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Released: 2006-07-01
Running Time: 8 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.noongarculture.org.au/in-1842-weewar-a-noongar-was-convicted-under-british-law-for-carrying-out-payback/
In 1842 the Crown prosecuted Weewar, a Binjareb Nyungar warrior, for carrying out tribal payback by spearing Dyung of the Mooro Group. When Weewar heard that Dyung, a member of the tribe responsible for the death of his son, was moving through Binjareb Territory he was governed by one law – Traditional Aboriginal Law. Weewar’s trial became the test case in Western Australia which determined that British Law took precedence over traditional law. Dedicated to Theo Kearing a Binjareb Warrior.