Wik

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Wik refers to a group of closely related Aboriginal Australian peoples and their traditional languages from western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal people
Indigenous people of Queensland
cultural group
associatedWith native title in Australia
countryType coastal country
riverine country
hasArtTradition carving and painting
ceremonial body decoration
hasColonialHistory missionization at Aurukun Mission
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial law
kinship-based social organization
traditional hunting and gathering
hasEthnographicStudyBy anthropologist Peter Sutton NERFINISHED
anthropologist Ursula McConnel NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Wik languages
Wik-Meʼnh language
Wik-Mungkan language NERFINISHED
Wik-Ngathan language
hasLanguageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
hasLanguageRevitalizationEffort community-based language programs in Aurukun
hasLanguageStatus endangered
hasNotableEvent Wik Peoples v Queensland (1996) NERFINISHED
hasOralTradition Dreaming stories tied to local landscape
hasPart Wik-Elken people NERFINISHED
Wik-Iiyanh people NERFINISHED
Wik-Kalkan people NERFINISHED
Wik-Meʼnh people NERFINISHED
Wik-Mungkan people NERFINISHED
Wik-Ngathan people NERFINISHED
Wik-Ompom people NERFINISHED
Wik-Way people NERFINISHED
hasPopulationRegion Cape York Peninsula NERFINISHED
hasRightRecognizedIn High Court of Australia decision on native title coexistence
hasSettlement Aurukun NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
isPartOf Aboriginal peoples of Cape York NERFINISHED
locatedIn Australia
Queensland
western Cape York Peninsula
recognizedBy Australian government NERFINISHED
traditionalRegion Archer River region NERFINISHED
Aurukun area
Kendall River region NERFINISHED
Watson River region NERFINISHED
usesLanguageGroupName "Wik" as a cover term for several related groups NERFINISHED

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Aurukun languageGroup Wik