Djab Wurrung people

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The Djab Wurrung people are an Aboriginal Australian group from western Victoria, known for their deep cultural, spiritual, and custodial connection to their ancestral lands and sacred sites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Victoria
colonialImpact frontier violence
land dispossession
missionization
population decline
continent Australia
country Australia
culturalHeritage Dreaming stories
clan-based social structure
kinship system
oral histories
totemic relationships
hasContemporaryIssue heritage protection
land rights
protection of sacred trees
recognition as Traditional Owners
hasCulturalPractice care for Country
ceremonial gatherings
songlines
storytelling
traditional fire management
hasNameVariant Jab Wurrung NERFINISHED
Tjapwurrung NERFINISHED
hasSacredSiteType birthing trees
ceremonial grounds
rock art sites
scarred trees
language Djab Wurrung language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn state of Victoria NERFINISHED
partOf Kulin nation NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council NERFINISHED
region western Victoria
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
spiritualConnectionTo ancestral lands
mountains
sacred trees
waterways
traditionalEconomy hunting and gathering
traditionalFoodSource emu
fish
kangaroo
native plants
traditionalLand Grampians region NERFINISHED
Mount Abrupt area NERFINISHED
Wimmera region NERFINISHED
areas around Ararat, Victoria
traditionalOwnerOf Djab Wurrung Country NERFINISHED

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Grampians National Park hasTraditionalOwners Djab Wurrung people