Ngarrindjeri people

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Aboriginal Australian people Indigenous people of South Australia

The Ngarrindjeri people are an Aboriginal Australian nation traditionally associated with the lower Murray River, Coorong, and Lake Alexandrina regions of South Australia, known for their rich cultural, spiritual, and environmental custodianship of these lands and waters.

Aliases (1)

Aboriginal peoples of the Murray–Darling Basin ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aboriginal Australian people → Indigenous people of South Australia →
country	Coorong region → Lake Alexandrina region → Lower Murray River region →
ethnicGroupOf	South Australia →
hasAlternativeName	Narrinyeri →
hasConnectionTo	Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lower Lakes wetlands →
hasCulturalArtForm	basket weaving → storytelling → wood carving →
hasCulturalHeritage	mythology connected to waters and wetlands → oral traditions → songlines →
hasCulturalPractice	ceremonial practices → environmental custodianship → fishing → weaving →
hasHistoricalEvent	Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy →
hasHistoricalSource	George Taplin’s ethnographic writings →
hasLanguageStatus	endangered language →
hasNotableSite	Coorong National Park → Hindmarsh Island → Point McLeay → Raukkan →
hasOrganization	Ngarrindjeri Land and Progress Association → Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority →
hasPopulationRegion	Goolwa → Meningie → Murray Bridge → Raukkan community →
hasReligion	Ngarrindjeri spirituality →
hasRevitalizationEffort	Ngarrindjeri language revival programs →
hasTraditionalEconomy	fishing and hunting → gathering of shellfish → plant food harvesting →
language	Ngarrindjeri language →
locatedIn	Australia → South Australia →
partOf	Aboriginal peoples of the Murray–Darling Basin →
recognizedBy	Government of South Australia →
traditionalCustodiansOf	Coorong → Lake Albert → Lake Alexandrina → Lower Murray River → Murray Mouth →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aboriginal Australians →	hasPart
Murray River (part) →	hasTraditionalOwners
Ngarrindjeri people ("Aboriginal peoples of the Murray–Darling Basin") →	partOf
Murray River →	traditionalOwnersInclude