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The Wurundjeri people are an Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. They are the traditional owners of the Yarra River Valley, covering much of the present location of Melbourne. They continue to live in this area and throughout Australia. They were called the Yarra tribe by early European colonists.
Australia portal The main article for this category is Wurundjeri . This category describes the people, history, mythology and culture of the Indigenous Australian Wurundjeri people from central Victoria, Australia.
to raise awareness of Wurundjeri culture and history within the wider community. actively managing archaeological sites and sites of cultural significance; benefiting the lives of present-day Wurundjeri people and families. Welcome to Country ceremonies that can include speaking in language, traditional dancing, gum leaf and smoking rituals.
Some of the Rings have been put under the management of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation [7] and have also been included on the Register of the National Estate. [8] Several of the Sunbury Earth Rings are located and protected within the Jacksons Creek biik wurrdha Regional Parklands and in other open space ...
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Born in Healesville, Joy Murphy Wandin's family never left Wurundjeri land and she is the great-great niece to William Barak, the last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Her older brother (Juby) James Wandin , who once played football with St Kilda Football Club in the 1950s, was the ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri ...
William Barak (1824–1903) – last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan; Robert Wandoon (1854–1908) – born at Coranderrk and said to have been anointed ngurungaeta, together with other men, by William Barak [4] James Wandin (1933–2006) – claimed by some family members to be a ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri [5]
The Taungurung people used the King and Howqua River valleys as a major route for trade or war between tribes. [4] The Howqua River valley contains a number of archaeological sites of significance including at least two quarry sites for greenstone, an exceptionally hard rock used for stone axes, spears and other cutting tools which the Taungurung traded with other tribes.