Yanga people
The Yangaa were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. They may be the same as the Nyangga.[1] They are not to be confused with the Yangga.
Country
According to Norman Tindale, the Yangaa had about 3,800 sq. miles of territory. Their western limits were at Glenora. Starting from the headwaters of the Gilbert River, these lands extended south of Forsayth as far as Gilberton and the Gregory Range. Their eastern boundary lay near Oak Park, Percyville, and the headwaters of the Copperfield River.[2]
Social organization
They Yangaa were divided into hordes, of which one at least is known:
- Purkaburra (resident at Percyville).[2]
Alternative names
- Purkaburra.[2]
Notes
Citations
- ^ Y131 Yanga at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 170.
Sources
- "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
- Dutton, H.S. (22 March 1904a). "Aboriginal place names". Science of Man. 7 (2). Sydney: 24–27.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Dutton, H.S. (27 June 1904b). "Aboriginal place names (Queensland)". Science of Man. 7 (5). Sydney: 72–77.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Jangaa (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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