Simon Wonga

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Simon Wonga was a prominent 19th-century Wurundjeri leader and Aboriginal activist known for his efforts to secure land rights and better conditions for his people in colonial Victoria, Australia.

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instanceOf Aboriginal Australian leader
Indigenous rights activist
Wurundjeri elder
person
activity leading Wurundjeri people in negotiations with settlers
petitioning the colonial government for land
advocatedFor protection of Aboriginal communities from dispossession
recognition of Wurundjeri land ownership
secure land for farming by his people
associatedWith Coranderrk Aboriginal Station
Kulin nation
linked to: Kulin Nation

Wurundjeri people
causeOfDeath illness
commemoratedBy Wurundjeri community
linked to: Wurundjeri people
commemoratedIn local histories of Melbourne and Wurundjeri Country
countryOfCitizenship Australia
culture Wurundjeri
linked to: Wurundjeri Country
dateOfBirth c. 1824
dateOfDeath 15 December 1874
ethnicity Kulin nation
linked to: Kulin Nation

Wurundjeri
linked to: Wurundjeri Country
father Billibellary
hasRole community spokesperson to colonial authorities
knownFor advocating for better living conditions for Aboriginal people in colonial Victoria
languageSpoken Woiwurrung
linked to: Woiwurrung language
legacy remembered as a key Wurundjeri leader
symbol of early Aboriginal land rights struggle in Victoria
movement Aboriginal land rights movement in Victoria
nativeTo Woiwurrung language area
linked to: Woiwurrung language
notableFor campaigning for land rights for his people
establishing an Aboriginal reserve at Coranderrk
leadership of the Wurundjeri people in the 19th century
negotiations with colonial authorities in Victoria
occupation Aboriginal leader
activist
placeOfBirth Wurundjeri Country
near Melbourne
placeOfDeath Coranderrk, Victoria
predecessor Billibellary
region Port Phillip District
linked to: Port Phillip region

Victoria, Australia
religion Christianity
residence Wurundjeri Country
near Melbourne, Victoria
role ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri
successor William Barak
timePeriod 19th century
workedOn establishment of Coranderrk Aboriginal Station

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Wurundjeri people hasNotableLeader Simon Wonga