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.
Statements (45)
| 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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