Welcome to Djaambi.com – Reconnecting Our Heritage

We proudly represent the descendants of the Palawa Nation clans people originating from Tebrikunna. (Cape Portland)
Our community includes the New Zealand Maori descendants of Edward Tomlins, also known as “Black Ned,” an Aboriginal of the Palawa Nation clan’s people.

As Directors of the Djerriwarrh Te Moana Nui A Kiwa Aboriginal Corporation, we extend our warmest wishes for good health and safety to all who visit our website.
Our mission is to collaborate in reconstructing our rich family history and preserving it here for generations to come.

Our goal is to provide a free community wheelchair-access bus service that will allow seniors to engage in activities such as shopping, socialising, and travel, plus We believe in promoting and preserving the rich heritage of the Aboriginal community, and as such, we will be providing transportation and escorting members to places of historical interest to teach about indigenous resources and activities that promote the Koorie culture.

Our website, “djaambi.com,” derives its name from the word “Djaambi,” meaning brother in the western region of Victoria. This name is also the foundation of the men’s group within the Djerriwarrh Te Moana Nui A Kiwa Aboriginal Corporation.

All members of Djaambi.com are registered with the Djerriwarrh Te Moana Nui A Kiwa Aboriginal Corporation and possess a direct Aboriginal heritage connection to Poolrerrener, Bullrer, and Edward Tomlins, also known as Black Ned, all integral figures in the Palawa Nation clans people from Tebrikunna.

Black Ned initially worked as a harpooner on a British whaling vessel off the coast of Tasmania before journeying to New Zealand. There, he settled in Hawkes Bay with Hipora Iwikatea, a Maori wahine, and continued his career in whaling and seal hunting.

The Djerriwarrh Te Moana Nui A Kiwa Aboriginal Corporation (registration 8108 with ORIC) We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first peoples and Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and waterways on which we live. We honour and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
As Djaambi members, we proudly acknowledge our roots as descendants of the Palawa Nation clans people from Tebrikunna, Tasmania