What Aboriginal Country Is Brisbane?

Turrbal.
Brisbane was founded upon the homelands of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples and is the gateway to a huge variety of experiences throughout South East Queensland.

Is Brisbane Yuggera country?

The Yuggera nation encompassed a vast region south west of Brisbane, which included Ipswich. The Turrbal people primarily occupied areas to the north along the Brisbane River including what is now known as Coronation Drive.

Is Brisbane Yuggera or Turrbal country?

Historical records identify a great number of languages spoken across the area we now know as the greater Brisbane region. In the region of the Brisbane CDB, records indicate the Yuggera language was spoken by the Turrbul and Yuggera people.

Is Brisbane Yuggera or Meanjin?

The Turrbal and Jagera people speak Yuggera and their name for Brisbane is Meanjin.

What country am I on Brisbane?

This is Australia. Orange areas report higher awareness while blue areas report lower awareness.

Where are the Gubbi Gubbi people located?

South East Queensland
?The Gubbi Gubbi people are the traditional custodians of the land located in South East Queensland, within the Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Gympie region.

How do I acknowledge a country in Brisbane?

The words are: ‘I begin today by acknowledging the people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we today, and pay my respects to their Elders past and present. I extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today. ‘

Where are the Yuggera people from?

The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, and other variants, are the Australian Aboriginal people who spoke the Yuggera language.

What is the Brisbane region called?

What region is it? Brisbane is within the south-east corner of Queensland. The greater Brisbane region refers to the entire coastal plain. Making up to about 15,842 square kilometres of land.

What are people from Brisbane called?

People from Brisbane are either referred to as Brisbanites or Brisbanian.

What is Brisbane in Maori?

Proper noun
Piripane. Brisbane (the capital of Queensland, Australia)

Why is Brisbane called Meanjin?

To traditional owners, the area is known as Meanjin
Meanjin means ‘place shaped like a spike’. This is a reference to the ‘spike’ of land where the Brisbane central business district (CBD) is now located, shaped by a bend in the Brisbane River.

What nation are the Gubbi Gubbi people from?

The Gubbi Gubbi people are the Traditional Custodians of the land located in South East Queensland, within the Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Gympie region.

Where is the Gadigal land?

City of Sydney
The original Aboriginal inhabitants of the City of Sydney local area are the Gadigal people. The territory of the Gadi (gal) people stretched along the southern side of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) from South Head to around what is now known as Petersham.

Where is wurundjeri country?

Before European settlement, the Aboriginal people of the Wurundjeri willum clan lived on the land that now forms the City of Whittlesea and the northern suburbs of Melbourne. They lived on the offshoots of the Yarra River – along the Merri, Edgars and Darebin Creeks – the Plenty River and the Maribyrnong River.

Where is Woiworung country?

The Woiwurrung people’s territory in Central Victoria extended from north of the Great Dividing Range, east to Mount Baw Baw, south to Mordialloc Creek and to Mount Macedon, Sunbury and Gisborne in the west.

Who are the traditional owners of the land in Brisbane?

Turrbal Aboriginal Tribe – Traditional Owners of Brisbane.

Is it Kabi Kabi or Gubbi Gubbi?

A: The correct pronunciation regardless of how it is spelt is always Gubbi Gubbi (pronunciation: Gub-bee Gub-bee). Kabi Kabi/ Gabi Gabi is the incorrect spelling and pronunciation of the Gubbi Gubbi language group. Kabi Kabi is the foreigner’s interpretation of the language name of Gubbi Gubbi.

Who are the traditional custodians of the land in Queensland?

The Sunshine Coast, Queensland acknowledges the Kabi Kabi people and the Jinibara people, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and learn.

What Country do I live on Aboriginal?

Australia’s First Peoples have been living on the Australian continent for millenia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia is made up of many different and distinct groups, each with their own culture, customs, language and laws.

Should I include an Acknowledgement of Country?

Incorporating Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country into meetings, gatherings, and events shows respect by upholding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols.