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.
Statements (43)
| 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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