Aboriginal Tour

We went on an Aboriginal tour through Adelaide. Just to give a brief history, the Adelaide plains were inhabited by the Kaurna people (Aboriginal tribe pronounced "Garnah") long before the English settlers made their way to the area. We started the tour in Victoria Square which is in the center of downtown Adelaide. We often saw that the square was also called Tarndanyangga (pronounced the way it's spelled) which of course confused the heck out of us. Our tour guide informed us that it means "red kangaroo rock" in Kaurna. The second confusing part is that Victoria Square is actually not in the shape of a square but rather a spear which is a symbol of the Kaurna people. Moving along, we walked over to see the Aboriginal flag which consists of three colors: black - represents the Aboriginal people, red - represents the red earth and yellow - represents the sun. Then we walked to the north side of the city and observed some rocks formed by the Kaurna with many symbolic meanings and learned about the last Kaurna speaking school. After the new settlers came along, the Kaurna people were discouraged from speaking their native tongue and were forced to learn English. Two German professors came in and recorded the last Kaurna speaking people which was used by descendants to preserve and remember their language. As a result, the language can still be spoken in remembrance but Aboriginals of today speak English and even have the Australian accent. To add to our Aboriginal experience, Shawn and I have rented 2 Australia movies with an emphasis on the people: Australia and Rabbit-Proof Fence with the latter being the better.
Pictured below is the fountain in the center of Victoria Square: