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Wunambal

January 01, 1970

The Wunambal (Unambal), also known as Wunambal Gaambera, Uunguu (referring to their lands), and other names, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Map of Worrorran languages

People edit

The Wunambal were, according to Norman Tindale, "perhaps among the most venturesome of Australian aborigines". They learnt part of the craft of building rafts that could withstand the high rips and tides of the sea, the latter rising as much as 12 metres (39 ft), from Makassan visitors to make sailing forays out to reefs (warar) and islets in the Cassini and Montalivet archipelagoes, and as far as the northerly Long Reef. The Wunambal bands who excelled in this were the Laiau and the Wardana.[1]

The Wunambal, Worrorra, and Ngarinyin peoples form a cultural bloc known as Wanjina Wunggurr.[2] The shared culture is based on the dreamtime mythology and law whose creators are the Wanjina and Wunggurr spirits, ancestors of these peoples. The Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation represents the Wunambal Gaambera people; Uunguu refers to their "home", or country.[3]

Social organisation edit

The Wunambal were organised into groups:

  • Laiau
  • Wardana (now extinct)
  • Winjai (eastern)
  • Kanaria (northeastern group near Port Warrender)[4]
  • Peremanggurei

A people with an ethnonym identical to that of the Carson River Wilawila, known also as the Tjawurungari/Tawandjangango, inhabited the Osborne Islands. They spoke a dialect variety of the language spoken by the Kambure.[4]

Language edit

Main article: Wunambal language

Country edit

The traditional lands of the Wunambal are around York Sound. Norman Tindale estimated their tribal domains to encompass roughly 9,800 km2 (3,800 sq mi), running north from Brunswick Bay, as far as the Admiralty Gulf and the Osborne Islands. Their inland extension reached about 40 km (25 mi)–48 km (30 mi), as far as the divide of the King Edward River. They were at Cape Wellington peninsula, Port Warrender, and somewhat further east. The Worrorra lay to the south; the Ngarinjin to their west, while on their north-western frontier were the Kambure.[5]

Native title edit

As part of the same native title claim lodged in 1998 by Wanjina Wunggurr RNTBC known as the Dambimangari claim, which included claims for the three peoples in the Wanjina Wunggurr cultural bloc, referred to as Dambimangari, Uunguu and Wilinggin (see above), the "Uunguu and Uunguu B" parts of the claims were determined on 23 May 2011. This gave native title to the Wunambal people over 25,909 km2 (10,004 sq mi), most of which was determined as exclusive possession.[2][6] The Unguu land stretches along the coastal waters from the Anjo Peninsula in the north, includes the waters of Admiralty Gulf and York Sound, down to Coronation Island. Inland, it includes parts of the Mitchell River National Park and the Prince Regent National Park.[3]

A native title claim filed on 21 October 1999 (Uunguu Part A) over an area of 44,768 km2 (17,285 sq mi) in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley was discontinued,[7] while a second one for the same area (Uunguu Part B) was determined on 27 November 2012, giving native title rights over part of the area claimed. In both of these the people were represented by the Kimberley Land Council.[8]

The Wanjina Wunggurr RNTBC acts on behalf of the Ngarinyin/Wilinggin, Worrora/Dambimangari, and Wunambal Gaambera native title holders with regard to their rights and interests.[2]

Boab tree carving, 1820 edit

In September 1820, on Phillip Parker King's third voyage of exploration around Australia, he ordered the crew of his ship HMS Mermaid to beach the ship for repairs sustained earlier in the voyage at a spot 600 km (370 mi) north-east of present-day Broome, now known as Careening Bay, on Coronation Island. The crew did not meet any of the local Wunambal people while they were stranded there for 18 days doing the repairs,[9] but made observations in his journal on the other signs of life that they observed. He described not only bark shelters on the beach, but more larger and more substantial buildings on top of the hill. He also observed the remnants of sago palm nuts, which were commonly eaten along the coast.[10]

Under orders from King, the ship's carpenter was instructed to inscribe "Mermaid 1820" on an ancient boab tree, which still stands today.[9] The Wunambal Gaambera people administer permits for visitors to the area in which the tree is located, and the Uunguu Rangers, a team of Indigenous rangers, build and maintain facilities such as a boardwalk to help protect the environment.[9]

Alternative names edit

  • Jamindjal, Jarmindjal (Worrorra exonym meaning "northeasterners"
  • Kanaria
  • Laiau (Institut islands)
  • Peremanggurei(head of Prince Frederick Harbour)
  • Unambal, Unambalnge
  • Wanambal
  • Wardana (Montlivet islands)
  • Winjai
  • Wonambul, Wumnabal, Wunambulu
  • Wunambulu, Wunambullu

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Tindale 1974, pp. 152–153.
  2. ^ a b c "Copy of Native Title Map". Kimberley Land Council. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Wunambal Gaambera People". Wunambal Gaambera Country. Includes map.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 262.
  5. ^ Tindale 1974, pp. 261–262.
  6. ^ "Native Title Determination Details: WCD2011/002 - Dambimangari". National Native Title Tribunal. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Native Title Determination Details: Uunguu (WC1999/035)". National Native Title Tribunal. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Native Title Determination Details: Uunguu Part B (WC2011/004)". National Native Title Tribunal. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Collins, Ben (7 October 2020). "Boab tree bears markings of Phillip Parker King, an Australian explorer you may not have heard of". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Careening Bay". Parks and Wildlife Service (Western Australia). Retrieved 10 November 2020.

Sources edit

  • Capell, Arthur (March 1941). "Notes on the Wunambal language". Oceania. 11 (3): 295–308. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1941.tb00325.x. JSTOR 40327904.
  • Hernández, Theodore (March 1941a). "Social organization of the Drysdale River tribes". Oceania. 11 (3): 212–232. JSTOR 40327901.
  • Hernández, Theodore (December 1941b). "Children among the Drysdale River Tribes". Oceania. 12 (2): 122–133. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1941.tb00350.x. JSTOR 40327939.
  • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Wundambal (WA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.

Further reading edit

  • Clendon, Mark (2014). Worrorra: a language of the north-west Kimberley coast (PDF). University of Adelaide. ISBN 978-1-922064-59-2.   Text may be copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

January 01, 1970
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The Wunambal Unambal also known as Wunambal Gaambera Uunguu referring to their lands and other names are an Aboriginal Australian people of the northern Kimberley region of Western Australia Map of Worrorran languages Contents 1 People 1 1 Social organisation 2 Language 3 Country 3 1 Native title 3 2 Boab tree carving 1820 4 Alternative names 5 References 5 1 Citations 6 Sources 7 Further readingPeople editThe Wunambal were according to Norman Tindale perhaps among the most venturesome of Australian aborigines They learnt part of the craft of building rafts that could withstand the high rips and tides of the sea the latter rising as much as 12 metres 39 ft from Makassan visitors to make sailing forays out to reefs warar and islets in the Cassini and Montalivet archipelagoes and as far as the northerly Long Reef The Wunambal bands who excelled in this were the Laiau and the Wardana 1 The Wunambal Worrorra and Ngarinyin peoples form a cultural bloc known as Wanjina Wunggurr 2 The shared culture is based on the dreamtime mythology and law whose creators are the Wanjina and Wunggurr spirits ancestors of these peoples The Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation represents the Wunambal Gaambera people Uunguu refers to their home or country 3 Social organisation edit The Wunambal were organised into groups Laiau Wardana now extinct Winjai eastern Kanaria northeastern group near Port Warrender 4 Peremanggurei A people with an ethnonym identical to that of the Carson River Wilawila known also as the Tjawurungari Tawandjangango inhabited the Osborne Islands They spoke a dialect variety of the language spoken by the Kambure 4 Language editMain article Wunambal languageCountry editThe traditional lands of the Wunambal are around York Sound Norman Tindale estimated their tribal domains to encompass roughly 9 800 km2 3 800 sq mi running north from Brunswick Bay as far as the Admiralty Gulf and the Osborne Islands Their inland extension reached about 40 km 25 mi 48 km 30 mi as far as the divide of the King Edward River They were at Cape Wellington peninsula Port Warrender and somewhat further east The Worrorra lay to the south the Ngarinjin to their west while on their north western frontier were the Kambure 5 Native title edit As part of the same native title claim lodged in 1998 by Wanjina Wunggurr RNTBC known as the Dambimangari claim which included claims for the three peoples in the Wanjina Wunggurr cultural bloc referred to as Dambimangari Uunguu and Wilinggin see above the Uunguu and Uunguu B parts of the claims were determined on 23 May 2011 This gave native title to the Wunambal people over 25 909 km2 10 004 sq mi most of which was determined as exclusive possession 2 6 The Unguu land stretches along the coastal waters from the Anjo Peninsula in the north includes the waters of Admiralty Gulf and York Sound down to Coronation Island Inland it includes parts of the Mitchell River National Park and the Prince Regent National Park 3 A native title claim filed on 21 October 1999 Uunguu Part A over an area of 44 768 km2 17 285 sq mi in the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley was discontinued 7 while a second one for the same area Uunguu Part B was determined on 27 November 2012 giving native title rights over part of the area claimed In both of these the people were represented by the Kimberley Land Council 8 The Wanjina Wunggurr RNTBC acts on behalf of the Ngarinyin Wilinggin Worrora Dambimangari and Wunambal Gaambera native title holders with regard to their rights and interests 2 Boab tree carving 1820 edit In September 1820 on Phillip Parker King s third voyage of exploration around Australia he ordered the crew of his ship HMS Mermaid to beach the ship for repairs sustained earlier in the voyage at a spot 600 km 370 mi north east of present day Broome now known as Careening Bay on Coronation Island The crew did not meet any of the local Wunambal people while they were stranded there for 18 days doing the repairs 9 but made observations in his journal on the other signs of life that they observed He described not only bark shelters on the beach but more larger and more substantial buildings on top of the hill He also observed the remnants of sago palm nuts which were commonly eaten along the coast 10 Under orders from King the ship s carpenter was instructed to inscribe Mermaid 1820 on an ancient boab tree which still stands today 9 The Wunambal Gaambera people administer permits for visitors to the area in which the tree is located and the Uunguu Rangers a team of Indigenous rangers build and maintain facilities such as a boardwalk to help protect the environment 9 Alternative names editJamindjal Jarmindjal Worrorra exonym meaning northeasterners Kanaria Laiau Institut islands Peremanggurei head of Prince Frederick Harbour Unambal Unambalnge Wanambal Wardana Montlivet islands Winjai Wonambul Wumnabal Wunambulu Wunambulu WunambulluReferences editCitations edit Tindale 1974 pp 152 153 a b c Copy of Native Title Map Kimberley Land Council 8 August 2013 Retrieved 7 November 2020 a b Wunambal Gaambera People Wunambal Gaambera Country Includes map a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link a b Tindale 1974 p 262 Tindale 1974 pp 261 262 Native Title Determination Details WCD2011 002 Dambimangari National Native Title Tribunal Retrieved 8 November 2020 Native Title Determination Details Uunguu WC1999 035 National Native Title Tribunal Retrieved 9 November 2020 Native Title Determination Details Uunguu Part B WC2011 004 National Native Title Tribunal Retrieved 9 November 2020 a b c Collins Ben 7 October 2020 Boab tree bears markings of Phillip Parker King an Australian explorer you may not have heard of ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 6 November 2020 Careening Bay Parks and Wildlife Service Western Australia Retrieved 10 November 2020 Sources editCapell Arthur March 1941 Notes on the Wunambal language Oceania 11 3 295 308 doi 10 1002 j 1834 4461 1941 tb00325 x JSTOR 40327904 Hernandez Theodore March 1941a Social organization of the Drysdale River tribes Oceania 11 3 212 232 JSTOR 40327901 Hernandez Theodore December 1941b Children among the Drysdale River Tribes Oceania 12 2 122 133 doi 10 1002 j 1834 4461 1941 tb00350 x JSTOR 40327939 Tindale Norman Barnett 1974 Wundambal WA Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Their Terrain Environmental Controls Distribution Limits and Proper Names Australian National University ISBN 978 0 708 10741 6 Further reading editClendon Mark 2014 Worrorra a language of the north west Kimberley coast PDF University of Adelaide ISBN 978 1 922064 59 2 nbsp Text may be copied from this source which is available under a Attribution 4 0 International CC BY 4 0 licence Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wunambal amp oldid 1058699941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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