Malak Malak people

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The Malak Malak people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose traditional lands lie along the Daly River in the Northern Territory, with a distinct language and cultural heritage tied to this region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of the Northern Territory
country Australia
ethnicGroupOf Malak Malak language speakers
hasAlternativeName Malag-Malag NERFINISHED
Malagmalag NERFINISHED
Malak-Malak NERFINISHED
Mullik Mullik NERFINISHED
Mullikmullik NERFINISHED
Mulluk Mulluk NERFINISHED
Mullukmulluk NERFINISHED
Mullukmulluk people NERFINISHED
hasClanOrGroup Mulluk-Mulluk NERFINISHED
hasConcept Dreaming
hasContemporaryIssue land rights and native title recognition
language maintenance and revitalization
hasCulturalHeritage Daly River region NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial practices tied to country
connection to Daly River waterways
oral storytelling traditions
traditional hunting and fishing
hasCulturalRelationshipWith Daly River ecosystems
hasHeritageStatus part of Aboriginal cultural heritage of the Northern Territory
hasHistoricalExperience colonial contact along the Daly River
mission and pastoral station impacts
hasLanguageFeature distinct from neighboring Daly River languages
hasLanguageStatus endangered language
hasNeighboringGroup Daly River Aboriginal groups NERFINISHED
Kungarakany people NERFINISHED
Maranunggu people NERFINISHED
Ngaringman people NERFINISHED
Wadjiginy people NERFINISHED
Wardaman people NERFINISHED
Woolwonga people NERFINISHED
hasPopulationRegion communities along the Daly River
hasTraditionalKnowledge riverine ecology of the Daly River
seasonal cycles of the Top End
use of local plants and animals
languageFamily Northern Daly languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Northern Territory
partOf Aboriginal peoples of the Daly River NERFINISHED
recognizedAs traditional owners of parts of the Daly River
region Top End NERFINISHED
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality NERFINISHED
traditionalLanguage Malak Malak language
traditionalTerritory Daly River region NERFINISHED
lower Daly River

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Marranunggu people hasNeighbouringGroup Malak Malak people
Daly River region hasTraditionalOwners Malak Malak people