Panyjima people
The Panyjima are an indigenous people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Country
According to Norman Tindale, the Panyjima held sway over 6,600 sq. miles of tribal territory. They dwelt on the upper plateau of the Hamersley Range and as far south as the Fortescue River. Their eastern frontier lay at Weeli Wolli Creek, near Marillana. Their southern limits lay around Rocklea and on the upper branches of Turee Creek, as ran east as far as the Kunderong Range. [1]
History of contact
Before the period of contact with European, the highlander Kurrama pressured them out to shift east as far as Yandicoogina and the Ophthalmia Range, a movement which in turn drove the Mandara and Niabali eastwards.[1]
Alternative names
- Mandanjongo ('top people', Nyamal exonym for plateau people such as the Panyjima and the Yindjibarndi).
- Bandjima.(western tribal pronunciation)
- Panjima,Pand'ima.[1]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 255.
Sources
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Pandjima (WA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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