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Who are the Ngarrindjeri People?
"The Ngarrindjeri people are the traditional Aboriginal Australian people of the lower Murray River, western Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Coorong of the southern-central area of the state of South Australia. The term ngarrindjeri means "belonging to men",and refers to a "tribal constellation".
The Ngarrindjeri actually comprised several distinct if closely related tribal groups, including the Jarildekald, Tanganekald, Meintangk and Ramindjeri, who began to form a unified cultural bloc after remnants of each separate community congregated at Raukkan, South Australia (formerly Point McLeay Mission).
A descendant of these peoples, Irene Watson, has argued that the notion of Ngarrindjeri identity is a cultural construct imposed by settler colonialists, who bundled together and conflated a variety of distinct tribal worlds into one homogenised pattern now known as Ngarrindjeri." Wikipedia. (2020). Ngarrindjeri. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngarrindjeri
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Cacetta, Wendy. (2019). Gathering Wisdom for a Fresh Take on the Heartbreaking Classic Storm Boy. Retrieved from https://nit.com.au/gathering-wisdom-for-a-fresh-take-on-the-heart-breaking-classic-storm-boy/When acclaimed Pitjantjatjara actor Trevor Jamieson took on the role of Fingerbone Bill in the new version of the classic film Storm Boy, he learnt to do the pelican dance and apply body paint in the way of the Ngarrindjeri. Jamieson, 42, who is from Western Australia, says it was important to capture the customs of the Ngarrindjeri who are the Traditional Owners of the Coorong in South Australia where the film is set and was filmed.
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Coorong Country. (2020). Indigenous Ngarrindjeri Culture. Retrieved from https://coorongcountry.com.au/indigenous-ngarrindjer-coorong-culture/For many thousands of years, the lower Murray River, Lower Lakes and Coorong region was one of the most densely populated areas of Australia. These waterways were home to thousands of Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal people.
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Department of Environment and Water. [2020]. Ngarrindjeri engagement. Retrieved from https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/river-murray/improving-river-health/coorong-lower-lakes-and-murray-mouth/Ngarrindjeri_engagementThe Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth region and surrounding areas represent the central homelands of the Ngarrindjeri people. The region is central to Ngarrindjeri culture and spiritual beliefs. Creation stories (cultural and spiritual histories) about Yarluwar-Ruwe (Sea Country) reveal the significance of the relationship between the country and the people both physically and spiritually.
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Discover Murray River. (2020). Ngurunderi - Dreaming of the Ngarrindjeri People Murray River. Retrieved from http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/ponde-dreamtime/Ngurunderi is one of the great ancestral Dreaming 'heroes' of the Ngarrindjeri people. The story of his exploits was known in detail by all of the different Ngarrindjeri groups at the time of European arrival in South Australia. The first published version of the Ngurunderi Dreaming appeared in an Adelaide newspaper in 1842, just six years after the colony of South Australia was proclaimed by the British.
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Gale, Mary-Anne. (no date). Ngarrindjeri, Mobile Language Team. Retrieved from http://mobilelanguageteam.com.au/languages/ngarrindjeri/The Ngarrindjeri nation comprises many language clans or laklinyerar, and is associated with the Ramindjeri, Tangane and Yaraldi groups, also listed on this website.
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MLDR Indigenous Nations. (no date). Ngarrindjeri Nation. Retrieved from https://www.mldrin.org.au/membership/nations/ngarrindjeri-nation/Located at the western end of the Murray the Ngarrindjeri Nation includes the city and townships of Renmark, Mannum, Murray Bridge and Meningie.
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National Indigenous Australians Agency. (no date). Ngarrindjeri Rangers. Retrieved from https://www.niaa.gov.au/indigenous-affairs/environment/indigenous-protected-areas/ngarrindjeri-rangersThe Ngarrindjeri Rangers’ work in the Coorong and Lower Lakes area on the south east coast of South Australia.
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Ngarrindjeri Regional Authority. (2017). Ngarrindjeri Culture. Retrieved from https://www.ngarrindjeri-culture.org/Ngarrindjeri Nguldi Arndu - Ngarrindjeri Welcome You. Meet some of our artists and learn about our culture.
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Schultz et al. (2018). Weaving Ngarrindjeri History.. Retrieved from https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/carolyn.schultz?dsn=directory.file;field=data;id=41277;m=viewThese learning materials focus on culture and ecology of the Ngarrindjeri
lands in South Australia. There are references to Ngarrindjeri people and
plants as well as some references to Kaurna plants and uses of materials
from the Adelaide Plains.
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Wiltshire, Kelly D. (2019). In the land of Storm Boy, the cultural heritage of the Coorong is under threat. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/in-the-land-of-storm-boy-the-cultural-heritage-of-the-coorong-is-under-threat-109944When I go to see the new film Storm Boy, which opens in cinemas nationally today, my mind will turn to the landscape that forms the film’s backdrop. This is the Kurangk (Coorong), land of the Ngarrindjeri Nation. The Nation’s cultural heritage, testifying to the Ngarrindjeri’s enduring connection to the region, is being destroyed by off-road vehicles.