Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory

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Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory are the diverse Indigenous Australian communities native to the Northern Territory, encompassing numerous distinct language groups, cultures, and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
country Australia
hasArtForm bark painting
carving
ceremonial song
didgeridoo music
dot painting
weaving
hasBeliefSystem Australian Aboriginal spirituality
hasCulturalPractice Dreaming
body painting
ceremonial dance
fire-stick farming
funerary ceremonies
initiation ceremonies
kinship systems
rock art
songlines
totemic affiliations
traditional hunting and gathering
hasHistoricalExperience colonisation
forced removals of children
land rights movement
mission settlements
self-determination policies
hasLanguage Aboriginal English
linked to: Australian English

Alyawarr language
Anindilyakwa language
Arrernte languages
Bininj Kunwok
Djambarrpuyngu language
Gumatj language
Gupapuyngu language
Guragone language
Gurindji language
Iwaidja language
Jawoyn language
Kaytetye language
Kriol language
Kunbarlang language
Kunwinjku language
Liyagalawumirr language
Luritja language
Malak-Malak language
Marrithiyel language
Maung language
Murrinh-Patha language
Ndjébbana language
Ngalakgan language
Nunggubuyu language
Pitjantjatjara language
Rembarrnga language
Ritharrŋu language
Tiwi language
Wagiman language
Warlmanpa language
Warlpiri language
Warumungu language
Yanyuwa language
Yolŋu Matha
linked to: Yolngu Matha
hasLanguageFamily Non-Pama–Nyungan languages
Pama–Nyungan languages
hasLegalRight Native title
land rights under Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976
hasMajorTown Alice Springs
Darwin
Jabiru
Katherine
Nhulunbuy
Tennant Creek
hasOrganisation Anindilyakwa Land Council
Central Land Council
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
Northern Land Council
Tiwi Land Council
hasPopulationCharacteristic high proportion of Aboriginal residents compared to other Australian jurisdictions
linguistic diversity
hasRegion Alice Springs region
Arnhem Land
Barkly Tableland
Central Desert
Daly River region
Darwin region
Gulf of Carpentaria coast
Katherine region
MacDonnell Ranges
Tiwi Islands
Victoria River District
hasStatus First Nations peoples of the Northern Territory
indigenousTo Central Australia
Northern Territory
Top End
locatedIn Northern Territory
partOf Aboriginal Australians

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Yolngu people arePartOf Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory
West Alligator River hasTraditionalOwners Aboriginal peoples of Kakadu region
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory
Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory hasStatus First Nations peoples of the Northern Territory
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory
Mimi spirits languageContext Northern Territory Aboriginal cultures
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of the Northern Territory