Daguragu

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Daguragu is a small Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia, historically significant as the site of the Wave Hill Walk-Off and a landmark in Indigenous land rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community
locality
associatedPerson Vincent Lingiari NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
country Australia
culturalSignificance important site for Gurindji ceremonies and culture
distanceToKalkarindji approximately 8 kilometres GENERATED
governedBy local community council structures under Northern Territory legislation
hasCommunityFacilities health services (shared or linked with Kalkarindji)
housing
school (shared services with Kalkarindji)
store
hasLanguageCommunity Gurindji language speakers
heritageSignificance symbol of Aboriginal land rights movement
historicalAssociation Wave Hill cattle station NERFINISHED
landRightsMilestone one of the first areas of Aboriginal land returned to traditional owners after the Wave Hill Walk-Off
localGovernmentArea Victoria Daly Regional Council NERFINISHED
locatedIn Victoria Daly Region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Gurindji Aboriginal Land Trust NERFINISHED
movementAssociatedWith Aboriginal land rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s
namedAfter Daguragu (Gurindji) language term
nearbySettlement Kalkarindji NERFINISHED
politicalDivision Northern Territory electoral division of Stuart (historically) or its successors NERFINISHED
federal division of Lingiari NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic predominantly Aboriginal
recognisedAs site of a landmark land rights struggle in Australia
region Top End NERFINISHED
roadAccess via Buntine Highway and local access roads
significantEvent Wave Hill Walk-Off NERFINISHED
significantFor Indigenous land rights in Australia
stateOrTerritory Northern Territory NERFINISHED
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time NERFINISHED
traditionalOwners Gurindji people NERFINISHED
utcOffset +9:30

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