Madayin (Yolngu customary law)
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Madayin is the complex, sacred system of Yolngu customary law that governs social order, land and sea rights, ceremony, and moral conduct in Yolngu society.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yolngu kinship system | 1 |
| Madayin | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yolngu customary law
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customary law system ⓘ intangible cultural heritage ⓘ sacred law ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Arnhem Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Territory, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
ceremony
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land rights ⓘ moral conduct ⓘ sea rights ⓘ social order in Yolngu society ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
clan estates and boundaries
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dispute resolution ⓘ funerary practices ⓘ kinship rules ⓘ marriage rules ⓘ rights to use and manage land country ⓘ rights to use and manage sea country ⓘ ritual obligations ⓘ sacred knowledge ⓘ songlines and ancestral narratives ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defining rights and responsibilities
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maintaining social harmony ⓘ preserving Yolngu identity ⓘ protecting sacred sites ⓘ regulating access to resources ⓘ regulating relationships between clans ⓘ |
| hasNormType |
environmental stewardship norms
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moral norms ⓘ ritual norms ⓘ social norms ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
complex
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holistic system of law ⓘ sacred ⓘ |
| isEmbeddedIn |
Yolngu ceremonial life
ⓘ
Yolngu cosmology ⓘ |
| isMaintainedBy |
Yolngu elders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clan leaders ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | a form of Aboriginal customary law in Australia ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy |
art
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ceremony ⓘ dance ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ song ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Yolngu Matha speakers ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Dreaming (Yolngu ancestral law)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancestral beings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yolngu kinship system