Gangalidda people

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The Gangalidda people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands lie around the southern Gulf of Carpentaria in north-west Queensland, with a rich cultural heritage tied to the region’s coastal and riverine environments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Queensland
AIATSISCode G34
associatedPeople Garawa people NERFINISHED
contemporaryActivity cultural heritage protection in north-west Queensland
land and sea management in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria
country Australia
culturalConnection coastal environments
marine resources of the Gulf of Carpentaria
riverine environments
wetlands of north-west Queensland
culturalHeritage Dreaming stories associated with sea and rivers
songlines connected to the Gulf of Carpentaria coast
ethnicGroupOf Lower Gulf of Carpentaria region NERFINISHED
governingBody Gangalidda and Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Gangalida NERFINISHED
Ganggalida NERFINISHED
Kangkalita NERFINISHED
Kangkalita (AIATSIS G34) NERFINISHED
Kangkalita people NERFINISHED
hasClanOrGroupName Gangalidda NERFINISHED
historicalExperience colonial frontier conflict in the Gulf Country
dispossession from parts of traditional lands
language Gangalidda language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tangkic languages
nativeTitleArea land and waters around Burketown
southern Gulf of Carpentaria coastal zone
nativeTitleDetermination Gangalidda and Garawa People native title determination
partOf Aboriginal peoples of the Gulf Country NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Australian legal system as native title holders in parts of north-west Queensland
region Gulf Country NERFINISHED
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
state Queensland
traditionalEconomy use of fish, shellfish and marine animals
use of plant foods from floodplains and riverbanks
traditionalKnowledge navigation of tidal and estuarine environments
seasonal use of coastal and riverine resources
traditionalLifestyle fishing
hunting and gathering
traditionalRegion Burketown region NERFINISHED
Leichhardt River region NERFINISHED
Lower Gulf of Carpentaria NERFINISHED
Nicholson River region NERFINISHED
coastal areas of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria
north-west Queensland NERFINISHED
southern Gulf of Carpentaria

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Gulf of Carpentaria traditionalOwners Gangalidda people