What indigenous land is Kalgoorlie on?
Kalgoorlie-Boulder is Australia’s largest outback city and is located in Wongatha country. Kalgoorlie is named after ‘Karlkurla’ (pronounced gull-gurl-la), an edible ‘silky pear’ that grows throughout the arid interior of Western Australia.
What are Western Australian aboriginals called?
Noongar
The Noongar (/ˈnʊŋɑː/, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar, Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, Yunga) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the south coast.
Who are the traditional owners of Kalgoorlie?
Most speakers reside in their traditional country including Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie, Menzies, Leonora, Laverton, Cosmo Newberry and Mulga Queen. The eight tribes who speak Wongi as a collective, have also their own distinct dialects which are also their tribes.
What is the Aboriginal 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 Aboriginal name for Kalgoorlie?
Just when the name Kalgoorlie was first recorded and the precise meaning of the name is unknown. Various sources give it as either meaning: Aboriginal dog chasing a kangaroo; the Aboriginal name of a shrub from the area (“Galgurli”);or the Aboriginal name for the local edible silky pear (“Kulgooluh”).
What does mullaloo mean in Aboriginal?
Mullaloo is named from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘place of the rat kangaroo’.
What does Kalgoorlie mean in Aboriginal?
Kalgoorlie, the name given in 1894 to the town that grew there, is a corruption of the Aboriginal word galgurli, or karlkurla, meaning “silky pear,” a local plant also called the bush banana.
Why is Aboriginal offensive?
‘Aborigine’ is generally perceived as insensitive, because it has racist connotations from Australia’s colonial past, and lumps people with diverse backgrounds into a single group. Without a capital “a”, “aboriginal” can refer to an Indigenous person from anywhere in the world.
What does mullaloo mean in Aboriginal language?
Mullaloo is named after an Aboriginal word, believed to mean “place of the rat kangaroo”. It was first recorded in 1919 as Moolalloo Point, but the spelling was later changed to Mullaloo.
What happens to the fruit of the Wongai tree?
There’s a legend among Torres Strait Islanders that anyone who kai-kai’s (eats) the fruit of the Wongai tree will return to the Torres Straits.
Who are the Wangkatha and Wongutha Aboriginal people?
Many of the Aboriginal people who are of the Wongutha/Wangkatha language were part of Mount Margaret. All Aboriginal people who were placed in Mount Margaret were educated by the western system and learnt about Christianity.
What do you need to know about Aboriginal culture?
Aboriginal Culture. 1 Aboriginal Cultural Connections. For Aboriginal people, culture is the foundation upon which everything else is built. Culture underpins all aspects 2 Aboriginal Kinship Ties. 3 Respect for Elders. 4 Aboriginal Spiritual Relationship with the Land. 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags.
Who are some famous people from Wongi country?
Mr. Ben Mason OBE. Mr. Mason was an Aboriginal Evangelist and the only Aboriginal Evangelist to have travelled with the late Billy Graham Ministry’s. Mr. James Brennan OAM. Mr. Brennan was a local WW2 Veteran and Survivor. Miss Gloria Brennan.