Wurundjeri
Aboriginal Australian people who inhabited the Melbourne area before colonisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Wiradjuri.
The Wurundjeri people are an Australian Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. They are the traditional owners of the Yarra River Valley, covering much of the present location of Melbourne. They continue to live in this area and throughout Australia. They were called the Yarra tribe by early European colonists.
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Woiwurrung, English | |
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Australian Aboriginal mythology, Christianity | |
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Boonwurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Wathaurong see List of Indigenous Australian group names |
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The Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council was established in 1985 by Wurundjeri people.