Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia

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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia are the diverse Indigenous communities and nations whose traditional lands span the western third of the Australian continent, each with distinct languages, cultures, and histories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples of Australia
cultural group
ethnic group
affectedBy British colonisation of Australia
country Australia
governedBy Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (Western Australia)
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (Western Australia)
hasCulturalConcept Dreaming
hasCulturalPractice corroboree
kinship systems
songlines
traditional fire management
hasDemographic remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley
remote Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara
remote Aboriginal communities in the Western Desert
urban Aboriginal communities in Perth
hasPart Bardi people
Bunuba people
Gija people
Karajarri people
Kija people
Kukatja people
Martu people
Mirning people
Ngaanyatjarra people
Ngadju people
Ngarinyin people
Ngarluma people
Noongar people
Nyikina people
Nyoongar people
Nyungar people
linked to: Noongar people

Palyku people
Pinikura people
Pintupi people
Thalanyji people
Tjurabalan people
Warlpiri people
Wongi people
Wunambal people
Yamatji Marlpa peoples
linked to: Yamatji people

Yamatji peoples
linked to: Yamatji people

Yawuru people
Yindjibarndi people
hasRight native title
languageFamily Bunuban languages
Mirndi languages
Ngayarta languages
Nyulnyulan languages
Pama–Nyungan languages
Western Desert language
Worrorran languages
locatedIn Western Australia
partOf Aboriginal Australians
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
representedBy Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia
Kimberley Land Council
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation
traditionalTerritory western third of the Australian continent

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yamatji people partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Dampier Archipelago culturalSignificanceFor Aboriginal peoples of the Pilbara
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Prince Regent National Park traditionalOwners Indigenous peoples of the Kimberley region
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Kariyarra people arePartOf Pilbara Aboriginal communities
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Southwest Pama languages areAssociatedWith Aboriginal peoples of southwestern Australia
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Nhanda people isPartOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Yingkarta people partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Jauor partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Yawuru partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
subject linked to: Jauor
Nimanburru partOf Indigenous peoples of Western Australia
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Jukun partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Ungud worshippedBy Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
North Midlands people hasAlternativeName North Midlands Aboriginal people
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Miriwoong partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
subject linked to: Mirwoong
Yamatji isPartOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Yamatji usedAs collective term for Aboriginal people in the Mid West and Gascoyne
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Yamatji relatedTerm First Nations peoples of Western Australia
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Yamatji hasDemographicCategory Indigenous Australians in Western Australia
linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Jabirr Jabirr people partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Nyungah partOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Jindjiparndi isPartOf Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia