Paakantji people
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The Paakantji people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the Darling River region of western New South Wales, known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and enduring connection to their ancestral lands.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kija people | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Aboriginal Australian people ⓘ |
| affectedBy | British colonisation of inland New South Wales ⓘ |
| connectionToLand |
custodianship of riverine landscapes
ⓘ
enduring spiritual connection to Baaka (Darling River) ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
body painting in ceremony
ⓘ
ceremonial song and dance ⓘ oral storytelling traditions ⓘ rock and ground engravings ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Murray–Darling Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Aboriginal Australian ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Barkandji people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barkindji people NERFINISHED ⓘ Paakantyi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
burial sites in riverine dunes
ⓘ
sacred sites along the Darling River ⓘ scarred trees ⓘ stone artefact scatters ⓘ |
| hasCustomaryLaw | traditional law and kinship system ⓘ |
| hasOrganisation | Barkandji Native Title Group Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTotemicSystem | clan-based totemic affiliations ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
dispossession from traditional lands
ⓘ
disruption of traditional economy ⓘ population decline after contact ⓘ |
| language | Paakantji language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| modernSettlement |
Bourke region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broken Hill region NERFINISHED ⓘ Menindee NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilcannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | people of the Darling River ⓘ |
| nativeTitleArea | over 128,000 square kilometres along the Darling River ⓘ |
| nativeTitleDetermination | Barkandji native title determination 2015 ⓘ |
| neighbouringGroup |
Kurnu people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muruwari people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngiyampaa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ongoingCulturalRevival |
cultural education for younger generations
ⓘ
language revitalisation programs ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| riverAssociatedWith |
Baaka (Darling River)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darling River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Darling River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering of plant foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kija people