• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE3756

Tarenorerer (Walyer)

  • Also known as Walyer
    Also known as Amazon of Van Diemen's Land
(1800 – 1970)
  • Occupation Aboriginal leader

Summary

Tarenorerer was a Plairherehillerplue, of the north tribe. As a teenager, she was abducted by Aboriginal men and sold to sealers living on the Bass Strait Islands. She had returned to mainland Tasmania by 1830, where she led a small group of Aborigines comprised largely of men. Her warrior mob was greatly feared by Aborigines and whites alike.

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