Kimberley Aboriginal groups

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Kimberley Aboriginal groups are the diverse Indigenous peoples of Western Australia’s Kimberley region, each with distinct languages, cultures, and traditional lands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples collective
cultural group
affectedBy British colonisation of Australia
pastoral expansion in the Kimberley
hasCharacteristic complex kinship systems
culturally diverse
distinct traditional lands
linguistically diverse
rich oral traditions
strong connection to Country
traditional ecological knowledge
hasContemporaryIssue land rights and native title claims
language maintenance and revitalisation
hasCulturalPractice Dreaming stories
ceremonial law
rock art production
songlines
traditional hunting and gathering
hasLanguageFamily Bunuban languages
Jarrakan languages
Nyulnyulan languages
Western Desert language continuum
Worrorran languages
includes Bardi people
Bunuba people
Djaru people
Gaambera people
Gajirrabeng people
Gooniyandi people
Jaru people
Jawi people
Karajarri people
Kitja people
Mangala people
Mirriuwung people
linked to: Miriwoong people

Ngarinyin people
Nyikina people
Nyul Nyul people
linked to: Nyulnyul people

Walmajarri people
Wangkatjungka people
Wunambal people
Yawuru people
locatedIn Australia
Kimberley region
Western Australia
partOf Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Dampier Peninsula
Fitzroy River valley
Great Sandy Desert margins
linked to: Great Sandy Desert

Kimberley plateau
Ord River region

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Wunambal people arePartOf Kimberley Aboriginal groups
Miriwung partOf Kimberley Aboriginal peoples
linked to: Kimberley Aboriginal groups
Miriwong isPartOf Kimberley Aboriginal groups