Truganini

Truganini, often known as Trugernanner (circa 1812–May 8, 1876), was a woman generally considered to be the last full blood Tasmanian Aborigine. There are a number of different versions of her name, including Trugannini, Trucanini Trucaminni and Trucaninny. Trugernanner was also widely known by the nickname "Lalla Rooke". Truganini was born in circa 1812 on Bruny Island, south of today's Tasmanian capital Hobart, and separated from the Tasmanian ... more

Truganini, often known as Trugernanner (circa 1812–May 8, 1876), was a woman generally considered to be the last full blood Tasmanian Aborigine. There are a number of different versions of her name, including Trugannini, Trucanini Trucaminni and Trucaninny. Trugernanner was also widely known by the nickname "Lalla Rooke". Truganini was born in circa 1812 on Bruny Island, south of today's Tasmanian capital Hobart, and separated from the Tasmanian mainland by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. She was a daughter of Mangana, Chief of the Bruny Island people. Her name was the word her tribe used to describe the grey saltbush Atriplex cinerea. Before she was eighteen, her mother had been killed by whalers, her first fiance died while saving her from abduction, and in 1828, her two sisters, Lowhenunhue and Maggerleede, were abducted and taken to Kangaroo Island, off South Australia and sold as slaves. She soon married Woorrady, although he died when she was still in her twenties. When Lieutenant... less