Malgana people
E654638
The Malgana people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose ancestral lands encompass the Shark Bay region of Western Australia, with a rich maritime culture and deep connections to the coastal environment.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malgana language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
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Australian Aboriginal language ⓘ Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denham, Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gascoyne region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Indian Ocean coast of Western Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shark Bay World Heritage Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Malgana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malgana tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Malgarn NERFINISHED ⓘ Malgarnu NERFINISHED ⓘ Malguna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnectionTo |
Dirk Hartog Island area
ⓘ
Hamelin Pool area NERFINISHED ⓘ Peron Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
burial sites
ⓘ
ceremonial sites ⓘ rock engravings and coastal sites ⓘ shell middens ⓘ |
| hasCustomaryLaw | traditional law and kinship systems ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Malgana language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRichMaritimeCulture | true ⓘ |
| hasStrongConnectionTo |
coastal environment
ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shark Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTitleDeterminationArea | Shark Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfBroadGrouping | Western Desert and coastal Aboriginal groups of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAsTraditionalOwnersOf | parts of Shark Bay World Heritage Area ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| traditionalActivitiesInclude |
dugong hunting
ⓘ
turtle hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalCultureIncludes |
oral traditions
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sacred coastal sites ⓘ sea country knowledge ⓘ songlines ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomyIncludes |
fishing
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marine hunting ⓘ shellfish gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledgeArea |
reefs and seagrass beds
ⓘ
seasonal marine resources ⓘ tides and currents ⓘ |
| traditionalLand |
Shark Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.