Bunurong people

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The Bunurong people are an Aboriginal Australian group of the Kulin nation, traditionally connected to the coastal and bayside regions of what is now south-central Victoria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Victoria
associatedPlace Bunurong Marine National Park NERFINISHED
Bunurong Marine Park NERFINISHED
Mornington Peninsula National Park NERFINISHED
associatedWaterBody Bass Strait NERFINISHED
Port Phillip Bay NERFINISHED
Western Port Bay NERFINISHED
colonialImpact dispossession of coastal lands
disruption of traditional lifestyle
population decline after European settlement
continent Australia
country Australia
culturalGroup Kulin peoples NERFINISHED
culturalPractice ceremonial gatherings with other Kulin groups
seasonal movement within territory
use of fire for land management
ethnonymVariant Boonerwrung people NERFINISHED
Boonwurrung people NERFINISHED
Bunurong/Boonwurrung NERFINISHED
Bunwurrung people NERFINISHED
hasConcept Bunjil as creator being (shared Kulin belief)
hasHeritage oral history traditions
rock and shell middens along the coast
sacred sites in bayside and coastal areas
language Bunurong language
languageAlternativeName Boonwurrung language
languageFamily Kulin languages NERFINISHED
modernOrganization Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED
modernRole advocacy for land and sea Country
cultural heritage management
registered Aboriginal party in Victoria
neighbouringGroup Gunai/Kurnai people NERFINISHED
Wathaurong people NERFINISHED
Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED
partOf Kulin nation NERFINISHED
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
state Victoria NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy fishing
hunting land animals
plant food gathering
shellfish gathering
traditionalRegion Bass Coast NERFINISHED
Mornington Peninsula NERFINISHED
Western Port region NERFINISHED
areas around Melbourne’s south-eastern bayside
bayside regions of Port Phillip NERFINISHED
coastal Victoria
south-central Victoria NERFINISHED

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Phillip Island traditionalOwners Bunurong people