Montpelliatta | |
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Born | c. 1790 |
Died | 1836 Wybaleena |
Other names | Muntipiliyata, Montpeliater |
Montpelliatta (c. 1790 – 1836) was a leader of the 'Big River' group of Aboriginal Tasmanian clans during the Black War of the 1820s and early 1830s in Tasmania. He is regarded as one of the main organisers of Aboriginal resistance to British colonisation during this period.