigenous Advisory Committee (FIWHAIAC) , on npsr.qld.gov.au. Retrieved April 25, 2016
- ↑ Butchulla culture , on npsr.qld.gov.au. Retrieved April 25, 2016
- ↑ a b c History of Butchulla since Contact ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 3. on new.fido.org.au. Retrieved April 25, 2016
- ↑ Capturing the cultural heritage of an Australian paradise island , December 5, 2014, at fauna-flora.org. Retrieved April 25, 2016
- ↑ Aboriginal Dreamtime - Butchulla People. Aboriginal Dreamtime Story of Fraser Island ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on aboriginaldreamtime.net. Retrieved May 4, 2016
- ↑ Rob Lennon: Fraser Island - Aboriginal History & Legends (part 2) , November 15, 2013, on emeraldene.com.au. Retrieved May 5, 2016
- ↑ Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on nativetitle.org. Retrieved April 24, 2016
