Yolŋu people

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indigenous people
gptkbp:clan gptkb:Dhuwa
gptkb:Yirritja
gptkbp:consistsOf over 12 clans
gptkbp:contactWithMacassans pre-European contact
gptkbp:customaryLaw gptkb:Madayin
gptkb:Rom
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Garma_Festival
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yolŋu people
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:art
gptkb:music
cultural preservation
land rights activism
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Djambarrpuyŋu
gptkb:Yolŋu_Matha
gptkb:Djinang
gptkb:Gumatj
gptkb:Gupapuyŋu
gptkb:Wangurri
Dhaŋu
gptkbp:legalIssue gptkb:Blue_Mud_Bay_case
gptkb:Yirrkala_bark_petitions
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Northern_Territory
gptkb:Arnhem_Land
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Yothu_Yindi
gptkb:Saltwater_Band
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Djalu_Gurruwiwi
gptkb:Galarrwuy_Yunupingu
gptkb:Yalmay_Yunupingu
gptkb:Geoffrey_Gurrumul_Yunupingu
gptkb:Mandawuy_Yunupingu
gptkb:Witiyana_Marika
gptkbp:population approximately 8,000
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Madayin
gptkb:Rom
clade
Bunggul
Yidaki music
Yolŋu law
gptkbp:religion Aboriginal spirituality
gptkbp:style gptkb:Songlines
Carving
Weaving
Bark painting
Ceremonial dance
gptkbp:totem gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:bird
gptkb:Honey_bee
gptkb:Emu
gptkb:Barramundi
Kangaroo
Goanna
Sea turtle
gptkbp:traditionalMusic gptkb:Bilma
Yidaki
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory gptkb:East_Arnhem_Land
gptkb:Gove_Peninsula
gptkb:Ramingining
gptkb:Blue_Mud_Bay
gptkb:Elcho_Island
gptkb:Milingimbi_Island
gptkb:Yirrkala
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yolŋu_Matha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6