Yorta Yorta culture
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Yorta Yorta culture is the rich Indigenous Australian cultural heritage, traditions, and knowledge of the Yorta Yorta people of the Murray–Goulburn region, encompassing their language, stories, spiritual beliefs, and connection to Country.
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal culture
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First Nations culture ⓘ Indigenous Australian culture ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Murray–Goulburn region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Goulburn River
NERFINISHED
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Murray River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryLocatedIn |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
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Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfOrigin | Yorta Yorta people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeLanguageName |
Bangerang language
NERFINISHED
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Yorta Yorta Woka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
body painting for ceremony
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corroboree ⓘ didgeridoo and clapstick music ⓘ gathering and processing of reeds and rushes ⓘ making of possum-skin cloaks ⓘ smoking ceremonies ⓘ storytelling in Yorta Yorta language ⓘ teaching on Country ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional fishing with nets and spears ⓘ use of bark canoes on rivers ⓘ use of carved trees as markers ⓘ welcome to Country ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSite |
Barmah Forest
NERFINISHED
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Dhungala (Murray River) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaiela (Goulburn River) NERFINISHED ⓘ Millewa Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ wetlands and billabongs of Yorta Yorta Country ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Dreaming
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ancestral beings ⓘ art and carving ⓘ avoidance relationships ⓘ burial practices ⓘ bush foods knowledge ⓘ canoe making ⓘ caring for Country ⓘ ceremony ⓘ clan structures ⓘ connection to Country ⓘ cultural burning ⓘ cultural heritage protection ⓘ cultural revival ⓘ customary law ⓘ elders’ authority ⓘ fishing practices ⓘ initiation ceremonies ⓘ intergenerational knowledge transfer ⓘ kinship ⓘ land rights ⓘ language revival ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ medicinal plant knowledge ⓘ native title claims ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ scarred trees ⓘ seasonal calendars ⓘ song and dance ⓘ songlines ⓘ storytelling ⓘ sustainable land management ⓘ totemic relationships ⓘ water rights ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Yorta Yorta language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernExpression |
Yorta Yorta arts and performance groups
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Yorta Yorta cultural centres ⓘ Yorta Yorta cultural tourism initiatives ⓘ Yorta Yorta language programs in schools ⓘ Yorta Yorta-led land management projects ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualBelief |
obligations to care for land and waters
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presence of ancestral spirits in landscape ⓘ sacredness of rivers and wetlands ⓘ spiritual connection to ancestral Country ⓘ |
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