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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.
Postcode(s) 3310: Location: 342 km (213 mi) W of Melbourne; ... who are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. ...
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."
Kalbarri is a part of the traditional lands of the Nanda people who were recognised as the traditional owners of more than 17,000 square kilometres (6,600 sq mi) of land and water in the Yamatji region, in Western Australia, on 28 November 2018. Nanda people have been awarded exclusive native title rights over several key areas including ...
Wiluna has from 200 to 600 Aboriginal people living within its community, depending upon the nature, time and place of the traditional law ceremonies across the Central Desert region. The traditional Aboriginal owners (a grouping known as the Martu) were "settled" as a consequence of the British colonisation process that began in the 1800s. In ...
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rabbit-proof fence.In the 1930s, it was used as a camel-breeding site, but this use was abandoned once the motor car superseded the camel as a mode of transport in the area.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. Major players in the town's economic and political life include the West Arnhem Regional Council , the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation , the Maningrida Progress Association, and Mala'la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation.
The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Dimboola sits are the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagik nations. [4] These Nations are represented by the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. [5] The local language is Wergaia. [6]