Cummeragunja

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Cummeragunja is a historic Aboriginal community in New South Wales, Australia, closely associated with the Yorta Yorta people and their struggle for land rights and self-determination.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community
locality
adjacentTo Victoria
associatedPeople Yorta Yorta Nation
category Aboriginal communities in New South Wales
Yorta Yorta
country Australia
governedBy Murray River Council
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Aboriginal Australians
Yorta Yorta people
hasFacility community hall
housing for Aboriginal families
hasHeritageStatus historic Aboriginal community
hasReligiousInstitution church
hasSignificance symbol of Aboriginal self-determination movement
hasTypeOfSettlement rural community
historicalRole centre of Yorta Yorta community life
site of Aboriginal resistance to government control
knownFor Aboriginal land rights activism
Cummeragunja walk-off
struggle for self-determination
languageGroup Yorta Yorta
locatedIn Riverina region
locatedNear Barmah
Echuca
Moama
locatedOn Murray River
onTraditionalCountryOf Yorta Yorta people
region southern New South Wales
state New South Wales
traditionalOwners Yorta Yorta people

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Yorta Yorta people townsInCountry Cummeragunja
Yorta Yorta people notableSettlement Cummeragunja
this entity surface form: Cummeragunja Mission
Doug Nicholls placeOfBirth Cummeragunja
this entity surface form: Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales, Australia
Jimmy Little placeOfBirth Cummeragunja
this entity surface form: Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales, Australia
Cummeragunja walk-off location Cummeragunja
this entity surface form: Cummeragunja Mission
William Cooper residence Cummeragunja
this entity surface form: Cummeragunja Mission, New South Wales, Australia