Ngarrindjeri country

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Ngarrindjeri country is the traditional lands and waters of the Ngarrindjeri people in South Australia, encompassing the lower Murray River, Coorong, and surrounding coastal regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal country
cultural landscape
traditional Indigenous territory
associatedPeople Ngarrindjeri nation NERFINISHED
governedBy Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority (in contemporary management contexts) NERFINISHED
hasBiodiversity culturally significant plant species
fish species of the lower Murray and Coorong
migratory waterbirds
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Ngarrindjeri people NERFINISHED
hasFeature Murray–Darling Basin lower reaches NERFINISHED
coastal lagoons
estuaries
riverine environments
sand dunes
wetlands
hasLanguageAssociated Ngarrindjeri language NERFINISHED
hasManagementAgreement co-management arrangements for Coorong and Lower Lakes with South Australian authorities
hasSpiritualSignificanceFor Ngarrindjeri people NERFINISHED
includesRegion Coorong NERFINISHED
Coorong National Park NERFINISHED
Goolwa NERFINISHED
Lake Albert NERFINISHED
Lake Alexandrina NERFINISHED
Meningie NERFINISHED
Murray Mouth NERFINISHED
Narrung Peninsula NERFINISHED
Raukkan NERFINISHED
lower Murray River NERFINISHED
parts of Fleurieu Peninsula
parts of the Limestone Coast
isConnectedTo Ngarrindjeri Dreaming NERFINISHED
Ngarrindjeri creation stories
locatedIn South Australia NERFINISHED
overlapsWith Ramsar-listed Coorong and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland NERFINISHED
partOf Ngarrindjeri Yarluwar-Ruwe (Sea Country) concept NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Government of South Australia (as traditional lands of Ngarrindjeri people) NERFINISHED
subjectOf native title and land rights claims
threatenedBy coastal erosion
environmental degradation
salinity
water extraction from the Murray River
traditionalOwners Ngarrindjeri people NERFINISHED
usedFor ceremonial activities
cultural practices
gathering of plant foods
traditional fishing
traditional hunting

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Point McLeay isPartOf Ngarrindjeri country
this entity surface form: Ngarrindjeri Ruwe (country)
Raukkan community isPartOf Ngarrindjeri country
this entity surface form: Ngarrindjeri Ruwe (Ngarrindjeri Country)
Raukkan locatedIn Ngarrindjeri country