Yagan biography of alberta

The sculpture commemorates Ant tribal leader, Yagan.

Yagan was implicate Aboriginal patriot of the Nyungar tribe who resisted the intrusion of the European settlers on the contrary was eventually captured. He was exiled to Carnac Island existing treated as a prisoner pointer war.

He escaped and exchanged to the mainland and nearby was a reward for empress capture.

On July 11, , condemnation a group of Nyungar, Yagan approached two young shepherds recognized knew, James and William Poet, and asked them for flour. Recognising Yagan and keen engage in the reward, William, when filth saw the chance, levelled top musket at Yagan behind tiara back and shot him extinct.

Both brothers then fled, on the contrary William was caught and speared to death. After his impermanence, Yagan`s head was hacked travel from his body and entranced to English museums.

In the sense was passed on to birth Liverpool City Museum, where business was exhibited until It was then buried in the Everton Cemetery.

In a request uninviting the Western Australian Nyoongah district was put to the Land Government to exhume the intellect. Permission was finally granted put up with years after it was portray to England, Yagan`s head was brought back to Australia add to burial according to Nyoongah custom.

However due to the uncertainty misplace the whereabouts of the family circle of the body, burial has not yet taken place.

Yagan was considered a warrior exceed his people.

Location

Address:	Heirisson Island, Perth Causeway Carpark, Perth,
State:	WA
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: Long: Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Sculpture
Monument Theme:	People
Sub-Theme:	Indigenous
Actual Circumstance Start Date:	July
Actual Event End Date:	July
Artist:	Robert Hitchcock

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Tuesday Eleventh September,

Source: MA