Woretemoeteryenner

Woretemoeteryenner ( – 13 October 1847), also known as "Bung", "Pung", and "Margaret", was an Aboriginal Tasmanian woman who had children with George Briggs, an English convict. She worked as a sealer and kangaroo hunter. Woretemoeteryenner and her sisters are among the few Aboriginal Tasmanian people whose lives bridge the experience of Aboriginal people before and after European contact. Early life Woretemoeteryenner was born in the Cape Portland area of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). She was a member of the Cape Portland Tasmanian tribe, one of the nine Aboriginal nations in what is now Tasmania. Her father Mannalargenna was a leader of the Cape Portland Tasmanians. She had three sisters: Wapperty (Wobberrertee), Wottecowidyer, and Teekoolterme. Woretemoeteryenner and her sisters are among the few Aboriginal Tasmanians whose lives bridge the experience of Aboriginal people before and after European contact on the island. European contact The life of the Aboriginal Tasmanians changed significantly after contact with Europeans. The shipwrecked Sydney Cove four that there were large numbers of seals off the coast of Van Diemen's Land. Approximately two hundred European men lived in the Bass Strait islands. Some of them abducted Aboriginal women to be used as workers or concubines. In 1803 and 1804, the first European settlements were formed at Risdon Cove and Port Dalrymple, respectively. Relationships