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Queenie McKenzie (Nakarra) (formerly Oakes, or Mingmarriya) (c. 1915 – 16 November 1998) was an Aboriginal Australian artist. She was born on Old Texas Station, on the western bank of the Ord River in the East Kimberley. [1] McKenzie's mother was Malngin and Gurundji and her father was a white horse-breaker. [2]
Bigambul (also known as Bigambal, Bigumbil, Pikambul, Pikumbul) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bigambul people.
Mingmarriya, Queenie’s bush name, referred to her conception site on Texas Downs near the echidna Dreaming in the limestone hills called Yarlka. Her Gija skin name was Nakarra; her nickname, Garagarag, means light coloured hair, ‘Blondie’; and Queenie recalled her gardiya father’s connection to Queensland.
5 sty 2020 · Texas is an area where various Aboriginal groups share interests in the land, including the Bigambul and Gambuwal/Kambuwal people. In 1827, when explorer Allan Cunningham travelled north from the Hunter Valley in search of fertile land, he crossed the Severn River and the Dumaresq River, between Texas and Boggabilla, and he saw smoke rising ...
This is a list of the names of people who are mentioned in the Dawn and New Dawn magazines. The magazines were published by the NSW Aborigines Welfare Board between 1952-1975. Please select a letter to see the results. This index links to single pages of the Dawn where the person’s name is mentioned.
24 sty 2024 · Using the Aboriginal name for an area isn't as simple as, say, calling Melbourne "Naarm". Here's why finding the right name is more complex.
29 lis 2021 · But many Aboriginal people dislike being referred to as Indigenous. One Aboriginal woman with extensive experience in the education sector says that "the preferred term is definitely not Indigenous. The term 'Indigenous' and using the acronym ATSI can be offensive."
