Kariyarra people
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The Kariyarra people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie around the coastal and inland areas of the Pilbara in Western Australia, with a rich cultural heritage tied to that region’s rivers, coastline, and desert country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kariyarra people canonical | 3 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| arePartOf |
Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Pilbara Aboriginal communities
|
| areRecognisedAsTraditionalOwnersOf |
areas around Port Hedland
ⓘ
parts of the Pilbara coast ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
De Grey River
ⓘ
Turner River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yule River ⓘ |
| associatedWithTown | Port Hedland ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Dreaming stories connected to Pilbara landscapes
ⓘ
coastal marine traditions ⓘ desert country knowledge ⓘ riverine traditions linked to Pilbara rivers ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
maintain connection to country through caring for rivers and coastline
ⓘ
maintain connection to country through ceremony ⓘ maintain connection to country through song and story ⓘ |
| hasContemporaryRepresentativeBody | Kariyarra Aboriginal Corporation ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Yindjibarndi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Kariyarra language
|
| historicalImpact |
affected by mining development in the Pilbara
ⓘ
affected by pastoral expansion in the Pilbara ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Thura-Yura languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Ngayarta languages
Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Kariyarra ⓘ |
| nativeTitleStatus | have lodged native title claims over parts of their traditional lands ⓘ |
| neighbouringGroup |
Banjima people
ⓘ
Martuthunira people ⓘ Ngarla people ⓘ Ngarluma people ⓘ Nyamal people ⓘ Palyku people ⓘ |
| region |
Pilbara region
ⓘ
surface form:
Pilbara
|
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Pilbara coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Pilbara coastline
Pilbara desert region ⓘ
surface form:
Pilbara desert country
areas along the De Grey River ⓘ areas along the Turner River ⓘ areas along the Yule River ⓘ areas around the Port Hedland region ⓘ coastal areas of the Pilbara ⓘ inland areas of the Pilbara ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.