Noongar people
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The Noongar people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the south-west corner of Western Australia, with distinct languages, cultural practices, and deep spiritual connections to their ancestral lands.
All labels observed (5)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Noongar Radio
ⓘ
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
Stolen Generations policies
ⓘ
dispossession of land ⓘ disruption of traditional lifestyle ⓘ mission and reserve system ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalConcept |
boodja (country, land)
ⓘ
karl (campfire, home) ⓘ moort (family, kin) ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
corroborees
ⓘ
fire-stick farming ⓘ songlines ⓘ storytelling ⓘ traditional art ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| culturalRevival |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
revival of traditional ceremonies ⓘ teaching Noongar language in schools ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | south-west corner of Western Australia ⓘ |
| heritageProtection |
Acts of Parliament of Western Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
|
| language |
Noongar people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Noongar
Noongar dialects ⓘ Nyoongar ⓘ Nyungar ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Noongar language
ⓘ
surface form:
Noongar languages
|
| mainRegion |
Great Southern region of Western Australia
ⓘ
Perth region ⓘ South West region of Western Australia ⓘ
surface form:
South West Western Australia
Wheatbelt region ⓘ
surface form:
Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
|
| mythology | Wagyl (rainbow serpent being) ⓘ |
| nativeTitleSettlement | South West Native Title Settlement ⓘ |
| nativeTitleSettlementWith | Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| nativeTitleSettlementYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| notableLanguageVariety |
Nyungar
ⓘ
surface form:
Balardong Noongar
Nyungar ⓘ
surface form:
Kaneang Noongar
Minang Noongar ⓘ Wagyl Kaip Noongar ⓘ
surface form:
Pibelmen Noongar
Wagyl Kaip Noongar ⓘ Noongar language ⓘ
surface form:
Wardandi Noongar
Noongar language ⓘ
surface form:
Whadjuk Noongar
|
| populationRegion | Western Australia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Traditional Owners of south-west Western Australia ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
Government of Western Australia ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan groups
ⓘ
moiety system ⓘ |
| spiritualConnectionTo | ancestral lands in south-west Western Australia ⓘ |
| totemicSystem | clan-based totems ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | seasonal movement and resource use ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| urbanPresence |
Albany
ⓘ
Bunbury ⓘ Perth ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nyungar
this entity surface form:
Noongar
this entity surface form:
Wardandi people of the Noongar nation
this entity surface form:
Noongar people of south‑west Western Australia (sometimes grouped in broader south‑eastern cultural discussions)