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The Rakkaia were an indigenous Australian tribe of the state of Queensland.

Country

The Rakkaia are estimated by Norman Tindale to have had, within their tribal domains, some 2,200 square miles (5,700 km2) of territory, stretching westwards from Coorabulka as far as the Georgina River, and the eastern vicinity of Breadalbane.[1]

Alternative name

Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 185.
  2. ^ Roth 1897, p. 41.

Sources

  • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
  • Roth, W. E. (1897). Ethnological Studies among the North-West-Central Queensland Aborigines (PDF). Brisbane: Edmund Gregory, Government Printer. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Rakkaia (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)