King Billy (Aboriginal leader)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/King_Billy_(Aboriginal_leader)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Aboriginal leader
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:William_Barak
gptkbp:artworkLocation gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Victoria
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Coranderrk_Aboriginal_Station
gptkbp:birthYear c. 1824
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Coranderrk_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathYear 1903
gptkbp:depictedIn statue at Federation Square, Melbourne
gptkbp:descendedFrom Bebejan (father)
Tanderrum (mother)
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Wurundjeri
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Billy (Aboriginal leader)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Woiwurrung
gptkbp:legacy William Barak Bridge named in his honor
Barak Building at Parliament of Victoria named after him
gptkbp:notableFor last traditional ngurungaeta (elder) of the Wurundjeri-willam clan
advocate for Aboriginal rights
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:artist
gptkb:public_speaker
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Healesville,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Healesville,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King_Billy_Statue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7