Weewar

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.

• Release date
• July 1, 2006
• Runtime
• 8 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Glen Stasiuk

Cast

Trevor Jamieson Weewar Heath Bergersen Dyung