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Jandamarra or Tjandamurra (c. 1873—1 April 1897), (the Europeans called him "Pigeon"),〔(Rebe Taylor ), in: Taylor (2004)〕 was an Indigenous Australian of the Bunuba tribe who led one of the few organised armed insurrections documented against colonization of Australia. == Background == The Bunuba land was situated in the southern part of the Kimberley region in the far north of the state of Western Australia, and stretched from the town of Fitzroy Crossing to the King Leopold Ranges ; it included the Napier and Oscar Ranges. From about the age of 11, Jandamarra was working for the settlers as an unpaid Aboriginal worker. In his teens, he was initiated into the law of the Bunuba.〔 When Jandamarra's close friend, an Englishman named Richardson, joined the police force in the 1890s Jandamarra, a skilled horseman and marksman, was employed as his native tracker. Unusually for the time, Jandamarra was treated as an equal and the pair gained a reputation as the "most outstanding" team in the police force at that time.〔(Dillon Andrews ), in: Taylor (2004)〕 Aboriginal people were spearing stock, an effective form of resistance against the settlers. Jandamarra was ordered to track down his own people. The captives, among them his uncle, chief Ellemarra, were taken to Lillimooloora Station. Chief Ellemarra forced Jandamarra to decide where his loyalties lie: to kill his friend Richardson or be outcast from his tribe. He shot Richardson and became an armed fugitive.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jandamarra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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