Wangkangurru people

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The Wangkangurru people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the arid interior regions of central Australia, particularly around the Simpson Desert.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Australia
areKnownFor desert survival knowledge
knowledge of water sources in arid country
arePartOf Aboriginal peoples of Central Australia NERFINISHED
Wangkangurru/Yarluyandi people NERFINISHED
areRecognisedAs traditional owners of parts of the Simpson Desert
areRelatedTo Yarluyandi people NERFINISHED
areSubjectOf anthropological research on desert peoples of Australia
associatedDesert Simpson Desert NERFINISHED
country Australia
culturalRegion Lake Eyre Basin region NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Australia NERFINISHED
haveAlternativeName Wonkanguru NERFINISHED
haveAlternativeSpelling Wangkanguru NERFINISHED
haveContemporaryCommunity communities in outback Queensland
communities in outback South Australia
haveCulturalPractice Dreaming stories connected to desert landscapes
songlines across the Simpson Desert
haveTraditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Wangkangurru language NERFINISHED
nativeTitleArea Wangkangurru/Yarluyandi native title area NERFINISHED
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
traditionalCountryIncludes parts of Northern Territory
parts of Queensland
parts of South Australia
traditionalRegion Central Australia NERFINISHED
Simpson Desert NERFINISHED
arid interior of Australia

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Simpson Desert hasAboriginalLanguageGroups Wangkangurru people