Worrorra people
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The Worrorra people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Kimberley region of Western Australia, known for their rich maritime culture, rock art traditions, and deep spiritual connection to their coastal and island homelands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Worrorra people canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | ongoing maintenance of Wanjina Wunggurr traditions ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
sacred islands
ⓘ
sacred rock art sites ⓘ songlines ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Northwest Kimberley coast and islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalisation | language and cultural revival programs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Kimberley region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Worora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worora people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wororra NERFINISHED ⓘ Wororra people ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
ancestral beings embodied in landscape
ⓘ
sea country ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Worrorra language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
interconnected land and sea spiritual law
ⓘ
strong custodial responsibilities for marine environments ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
dispossession during European colonisation of Kimberley
ⓘ
relocation to missions and settlements ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Wanjina Wunggurr cultural bloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Wanjina rock art
ⓘ
deep spiritual connection to sea country ⓘ maritime culture ⓘ rock art traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Worrorran languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognised native title holders in parts of Kimberley ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kimberley region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ |
| nativeTitleClaim | Dambimangari native title area ⓘ |
| populationGroup | First Nations peoples of Western Australia ⓘ |
| religion | Wanjina Wunggurr belief system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalTraditionsWith |
Ngarinyin people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wunambal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualTradition |
Wanjina ancestral beings
ⓘ
Wunggurr serpent beings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
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marine hunting and gathering ⓘ shellfish collection ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | coastal and island living ⓘ |
| traditionalPractices |
ceremonial song and dance
ⓘ
rock art painting ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Dambimangari sea country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal areas and islands of the Kimberley ⓘ north‑west Kimberley coast ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Derby, Western Australia