Miriwung
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Miriwung is an Aboriginal Australian people whose traditional lands lie in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Australia ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
construction of Ord River Irrigation Scheme
ⓘ
pastoral expansion in the Kimberley ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Ord River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWaterBody | Lake Argyle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Miriwoong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miriwung Gajerrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirriwong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtTradition | rock art and body painting ⓘ |
| hasContemporaryOrganization |
Kimberley Land Council (as representative body)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miriuwung Gajerrong Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalKnowledge | detailed ecological knowledge of East Kimberley country ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
ceremonial law
ⓘ
complex kinship system ⓘ totemic affiliations ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustomaryLaw | traditional law governing land and kinship ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Miriwoong language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRevitalizationEffort | community language programs in Kununurra region ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| hasNativeTitleClaims | Miriuwung-Gajerrong native title area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighbouringPeople |
Djaru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gajirrabeng NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurindji NERFINISHED ⓘ Kija NERFINISHED ⓘ Malngin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOralTradition | Dreaming stories connected to Ord River country ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend | disrupted by colonisation and displacement ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | Traditional Owners of parts of East Kimberley ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Jarrakan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Territory
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ |
| mainSettlementRegion | around Kununurra ⓘ |
| partOf | Kimberley Aboriginal peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
East Kimberley region of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the Northern Territory ⓘ |
| usesLanguageIn |
ceremony
ⓘ
song cycles ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
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