Wiradjuri people
E30702
The Wiradjuri people are one of the largest Aboriginal groups in New South Wales, Australia, traditionally occupying a vast inland region and known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and strong connection to river systems.
Aliases (3)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
→
Indigenous people of New South Wales → |
| alternativeName |
Wiradhuri
→
Wiradjeri → Wiradjeri →
surface form: "Wirraayjuurray"
|
| associatedRiver |
Lachlan River
→
Macquarie River (New South Wales) →
surface form: "Macquarie River"
Murrumbidgee River → |
| colonialImpact |
dispossession of land
→
disruption of traditional lifestyle → frontier conflict → |
| continent | Australia → |
| country | Australia → |
| culturalPractice |
corroboree ceremonies
→
initiation ceremonies → rock art → songlines → storytelling traditions → |
| culturalRegion |
Murray–Darling Basin
→
surface form: "Murray–Darling basin"
|
| engagedIn |
cultural revival
→
language revitalization → |
| ethnonym |
Wiradjuri people
→
surface form: "Wiradjuri"
|
| hasCommunityOrganization |
Various Local Aboriginal Land Councils in Wiradjuri country
→
Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation → Wiradjuri people →
surface form: "Wiradjuri Council of Elders"
|
| hasNotablePerson |
Anita Heiss
→
Jimmy Little → John Muk Muk Burke → June Barker → Kevin Gilbert → Stan Grant Sr. →
surface form: "Stan Grant"
Stan Grant Sr. → Steven Oliver → |
| hasTraditionalOwnerStatusIn |
Central West (New South Wales)
→
surface form: "Bathurst region"
Central West (New South Wales) →
surface form: "Condobolin region"
Cowra →
surface form: "Cowra region"
Dubbo region → Forbes region → Riverina region →
surface form: "Griffith region"
Narrandera →
surface form: "Narrandera region"
Orange region → Parkes region → Wagga Wagga →
surface form: "Wagga Wagga region"
West Wyalong →
surface form: "West Wyalong region"
|
| language |
Aboriginal languages
→
surface form: "Wiradjuri language"
|
| languageBranch | Yuin–Kuric languages → |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages → |
| languageStatus | revival language → |
| locatedIn | New South Wales → |
| meaningOfName | people of the three rivers → |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality → |
| selfDesignation |
Wiradjuri people
→
surface form: "Wiradjuri"
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| stateRecognizedIn | New South Wales → |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer → |
| traditionalRegion |
Central West (New South Wales)
→
surface form: "Central West New South Wales"
Riverina → central New South Wales → inland New South Wales → |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Wiradjuri"
this entity surface form: "Wiradjuri language"
this entity surface form: "Wiradjuri Council of Elders"
this entity surface form: "Wiradjuri"
subject surface form: "Orange, New South Wales"
subject surface form: "Wellington, New South Wales"