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The distinction between traditional custodians and traditional owners is made by some, but not all, First Nations Australians. [49] [50] On one hand, Yuwibara man Philip Kemp states that he would "prefer to be identified as a Traditional Custodian and not a Traditional Owner as I do not own the land but I care for the land."
The Gija people are the traditional owners of the area, having inhabited it for thousands of years. [6] [7]The area was settled by European pastoralists in the 19th century but the community was established in 1901 when the state government built a ration depot at Turkey Creek.
The traditional owners of present-day Napranum are thought to be the Alngith people, [4] although the Anathangayth, Peppan, Thanakwithi, Wathyn and Wik Waya peoples also lived in the area. [ 5 ] Formerly known as Weipa South , Napranum was established in 1898 by Moravian missionaries on behalf of the Presbyterian church.
Darebin Creek area is the traditional country of the Wurundjeri-willam people who are part of the Woiworung clan of the Kulin Nation, who are traditional owners of the country from west of Melbourne along to the Darebin Creek and to outer eastern Melbourne. For the Wurundjeri-willam people, the fertile Alphington region provided fresh water ...
The traditional owners of Sylvania are the Dharawal Aboriginal people and their archaeological heritage is evident in a number of registered middens, burial and art sites in rock shelters on the Georges River. [citation needed] After European settlement, this land was acquired by John Connell Laycock as a Crown grant.
Jigalong was established in 1907, as the location for a maintenance and rations store for workmen constructing the rabbit-proof fence.In the 1930s, it was used as a camel-breeding site, but this use was abandoned once the motor car superseded the camel as a mode of transport in the area.
The Kunibídji (Ndjebbana) people are the traditional owners of this country. The name Maningrida is an Anglicised version of the Kunibídji name Manayingkarírra, which comes from the phrase Mane djang karirra, meaning "the place where the Dreaming changed shape".
The ACT Government has recognised only the Ngunnawal people as traditional owners of the land since around 2003. [25] In July 2022, the Ngambri took the ACT government to the Supreme Court for recognition of their status as traditional owners [26] but other groups do give acknowledgement, including the National Museum of Australia. [27]