Who are the traditional owners of Cairns?
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The Gimuy-walubarra yidi are the traditional custodians of the Cairns and surrounding district.
Where is Yidinji country?
Far North Queensland
The Yidiny (also spelt Yidindj, Yidinji or Yidiñ), are an Aboriginal Australian people in Far North Queensland. Their language is the Yidiny language.
Who are the traditional owners of yarrabah?
Yarrabah is an Aboriginal community located 55 kilometres east of Cairns in Far North Queensland.
- Traditional Owners: Gunggandji people.
- Languages: Gunggandji and Yidinji.
- Population (ABS 2016 Census): 2559.
What indigenous country is Cairns?
Gunggandji – the Gunggandji people hold native title rights over more than 7,500 ha of land on the Yarrabah Peninsula, east of Cairns. Yidinji – the Yidinji tribe is comprised of 8 clans, whose traditional lands included Cairns, south to the Russell River and west to parts of the Tablelands.
What does it mean to have native title to land?
Native title is the recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights and interests to land and waters according to their traditional law and customs as set out in Australian Law.
What indigenous land is Port Douglas on?
The Yirrganydji Land and Sea rangers care for the cultural values of Yirrganydji country between Cairns and Port Douglas, for the benefit of current and future generations.
Is Irukandji an Aboriginal word?
Irukandji definition An Aboriginal tribe of northeastern Australia, also known as the Yirrganydji.
Is Irukandji Aboriginal?
The name Irukandji refers to an Australian Aboriginal tribe that inhabited the Palm Cove region of northern Queensland.
What is the purpose of the Yidindji legal personality?
The intention behind the Yidindji Nation’s legal personality is to help settle the past and secure the future for everyone on the Yidindji Territory through a successfully concluded formal agreement between the Yidindji Government and the Commonwealth of Australia. Meet our government Ministers who are leading the Sovereign Yidindji Government.
What is the government like in Yidindji?
The Yidindji Nation has a several government departments and Ministers that have been appointed to oversee delivery of services for the Yidindji territory. Foreign Affairs & Trade Minister, Renewable Energy Minister, Communications & Broadband Minister, Financial Technology Minister.
How does Yidindji work?
Yidindji citizens will have access to world leading digital identification that will enable them to navigate on the Yidindji territory. The Yidindji Nation has a postal service and has launched a series of stamps to make sure items are delivered from the Yidindji territory to the world.
How did the Mandingalbay Yidinji community map their knowledge?
The Mandingalbay Yidinji community built the tables, assembled the model, made decisions about what to show on their map ‘legend’ and finally mapped out their knowledge. History and some loss of language has impeded the passing down of Indigenous knowledge to younger generations in the culturally appropriate manner.