Wardaman people
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The Wardaman people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Northern Territory, renowned for their rich rock art, oral traditions, and deep cultural connection to their ancestral lands southwest of Katherine.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of the Northern Territory ⓘ |
| areIndigenousTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areKnownFor |
Dreaming stories
ⓘ
astronomy knowledge ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ rock art ⓘ songlines ⓘ |
| arePartOf | Aboriginal peoples of the Victoria River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areRecognisedBy | Australian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Flora River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katherine region ⓘ Victoria River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageIncludes |
art sites
ⓘ
rock shelters ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ |
| culturalKnowledgeTransmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ceremonial law
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ rock art production ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| governedBy | Wardaman Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveAlternativeName | Wardaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveAlternativeSpelling |
Wadaman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadamanng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haveConnectionTo |
land
ⓘ
sky ⓘ waterways ⓘ |
| haveCulturalConnectionTo | ancestral lands southwest of Katherine ⓘ |
| haveElder | Bill Yidumduma Harney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yangmanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Wardaman language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTitleArea | Wardaman Native Title Determination Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTitleRecognised | yes ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed star lore ⓘ |
| oralTraditionsInclude |
cosmological narratives
ⓘ
creation stories ⓘ law stories ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| rockArtDepicts |
ancestral beings
ⓘ
animals ⓘ ceremonial scenes ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalLandsLocation | southwest of Katherine ⓘ |
| traditionalLandsRegion | Victoria River District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
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