Yawuru people

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The Yawuru people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the coastal region around Broome in Western Australia, known for their rich cultural heritage and strong contemporary role in land and sea management.

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Label Occurrences
Yawuru people canonical 7

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Western Australia
agreementArea Broome township and surrounds
agreementType Indigenous Land Use Agreement
areKnownFor cultural education programs in Broome
revitalisation of Yawuru language
strong contemporary role in land and sea management
areTraditionalOwnersOf Broome
surface form: Broome townsite

Roebuck Bay intertidal zone
adjacent coastal waters near Broome
country Australia
culture rich cultural heritage
engageIn Indigenous ranger programs
co-management of conservation estates near Broome
cultural tourism in Broome region
ethnicGroupOf Broome
governedBy Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd
surface form: Yawuru Prescribed Body Corporate
hasOrganisation Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd
Nyamba Buru Yawuru Ltd
surface form: Yawuru Native Title Holders Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
haveAgreementWith Government of Western Australia
haveAlternativeName Jauro
surface form: Jauro (historical variant spelling)
haveCulturalCentre Yawuru cultural centre (Broome)
surface form: Nyamba Buru Yawuru cultural centre in Broome
haveCulturalConcept Bugarrigarra (Dreaming, creation time)
Liyan (wellbeing, sense of self and belonging)
haveEthnonym Yawuru
haveTraditionalLaw Yawuru customary law
heritageStatus custodians of Yawuru country
language Yawuru language
languageFamily Nyulnyulan languages
legalStatus recognised native title holders
maintain cultural heritage sites around Broome
marine conservation initiatives in Roebuck Bay
nativeTitleDetermination Rubibi (Yawuru) native title determination
nativeTitleRecognised 2010
populationCentre Broome
practice caring for country
land management
sea country management
relatedEthnicGroup Bardi people
Karajarri people
Nyulnyul people
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
stateOrTerritory Western Australia
traditionalEconomy fishing
hunting and gathering
use of mangrove and coastal resources
traditionalRegion Broome
surface form: Broome region

Kimberley region
Roebuck Bay
coastal area around Broome

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Input
Subject: Yawuru people
Description of subject: The Yawuru people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the coastal region around Broome in Western Australia, known for their rich cultural heritage and strong contemporary role in land and sea management.

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Patrick Dodson ethnicGroup Yawuru people
Kimberley region traditionalOwners Yawuru people
Mick Dodson ethnicGroup Yawuru people
Roebuck Bay traditionalOwners Yawuru people