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The plaque commemorates the Kaurna People who are the traditional owners of the Adelaide Plains.
The Kaurna are the original people of Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains. The area now occupied by the city and parklands – called by the Kaurna Tarntanya (red kangaroo place) – was the heart of Kaurna country. Before 1836 it was an open grassy plain with patches of trees and shrubs, the result of hundreds of generations of skillful land management. Kaurna country encompassed the plains which stretched north and south from Tarntanya and the wooded foothills of the range which borders them to the east.
Location
| Address: | Northgate Street, Heywood Park, William Langham monument, Unley Park, 5061 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.960911 Long: 138.600603 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
| Link: | https://adelaidia.history.sa.gov.au… |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Tuesday 21st March, 2000 |
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Kaurna Pangkarra
This plaque recognises the Kaurna People
The traditional land owners of the Adelaide Plains
Local Government recognition is part of the reconciliation process
We should preserve the traditions of as many cultures as we can for future generations
A. M. Keenan Esq. Mayor City of Unley
This plaque was donated and unveiled on the 1st March 2000 by the Hon. Mark Brindal MP Minister for Youth on behalf of the people of Unley
