Tanderrum

A tanderrum , also in English: Freedom of the Bush or Bush Peace called, is a ceremony of Aboriginesstämme of Kulin and other tribes in Victoria , which allows the passage or the use of land for non-tribal members. In a kind of diplomatic ritual, landowners express hospitality in a ritual exchange of gifts .

interpretation

If tribes visit each other, groups are formed by the elders (tribal elders) who then get to know one another. Eucalyptus leaves indicate participation in natural resources . Water is divided into containers and sucked through straws to demonstrate to guests that the water is not poisoned.

Signing of the contract in 1835 after a picture from 1880, which the Aborigines probably interpreted as tanderrum

The Batman's Treaty , signed on June 6, 1835 , in which the Aborigines allegedly assured the whites of land ownership, according to various historical traditions, a tanderrum ceremony of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong tribes. The Wurundjeri and Bunurong were hospitable to European settlers in the early years of Melbourne's founding , while other tribes resisted the expropriation of their land.

William Thomas , the Assistant Protector of Aborigines in the Port Phillip area , described a tanderrum ceremony by the Wurundjeri from 1845.

Tanderrum ceremonies are still sometimes held by the Wurundjeri elders as part of a welcoming protocol.

sculpture

An Aboriginal artist Ellen Jose created a sculpture in 1997 on Herring Island in the Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park together with the Wurundjeri elder Joy Murphy , which was named Tanderrum (coming together) . The national park describes the figure as follows:

“Tanderrum (coming together) brings together concepts of pride, culture and spirit and the work symbolizes the coming together of the Kulin nation as one people. It links the symbols and Legends of the Dreaming with ancestral bird spirits and totems of the five clan groups. "
(German: "Tanderrum (coming together) brings the idea of ​​ancestral pride, culture and spirit together and the sculpture symbolizes the coming together of the Kulin to a people. It connects the symbols, legends of the dream time with the creation spirits and totems of the five tribes.")

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ian D. Clark & ​​David A. Cahir, Tanderrum. 'Freedom of the Bush' ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2008 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. (PDF; 322 kB) , Friends of Mount Alexander Diggings, 2004. ISBN 0957930828
2. ↑ Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Education Service, Teachers Kit ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 27, 2010
3. ↑ Kenny, Robert (2008): Tricks or treats? A case for Kulin knowing in Batman's treaty. History Australia 5 (2): pp. 38.1 to 38.14. doi : 10.2104 / ha080038 (currently not available)
4. ↑ Parks Victoria, Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park ( Memento of the original from July 31, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 27, 2009
5. ↑ Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park: The sculpture Tanderrum (coming together) by Ellen Jose on parkweb.vic.gov.au ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2008 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. , accessed March 27, 2010