Wamba Wamba

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Wamba Wamba are an Aboriginal Australian people traditionally associated with the Murray River region of northern Victoria and southern New South Wales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
affectedBy British colonisation of south-eastern Australia
pastoral expansion in the 19th century
alternativeName Wamba Wamba people NERFINISHED
Wemba Wemba NERFINISHED
continent Australia
country Australia
ethnicGroupOf Australia NERFINISHED
hasArtTradition body painting and ceremonial decoration
rock and ground engravings (regional tradition)
hasContemporaryIssue land rights and native title claims
language revitalisation efforts
protection of cultural heritage sites
hasCulturalPractice elaborate kinship and totemic systems
seasonal movement along waterways
use of bark canoes on rivers
hasHistoricalEvent dispossession from traditional lands during 19th century
movement onto missions and stations in colonial period
hasKnowledgeSystem detailed ecological knowledge of river systems
oral traditions and songlines
hasLanguageStatus endangered (Wemba Wemba language)
hasPopulationTrend decline after European contact
hasSacredConnectionTo Murray River NERFINISHED
riverine landscapes and wetlands
hasSocialStructure clan-based organisation
complex marriage rules
isPartOf broader Murray River Aboriginal cultural complex
language Wemba Wemba language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Murray–Darling basin NERFINISHED
New South Wales
Victoria NERFINISHED
partOf Kulin nations (broad cultural sphere, sometimes associated) NERFINISHED
recognizedAs Traditional Owners in parts of northern Victoria
Traditional Owners in parts of southern New South Wales
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
traditionalEconomy fishing on the Murray River
gathering plant foods
hunting terrestrial animals
traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
traditionalRegion Murray River region NERFINISHED
northern Victoria
southern New South Wales NERFINISHED
usesEnvironment floodplains and billabongs for subsistence

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