Lekwungen People.
The City of Victoria was founded by the Hudson’s Bay Company on March 14, 1843, as a trading post and fort at the location the Lekwungen People called “Camosack” meaning “Rush of Water.”
What indigenous land is Victoria on?
The southern tip of Vancouver Island (including Victoria and Langford), the San Juan, and the Gulf Islands are the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Lekwungen) peoples.
Is Melbourne Naarm or wurundjeri?
The traditional Aboriginal name of Melbourne is Naarm and Naarm is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. The Kulin Nation is a collective of five Aboriginal clans: Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Wathaurrung, Taungurung and Dja DjaWrung.
Is Melbourne a wurundjeri?
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
What are people from Victoria called?
Victoria, British Columbia
| Victoria | |
|---|---|
| • Urban density | 1,555.0/km2 (4,027/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 397,237 (16th in Canada) |
| • Metro density | 571.3/km2 (1,480/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Victorian |
How do I pronounce Lekwungen?
Established in 2008, the Signs of Lekwungen (pronounced Le-KWUNG-en) is an interpretive walkway along the Inner Harbour and surrounding areas that honours the art, history and culture of the Coast Salish people who have resided in the Victoria area for hundreds of years.
Where is Wurundjeri land located?
Before European settlement, the Aboriginal people of the Wurundjeri willum clan lived on the land that now forms the City of Whittlesea and the northern suburbs of Melbourne. They lived on the offshoots of the Yarra River – along the Merri, Edgars and Darebin Creeks – the Plenty River and the Maribyrnong River.
Is Melbourne Naarm or Woiworung?
Naarm (Melbourne): Naarm is the Woiworung name for Melbourne. Naarm was an important meeting place for the language groups of the Kulin nation.
Why does Melbourne call themselves Naarm?
MELBOURNE Football Club will rebrand itself as Narrm Football Club for the 2022 AFL Sir Doug Nicholls Round and AFLW Indigenous Round celebrations. Narrm, the Aboriginal name for Melbourne, comes from Woi Wurrung, the language spoken by the traditional owners of the city and its surrounds.
Why is Melbourne now Naarm?
Why Narrm? Narrm is the traditional Aboriginal name for Melbourne. Narrm encompasses* the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. The Kulin Nation is a collection of five Aboriginal nations: the Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Wathaurrung, Taungurung and Dja Dja Wurrung.
Is Kulin Nation Victoria?
The Kulin nation is an alliance of five Aboriginal nations in south central Victoria, Australia. Their collective territory extends around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys.
Are Boonwurrung and Bunurong the same?
Boon wurrung (Bunurong) are a Kulin group from the east of Port Phillip Bay, Western Port, Cape Liptrap and surrounding areas. The only known Boon wurrung (Bunurong) apical ancestors with living descendents are believed to be women who were abducted by sealers in the early 18th century.
Is it Wurundjeri or wurundjeri WOI wurrung?
The Wurundjeri People take their name from the Woiwurrung language word ‘ wurun ‘ meaning the Manna Gum ( Eucalyptus viminalis ) which is common along ‘ Birrarung ‘ (Yarra River), and ‘ djeri ‘, the grub which is found in or near the tree.
What is a nickname for Victoria?
The name Victoria comes with a variety of nicknames, including: Tori. Toria. Torie.
Why are Victorians called Mexicans?
Mexican – usually used to indicate a Victorian, due to the fact that Victoria is south of the border from New South Wales, Queensland and the territories, but also used by Queenslanders to refer to people from both New South Wales and Victoria (states south of Queensland).
What is the Latin word for Victoria?
Etymology. Borrowed from Latin victōria.
How do locals pronounce Melbourne?
Say it “MEL-bun.” The Australians say it “MEL-bin,” but if you need advice on how to say Melbourne to begin with, you won’t have the accent to pull that off. “MEL-bun” will do.
How do you acknowledge Wurundjeri?
Example 2 – I would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land. I would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present of the Kulin Nation and extend that respect to other Indigenous Australians present.
Who is apart of the Kulin Nation?
The Taungurung people are closely affiliated with their neighbouring tribes through language, ceremonies and kinship ties. We are part of an alliance with the five adjoining tribes to form the Kulin Nation. Other members of the Kulin Nation are the Woiwurrung, Boonwurrung, Wathaurung and Djadjawurrung.
What does Wurundjeri mean in English?
The Wurundjeri People take their name from the Woiwurrung language word ‘wurun’ meaning the Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) which is common along ‘Birrarung’ (Yarra River), and ‘djeri’, the grub which is found in or near the tree.
Why do people say Naarm?
The word Narrm (Nairm, Naarm) can be spelt many ways and is a word used by both the Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung language groups of the Central Kulin Nation. In Woiwurrung language, people use this word to refer to ‘the scrubland’ of the now Greater Melbourne CBD area.