Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia

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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia are the diverse Indigenous communities and nations whose traditional lands span the western third of the Australian continent, each with distinct languages, cultures, and histories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples of Australia
cultural group
ethnic group
affectedBy British colonisation of Australia
country Australia
governedBy Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (Western Australia) NERFINISHED
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (Western Australia) NERFINISHED
hasCulturalConcept Dreaming NERFINISHED
hasCulturalPractice corroboree
kinship systems
songlines
traditional fire management
hasDemographic remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley
remote Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara
remote Aboriginal communities in the Western Desert
urban Aboriginal communities in Perth
hasPart Bardi people NERFINISHED
Bunuba people NERFINISHED
Gija people NERFINISHED
Karajarri people NERFINISHED
Kija people NERFINISHED
Kukatja people NERFINISHED
Martu people NERFINISHED
Mirning people NERFINISHED
Ngaanyatjarra people NERFINISHED
Ngadju people NERFINISHED
Ngarinyin people NERFINISHED
Ngarluma people NERFINISHED
Noongar people NERFINISHED
Nyikina people NERFINISHED
Nyoongar people NERFINISHED
Nyungar people NERFINISHED
Palyku people NERFINISHED
Pinikura people NERFINISHED
Pintupi people NERFINISHED
Thalanyji people NERFINISHED
Tjurabalan people NERFINISHED
Warlpiri people NERFINISHED
Wongi people NERFINISHED
Wunambal people NERFINISHED
Yamatji Marlpa peoples NERFINISHED
Yamatji peoples NERFINISHED
Yawuru people NERFINISHED
Yindjibarndi people NERFINISHED
hasRight native title
languageFamily Bunuban languages NERFINISHED
Mirndi languages NERFINISHED
Ngayarta languages NERFINISHED
Nyulnyulan languages NERFINISHED
Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
Western Desert language NERFINISHED
Worrorran languages
locatedIn Western Australia
partOf Aboriginal Australians NERFINISHED
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
representedBy Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia NERFINISHED
Kimberley Land Council NERFINISHED
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council NERFINISHED
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED
traditionalTerritory western third of the Australian continent

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Yamatji people partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Dampier Archipelago culturalSignificanceFor Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Aboriginal peoples of the Pilbara
Prince Regent National Park traditionalOwners Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Kimberley region
Kariyarra people arePartOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Pilbara Aboriginal communities