# William Barak

> William Barak, named Beruk by his parents, the "last chief of the Yarra Yarra tribe", was the last traditional ngurungaeta (elder) of the Wurundjeri-willam clan, the pre-colonial inhabitants of present-day Melbourne, Australia. He became an influential spokesman for Aboriginal social justice and an important informant on Wurundjeri cultural lore.

*Aboriginal Australian leader in the Melbourne area in early colonial Victoria (c.1824–1903)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Australia
- **Born:** 1824
- **Died:** 1903-08-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 16.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Barak](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barak)
- [ويليام باراك](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83)
- [ويليام باراك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83)
- [William Barak](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barak)
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- [William Barak](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barak)
- [William Barak](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barak)
- [William Barak](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Barak)
- [ויליאם ברק](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A7)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q951510)

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