Wurundjeri
Sign in to saveThe Wurundjeri people are an Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. Together with the Boonwurrung people they are the traditional owners of the Yarra River Valley, covering much of the present location of Melbourne, or, in their language, Naarn. They continue to live in this area and throughout Australia. They were called the Yarra tribe by early European colonists.
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It sits within the topics Aboriginal peoples of Victoria (state), Harv and Sfn no-target errors and History of Melbourne.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Australian Aboriginal mythology
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Encyclopedic overview
25 sectionsContents
- Ethnonym
- Language
- Country
- Cosmology and beliefs
- Initiation
- Seasons
- Clans
- History
- Pre-colonisation
- Onset of British colonisation
- Effects of colonisation
- The Langhorne mission
- Battle of Yering
- Expulsion from Melbourne and the Lettsom raid
- Protectorate stations at Nerre Nerre Warren and Merri Creek
- Troopers for the Native Police
- Coranderrk
- Wurundjeri today
- Notable people
- Alternative names/spellings
- Some words
- See also
- Notes
- Citations
- Sources
The Wurundjeri people are an Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. Together with the Boonwurrung people they are the traditional owners of the Yarra River Valley, covering much of the present location of Melbourne, or, in their language, Naarn. They continue to live in this area and throughout Australia. They were called the Yarra tribe by early European colonists.
The Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation was established in 1985 by people of Wurundjeri descent.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wurundjeri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.