Who are the traditional owners of Cairns?
The Gimuy-walubarra yidi are the traditional custodians of the Cairns and surrounding district. Gimuy is the traditional place name for the area Cairns City now occupies.
What is the indigenous name for Queensland?
List
| Language groups | Alternative names or component (sub-)groups | Geographical location |
|---|---|---|
| Dalabon | Buan, Buwan, Boun, Ngalkbon, Ngalkbun | Northern Territory |
| Dalla | Dalulinta ( Indigenous group) | Queensland |
| Dangbon | Gundangbon, Dangbun, Dangbar, Gumauwurk | Northern Territory |
| Danggali | South Australia |
What is the indigenous name for Cairns?
Yirrganydji
| Yirrganydji people | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 16°45′S 145°40′ECoordinates: 16°45′S 145°40′E |
| Rivers | Barron River Mowbray River |
| Other Geological: | Double Island (a.k.a. Wangal Djunggay) Admiralty Island |
| Urban Areas: | Port Douglas Cairns (a.k.a. Ki: muy) Woree (a.k.a. Warri / Pukul) Palm Cove |
Is Irukandji Aboriginal?
The name Irukandji refers to an Australian Aboriginal tribe that inhabited the Palm Cove region of northern Queensland. It is believed that the Irukandji syndrome may be produced by several species of jellyfish, but only Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi have so far been proven to cause the condition.
Who were the Australian pygmies?
From the 1940s until the 1960s, it was fairly widely known there were pygmies in Australia. They lived in North Queensland and had come in from the wild of the tropical rainforests to live on missions in the region.
Who are the traditional owners of Port Douglas?
Taking you from coast to rainforest, the Kuku Yalangi people (traditional owners of the Port Douglas Daintree region) welcome you to their lands.
What is Australia’s aboriginal name?
The nations of Indigenous Australia were, and are, as separate as the nations of Europe or Africa. The Aboriginal English words ‘blackfella’ and ‘whitefella’ are used by Indigenous Australian people all over the country — some communities also use ‘yellafella’ and ‘coloured’.
What is Australia’s Indigenous name?
Australian Aboriginal peoples, one of the two distinct groups of Indigenous peoples of Australia, the other being the Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Where is Yirrganydji?
northern Queensland
Yirrganydji sea country is within the wet tropics bioregion and the wet tropic coast biogeographic region. The wet tropics bioregion is situated along the tropical east coast of northern Queensland and covers approximately two million hectares or 1% of Queensland.
Was there a race in Australia before the Aboriginal?
It is true that there has been, historically, a small number of claims that there were people in Australia before Australian Aborigines, but these claims have all been refuted and are no longer widely debated. The overwhelming weight of evidence supports the idea that Aboriginal people were the first Australians.
Who is a member of the Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation?
Under the Native Title determination the Mandingalbay Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation was set up as the Registered Native Title Prescribed Body Corporate which holds the Native Title. All people who are of MY descent are entitled to be members of the corporation.
Who are the Dulabed & Malanbarra Yidinji?
Dulabed & Malanbarra Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC “Dulabed & Malanbarra Yidinji peoples are the custodians of our Country and Culture which we consider as a Cultural living landscape.
Who are the cultural heritage officers for Gambir Yidinji?
Wadjanbarra Tableland Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation Introducing: Gambir Yidinji Cultural Heritage and Protection Unit is in action and the Cultural Heritage Officers are Thomas Clubb, Davie Turpin, Rangi Clubb, Jai Joseph and Mark Sarago.
Who are the mymandingalbay Yidinji?
Mandingalbay Yidinji People have had their Native Title rights recognised in 2006 over national park, other reserves and state forest areas near Cairns, clearing the way for the MY People to carry out their traditional activities and help manage and protect the land.