What is Yagan?
{{For|the group of people in South America|Yahgan people}} [[Image:Yagan.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A portrait of Yagan's head.]] '''Yagan''' (c. 1795–11 July 1833) was a [[Noongar]] warrior who played an important part in early [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous Australian]] resistance to [[Europe]]an settlement and rule in the area of [[Perth, Western Australia]].<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |last= Hasluck |first= Alexandra |authorlink= |year= 1967 |id= yagan-2826 |title= Yagan (?–1833) |accessdate= 15 June 2012 }}</ref> Yagan was the son of Midgigoroo, one of the elders of the tribe who lived in the Perth area.<ref name=adb/> Yagan was blamed for spearing cattle near the [[Swan River]]. There were not many cattle in the new colony and food was scarce. Yagan's taking of the settlers animals and food supplies was seen as a very serious crime. After a European was killed, the military started a search for Yagan. He was found after four months and sent to [[Carnac Island]]. He escaped after six weeks. One of the soldiers who had got to know him on Carnac Island, compared him to [[William Wallace]].<ref name=adb/> Yagan's brother was killed in April 1833 while trying to steal flour from a cart. Yagan, Midgigoroo and several others attacked another cart and killed the drivers.<ref name=adb/> They were declared [[outlaw]]s, which meant they had no legal rights and could be killed by anyone. A reward of £30 was offered for their capture.<ref name=adb/> Midgigoroo was soon captured and [[executed]]. Two months later, on 11 July 1833 a [[shepherd]], William Keates, shot and killed Yagan.<ref name=adb/> Keates was killed soon afterwards in another fight with the Aborigines, and his brother claimed the reward for the capture of Yagan.<ref name=adb/> Yagan's head was cut off and sent to England for display.<ref name=nma>{{cite web |url=http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first_australians/resistance/yagan |title=National Museum of Australia - Yagan's story |first= |last= |work=nma.gov.