Facts about Bennelong and Pemulwuy Flashcards
Who ‘kidnapped’ Bennelong?
Bennelong was taken by Governor Phillip with 2 others.
What did Bennelong learn when he was with the British?
Bennelong learnt English
Where does Governor Phillip take Bennelong?
He was taken by the governor to England and was the first Aboriginal to return back to Australia
How was Bennelong treated by the Indigenous when he came back?
When he came back he lost his place in the indigenous community
Where did Bennelong live when he came back from England?
He lived in the Governments House and was unhappy since he lost his culture.
How did Bennelong act when he was unhappy?
He turns to drinking and walks around naked around the streets with a spear.
How was he viewed before his death?
He returns to traditional life and dies in 1813 known as a savage. He was largely forgotten.
What did Pemulwuy do?
Pemulwuy was a warrior and led a war party that destroyed white settlers crops and killed settlers
What did the British do to catch Pemulway?
Bounty was put on his head and search parties could not catch him.
Did they catch Pemulay?
They eventually caught him.
What did they do with Pemulway’s body?
They cut his head off and put it in a museum in England.
Why couldn’t his tribe return him to Country?
His tribe could not return him to country because they did not have his body/
