Tandanya
Tandanya means ‘place of the red kangaraoo’ in the language of Adelaide’s First Nations people, the Kaurna. I’m not sure if I knew that back in 1995. Over the last nearly 30 years the language has grown stronger - and I hope our knowledge of the Kaurna people has too. I think we’re starting to imagine the river red gums and well-tended grasslands that once covered the country where Adelaide stands today.
Here are some other Kaurna words; ‘tarnda’ is a male red kangaroo, ‘kurlo’ a female red kangaroo. ‘Karrawirra parri’ is the name for the River Torrens, which means redgum forest river.
Drawn by Nicole Stewart in Adelaide’s East End, 1995. Coloured-in 2023.
Fine art giclée print on FSC approved Canson paper.
Size A3 (297mm x 420mm).
Tandanya means ‘place of the red kangaraoo’ in the language of Adelaide’s First Nations people, the Kaurna. I’m not sure if I knew that back in 1995. Over the last nearly 30 years the language has grown stronger - and I hope our knowledge of the Kaurna people has too. I think we’re starting to imagine the river red gums and well-tended grasslands that once covered the country where Adelaide stands today.
Here are some other Kaurna words; ‘tarnda’ is a male red kangaroo, ‘kurlo’ a female red kangaroo. ‘Karrawirra parri’ is the name for the River Torrens, which means redgum forest river.
Drawn by Nicole Stewart in Adelaide’s East End, 1995. Coloured-in 2023.
Fine art giclée print on FSC approved Canson paper.
Size A3 (297mm x 420mm).
Tandanya means ‘place of the red kangaraoo’ in the language of Adelaide’s First Nations people, the Kaurna. I’m not sure if I knew that back in 1995. Over the last nearly 30 years the language has grown stronger - and I hope our knowledge of the Kaurna people has too. I think we’re starting to imagine the river red gums and well-tended grasslands that once covered the country where Adelaide stands today.
Here are some other Kaurna words; ‘tarnda’ is a male red kangaroo, ‘kurlo’ a female red kangaroo. ‘Karrawirra parri’ is the name for the River Torrens, which means redgum forest river.
Drawn by Nicole Stewart in Adelaide’s East End, 1995. Coloured-in 2023.
Fine art giclée print on FSC approved Canson paper.
Size A3 (297mm x 420mm).