Original: Yagan ( ; rhymes with pagan ) ( c. 1795 -- 11 July 1833 ) was a Noongar warrior who played a key part in early indigenous Australian resistance to British settlement and rule in the area of Perth , Western Australia .
Simplified: Yagan ( c. 1795 -- 11 July 1833 ) was a Noongar warrior who played an important part in early indigenous Australian resistance to European settlement and rule in the area of Perth , Western Australia .