Nartj Nitja Maaman - Who is this man edit
Koora, nitja baal Gallyipet Minang boodjar nyininy.
Other names he was known as were: Gallypert, Galipert, Galiput, Gyallipert.
Gallyipet sailed to the swan river colony to meet with colonists wer noongar custodians including Wp/nys/Yagan in 1833[1] wer made a pen-and-ink drawing of a campsite- a very early example of Noongar interest in writing wer drawing to communicate. He wer Wp/nys/Manyat also attended a piano recital, performed a dance in return wer afterwards sat in armchairs wer drank tea with the colonist.[2]
He also met with Wp/nys/Munday wer attended other cultural events. Gallypert made a pen-ink map.[3]
Sources edit
Ngiyan waarnk - References edit
- ↑ Green, N. 1989: p 9-10
- ↑ Hallam,Sylvia and Lois Tilbrook, Aborigines of the Southwest Region 1829-1840:The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australia Volume VIII, The university of Western Australia Press, Nedlands WA 1990 pp.154-155
- ↑ Green, Neville. Aborigines of the Albany Region 1821-1898: the Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians Volume V1. Nedlands, WA: The University of Western Australia Press, 1989 pp.9-10.