The Kaat (head) of the Noongar warrior Yagan will be put to rest next month at a burial ceremony near Upper Swan.
The burial will be on July 10 at a memorial park at Belhus, off West Swan Road, near where it was believed Yagan had been killed.
The unifying Aboriginal figure, who led a resistance against white settlers, was shot in 1833 and decapitated. His head was taken to England.
Looking at a photo from The Western Australian, 2 September 1997 when the Noongar delegation brought Yagan's remains back to Australia through Perth airport you see there are are a number of key Noongar leaders who have now passed on.
We honor those who have gone before and we honor Yagan.
Site maps and more information about the memorial park can be viewed at:
http://www.dia.wa.gov.au/Documents/News/Yagan%20Memorial%20Park/YMP_Newsletter_Feb24.pdf
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My ancestors on my father's side...proper wajuk. Always lived around Guildford area and surrounds. Whiteman park - ancestors had a camp/block there. So yes, very important to honour Yagan and all who have fought hard to get him home and some of them who have now passed on.
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