Origins & Early Life

Arabanoo (c. 1759 – 1789) was an Aboriginal Australian man of the Eora forcibly abducted on New Year's Eve 1788 by British colonists who arrived with the First Fleet at Port Jackson. His capture was organised to force communication and relations between the Aboriginal people and the British. Governor Arthur Phillip came to esteem Arabanoo highly.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He was the first Aboriginal Australian to live among Europeans. In January 1788, the First Fleet of British convict ships arrived at Sydney Harbour, New South Wales and founded a penal settlement at Sydney Cove, on lands occupied by the Australian Aboriginal Eora people. The first Governor of New South Wales, Captain Arthur Phillip RN arrived with orders from King George III to "endeavour by every possible means to open an Intercourse with the Natives and to conciliate their affections, enjoining all Our Subjects to live in amity and kindness with them." Governor Phillip set out to establish good relations with the Eora, but small conflicts arose through the first months of settlement. The new colony struggled to establish agriculture for its own nourishment, while sapping the natural resources harvested by the Eora. Phillip...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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