Aboriginal heritage of Melbourne
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Aboriginal heritage of Melbourne encompasses the enduring cultural, spiritual, and historical connections of the region’s First Nations peoples to the land, waterways, and urban landscape now known as Melbourne.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal heritage
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cultural heritage ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boon Wurrung people
NERFINISHED
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Boonwurrung language group NERFINISHED ⓘ Bunurong people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulin Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Woiwurrung language group NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Birrarung
NERFINISHED
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Maribyrnong River NERFINISHED ⓘ Merri Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Phillip Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarra River NERFINISHED ⓘ local wetlands ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
ancestral stories
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art and material culture ⓘ ceremonial practices ⓘ continuing custodianship ⓘ cultural practices ⓘ language heritage ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ songlines ⓘ spiritual connections to Country ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ urban Aboriginal identity ⓘ |
| includes |
artefact scatters
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burial sites ⓘ ceremonial grounds ⓘ middens ⓘ registered cultural heritage places ⓘ scarred trees ⓘ story places ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary cultural events in Melbourne
ⓘ
place naming in Melbourne ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
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Melbourne ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ongoingCustodians | Traditional Owners of the Kulin Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preDates | European colonisation of Melbourne ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Victoria)
NERFINISHED
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Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognisedBy |
City of Melbourne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Acknowledgement of Country practices
ⓘ
Welcome to Country ceremonies ⓘ interpretive signage and trails ⓘ public art and memorials ⓘ |
| timeDepth | tens of thousands of years ⓘ |
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