Karajarri people

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The Karajarri people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the coastal and desert regions of north-western Western Australia, known for their strong cultural traditions and custodianship of significant land and water systems.

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Karajarri people canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Western Australia
areAssociatedWith La Grange Mission
areCustodiansOf coastal land in the La Grange region
cultural sites along the west Kimberley coast
groundwater systems in their country
areInvolvedIn Indigenous ranger programs
land and sea management programs
arePartOf Kimberley Aboriginal groups
areRecognizedFor custodianship of significant land and water systems
strong cultural traditions
country Australia
culturalPractice Law and ceremony connected to land and water
songlines associated with water sources
customaryLandTenure clan-based estate system
ethnicGroupOf Karajarri country
governedBy Karajarri traditional law
haveOrganization Karajarri Traditional Lands Association
haveStrongConnectionTo coastal reefs
soaks
waterholes
heritage pre-colonial occupation of Karajarri country
historicalImpact dispossession due to pastoral leases
language Karajarri language
languageFamily Nyulnyulan languages
locatedIn north-western Western Australia
maintain kinship-based social structure
oral histories of country
nativeTitle Karajarri People (Area A) determination
Karajarri People (Area B) determination
Karajarri People (Area C) determination
nativeTitleDeterminationDate 2002
2004
neighboringGroup Mangala people
Ngarla people
Nyikina people
Yulparija people
populationTrend disrupted by colonisation and pastoral expansion
recognizedBy Federal Court of Australia
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
traditionalOccupation hunter-gatherers
traditionalRegion Great Sandy Desert margin
La Grange area
area south of Broome
coastal regions of north-western Western Australia
desert regions of north-western Western Australia
south-west Kimberley region
linked to: Kimberley region

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Yawuru people relatedEthnicGroup Karajarri people
Kimberley Aboriginal groups includes Karajarri people
Bidyadanga traditionalOwners Karajarri people