Ngarinyin people
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The Ngarinyin people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, known for their rich rock art traditions, complex kinship systems, and deep cultural connection to their ancestral lands.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
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Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| artForm |
Wandjina rock art
NERFINISHED
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rock art ⓘ |
| continuity | maintain cultural practices into the present ⓘ |
| cosmology | ancestral beings associated with landscape ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ceremonial song and dance
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ sacred site maintenance ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kimberley rock art region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
cultural heritage protection
ⓘ
land rights efforts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
avoidance relationships
ⓘ
marriage rules based on kinship ⓘ totemic affiliations ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Kimberley cultural heritage ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | section and subsection system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex kinship systems
ⓘ
rich rock art traditions ⓘ strong connection to ancestral lands ⓘ |
| landConnection |
responsibility for caring for country
ⓘ
sacred relationship to country ⓘ |
| language | Ngarinyin language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Worrorran languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Worrorra people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wunambal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kimberley Aboriginal communities ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small Indigenous group ⓘ |
| region | Kimberley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based system
ⓘ
complex kinship rules ⓘ |
| spiritualBelief |
Dreaming
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Wandjina ancestral beings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| threat |
impacts of colonisation
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land dispossession ⓘ language endangerment ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
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gathering bush foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Gibb River Road area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitchell Plateau region NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central Kimberley region ⓘ |
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