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The '''Djankun''' |
The '''Djankun''' are an [[Aboriginal Australian]] people of [[Far North Queensland]]. |
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==Country== |
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According to [[Norman Tindale]], the Djankun had {{convert|1,300|mi2|km2}} of tribal territory. The northern limits were around [[Mount Mulligan]] and [[Thornborough, Queensland|Thornborough]], while to the south, they ran to [[Almaden, Queensland|Almaden]]. Their western frontier was around [[Mungana]] while the eastern extension ran to [[Dimbulah]] near the headwaters of the [[Walsh River]].{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=167}} |
According to [[Norman Tindale]], the Djankun had {{convert|1,300|mi2|km2}} of tribal territory in what is now the state of [[Queensland]]. The northern limits were around [[Mount Mulligan]] and [[Thornborough, Queensland|Thornborough]], while to the south, they ran to [[Almaden, Queensland|Almaden]]. Their western frontier was around [[Mungana]] while the eastern extension ran to [[Dimbulah]] near the headwaters of the [[Walsh River]].{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=167}} |
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==Alternative names== |
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Revision as of 02:48, 18 August 2020
The Djankun are an Aboriginal Australian people of Far North Queensland.
Country
According to Norman Tindale, the Djankun had 1,300 square miles (3,400 km2) of tribal territory in what is now the state of Queensland. The northern limits were around Mount Mulligan and Thornborough, while to the south, they ran to Almaden. Their western frontier was around Mungana while the eastern extension ran to Dimbulah near the headwaters of the Walsh River.[1]
Alternative names
- Ngaikungu.
- Dyangun.
- Chungki.
- Dyangunbari.
- Djandnandi.
- Chunkunburra.
- Chunkunberry, Changunberries.
- Shanganburra.
- Kokotjangun. (Kuku Yalanji exonym)
- Kokomutju. (northern tribal exonym)
- Mutju.
- Ngaikungo, Ngaikungo-i.[1]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 167.
Sources
- Davidson, R. R. (1886). "Granite Range at the Head of the Walsh River". In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite (ed.). The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent (PDF). Vol. Volume 2. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. 414–415.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Mowbray, H.M. (1886). "Granite Range, close to the Head of the Mitchell River and east of the Hodgkinson Goldfields". In Curr, Edward Micklethwaite (ed.). The Australian race: its origin, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia and the routes by which it spread itself over the continent (PDF). Vol. Volume 2. Melbourne: J. Ferres. pp. 402–407.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Djankun (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press.
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