My name is yuwlumep. I am 14 years old. I was born in Australia.my
name is the reverse of my ancestor, Pemulwuy, so I belonged to the eora
language group(the language group of Pemulwuy). I am the 40th generation
of Pemulwuy.
Enough of the introduction, now I’ll tell you some story of
my ancestor, Pemulwuy. Pemulwuy was a brave and independent man and an active,
daring leader of his people. Between 1790 and 1802, he led many attacks against
colonial farms and settlements, some of which were highly organised,
large-scale guerrilla operation. he and his man fought fiercely in a battle in
1797 near the newly settled town of parramatta.
Despite being continually sought by soldier, pemulwuy kept
eluding them; once he escape from a hospital still in leg irons. he also
survive repeated wounds, being hit in one attack by seven bullets! Some indigenous
people believed he escape by turning
himself into bird.
Governor king became increasingly frustrated by Pemulwuy. He
offerd rewards, including a free pardon to any convict who would bring him his
head. That happened in 1809; Pemulwuy was murdered. His decapitated head was
sent to England to be studied by scientists. they had heared a lot about the native
australians, but had never seen one. Although glad he was dead, Governor king
had a grudging respect for Pemulwuy. He said of him: 'altho' a terrible pest to
the colony, he was a brave and independent character and an active, daring
leader of his people’.
That’s all that I know about my indigenous ancestor story. Thank you
for reading
