Jaru people
E616844
The Jaru people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, with deep cultural, spiritual, and historical connections to the land.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jaru language | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Australian Aboriginal language ⓘ Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Billiluna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mulan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ringer Soak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Halls Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
dispossession from traditional lands
ⓘ
massacres and frontier violence ⓘ pastoral expansion in East Kimberley ⓘ |
| country |
East Kimberley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ceremonial law
ⓘ
kinship system ⓘ songlines ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
East Kimberley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymVariant |
Charrau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Djaru NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaroo NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaruru NERFINISHED ⓘ Tjaru NERFINISHED ⓘ Tjaruru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept | Dreaming ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRevitalisationEfforts | community language programs ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualConnectionTo | ancestral lands in East Kimberley ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalKnowledgeOf |
bush foods
ⓘ
fire management ⓘ water sources in arid country ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| nativeTitleInvolvement | claims in East Kimberley region ⓘ |
| neighbouringGroup |
Gija people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kija people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kukatja people NERFINISHED ⓘ Malngin people NERFINISHED ⓘ Walmajarri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ngumpin cultural bloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Halls Creek area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ord River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sturt Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanami Desert fringe ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ngumpin–Yapa languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Jaru language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.