Cadigal

Cadigal is the name of a clan in the Aboriginal tribe of the Eora . The clan lived on the shores of Sydney , New South Wales, and nearly died out from the smallpox epidemic in Australia in 1789 .

area

The ancestral territory of the Cadigal extended over the areas from the headland South Head to Sydney Cove , the Cockle Bay, the district Darling Harbor and possibly to the Blackwattle Creek, further over the districts Redfern , Erskineville, Surry Hills and Paddington to the Cook River . In this area they lived as hunters and gatherers from hunting for wild animals, fishing and collecting food.

Language and population

The Cadigal spoke Dharug . A language, also known as Sydney language (German: Sydney Language ) is called.

Arthur Phillip , the first governor of the Australian Convict Colony , who arrived there on the First Fleet in January 1788 , estimated the number of Aborigines in the Sydney area within ten miles to be about 1,500. Other numbers range between 200 and 4,000 Aboriginal people. The Cadigal clan originally consisted of around 50 people. There were 29 clans in the Sydney area.

The indigenous population in the Sydney area was decimated by about half by the smallpox epidemic in Australia in 1789. In 1791, only three of the Cadigal survived.

present

Parts of the Cadigal area are in what is now the Marrickville Council district of Sydney. In 1994 the Marrickville Aboriginal Consultative Committee was founded, which advocates the interests of the descendants of the Cadigal and Wangal .

Personalities

• Arabanoo (1759–1789)
• Barangaroo (18th century)
• Colebee (1800–?)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 1789 May Sorry business , on redfernoralhistory.org. Retrieved April 11, 2016
2. ↑ When Pyrmont was Pirrama: History of the Cadigal Aborigines ( Memento of the original from May 5, 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 pyrmontvillage.com.au. Retrieved April 11, 2016 
3. ↑ Aboringal People and Place , on pyrmontvillage.com.au. Retrieved April 11, 2016
4. ^ Aboriginal Consultative Committee , at marrickville.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved April 11, 2016