Belinda Dann
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Belinda Dann was an Indigenous
Australia
n born as Quinlyn Warrakoo to an Irish cattle station manager and a Nykina mother.
Born in Lunlungai community, Derby, Western Australia
, at the age of 8 she was taken away and sent to Beagle Bay Mission
with other members of the stolen generation
. Her name was changed to Belinda Boyd to integrate with White society.
She married Mathias Dann in 1918.
In May 2007 she met her 97-year-old brother, Patty Jungine, for the first time. Jungine died one month later in June 2007, and Dann died four months afterward in Port Hedland
at age 107.
Dann's funeral in Port Hedland attracted over 200 mourners on Saturday 27 October 2007, and was followed two weeks later by a traditional ceremony at Lunlungaim, where a lock of her hair will be buried alongside her mother's grave.
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n born as Quinlyn Warrakoo to an Irish cattle station manager and a Nykina mother.
Born in Lunlungai community, Derby, Western Australia
Derby, Western Australia
Derby is a town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Derby had a population of 3,093. Along with Broome and Kununurra, it is one of only three towns in the Kimberley to have a population over 2,000...
, at the age of 8 she was taken away and sent to Beagle Bay Mission
Beagle Bay Community, Western Australia
Beagle Bay is a medium-sized Aboriginal Community on the western side of the Dampier Peninsula, north of Broome.-Background:The community is situated adjacent to the Indian Ocean. Beagle Bay is the gateway to communities further north such as Djarindjin Community, Bardi Community, Bobeiding...
with other members of the stolen generation
Stolen Generation
The Stolen Generations were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments...
. Her name was changed to Belinda Boyd to integrate with White society.
She married Mathias Dann in 1918.
In May 2007 she met her 97-year-old brother, Patty Jungine, for the first time. Jungine died one month later in June 2007, and Dann died four months afterward in Port Hedland
Port Hedland, Western Australia
Port Hedland is the highest tonnage port in Australia and largest town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with a population of approximately 14,000 ....
at age 107.
Dann's funeral in Port Hedland attracted over 200 mourners on Saturday 27 October 2007, and was followed two weeks later by a traditional ceremony at Lunlungaim, where a lock of her hair will be buried alongside her mother's grave.
External links
- Stolen generation member dies just months after reunion
- Pilbara woman dies at 107
- Stolen generation survivor dies – Aboriginal/Australia
- Stolen generation survivor dies – Sydney Morning Herald
- Port Hedland celebrates Belinda Dann 107th birthday
- Stolen child became a pillar of the community – SMH
- Jarlmadangah community website