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Wurundjeri
Aboriginal people who inhabited the Melbourne area before colonisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the Wiradjuri people of Central New South Wales.
The Wurundjeri people are an 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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Aboriginal mythology, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Boonwurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung, Wathaurong see List of Indigenous group names |
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The Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council was established in 1985 by Wurundjeri people.