Miriwoong law

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Miriwoong law is the traditional system of rules, responsibilities, and cultural practices that governs social, spiritual, and land relationships for the Miriwoong Aboriginal people of northern Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous legal system
Miriwoong cultural institution
customary law
aimsAt maintaining social harmony
preserving cultural knowledge
protecting sacred sites
appliesIn East Kimberley region NERFINISHED
northern Australia
appliesTo Miriwoong people NERFINISHED
associatedWith Miriwoong Aboriginal people NERFINISHED
basedOn Miriwoong cultural practices
Miriwoong traditions
ancestral knowledge
coexistsWith Australian state law
defines obligations to kin
responsibilities to Country
roles of elders
embeddedIn Miriwoong ceremonies
Miriwoong language
Miriwoong stories
enforcedBy community sanctions
elders and senior custodians
governs land relationships
social relationships
spiritual relationships
hasAspect environmental law
social law
spiritual law
hasDomain ceremonial obligations
conflict resolution
kinship rules
land stewardship
marriage rules
resource use
recognizedAs part of Miriwoong cultural heritage
relatedTo Country
Dreaming
timePeriod pre-colonial era to present
transmittedBy elders
oral tradition

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Miriwoong people hasCustomaryLaw Miriwoong law