The Kulin nation is an alliance of five Aboriginal nations in south central Victoria, Australia. Their collective territory extends around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys.
Is Melbourne in Kulin Nation?
The traditional Aboriginal name of Melbourne is Naarm and Naarm is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. The Kulin Nation is a collective of five Aboriginal clans: Wurundjeri, Boonwurrung, Wathaurrung, Taungurung and Dja DjaWrung.
Where is Kulin Nation located?
The East Kulin Nation have lived in the area now known as Melbourne, for more than 65,000 years harnessing the rich resources of the Yarra River and surrounding bush lands and ranges.
Who is in the Kulin Nation?
The Kulin Nation consists of the five language groups who are the traditional owners and lived in what is known as the Port Phillip region: Boonwurrung (Boon-wur-rung) Dja Dja Wurrung (Jar-Jar-Wur-rung) Taungurung (Tung-ger-rung)
What are the 5 Kulin nations?
The Eastern Kulin nation consists of five major clans – the Boon wurrung, Woi wurrung, Taung wurrung, Ngurai-illum wurrung and Wutha wurrung.
- The Wurundjeri clan of the Woiwurrung occupied the Yarra Valley-Gary Presland ‘Aboriginal Melbourne’
- Murnong-Yam Daisy.
What Aboriginal nations are in Victoria?
Victoria’s current Registered Aboriginal Parties
- Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.
- Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation.
- Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation.
- Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation.
- First People of the Millewa Mallee Aboriginal Corporation.
Is Melbourne Wurundjeri land?
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Does the Kulin Nation still exist?
Today Kulin people continue to live, practice and strengthen their culture in urban Melbourne and central Victoria. Eidelson, M. 1997. The Melbourne Dreaming.
Is all of Melbourne Wurundjeri?
Wurundjeri Willum: Their territory includes the site of Narrm (Melbourne), up to the east side of the Maribyrnong River and its western branch and along to Geboor (Mount Macedon). It also includes the western half of country from the Kurrum (Plenty River) to the Maribrynong River.
Where is Wurundjeri people now?
They lived on the offshoots of the Yarra River – along the Merri, Edgars and Darebin Creeks – the Plenty River and the Maribyrnong River. There are currently between 1000 and 1500 Wurundjeri wilam people living in Victoria.
How do you say hello in Kulin Nation?
Wominjeka means Hello/Welcome in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people of Kulin Nation – the traditional owners of Melbourne.
Are the Wurundjeri people part of the Kulin Nation?
The Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation are the Traditional Owners of the land that is now known as the City of Yarra. Their relationship with the land extends back tens of thousands of years to when their creator spirit ‘Bunjil’ formed their people, the land and all living things.
How many tribes are in the Kulin Nation?
The Kulin Nation refers to an alliance of five Aboriginal tribes in south central Victoria and has been largely used when there is an instance of contested land.
Is Melbourne Woi wurrung or Wurundjeri?
The place we know as Melbourne is part of the country claimed by the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung Nations. The Woi wurrung Nation consists of the land of the Yarra drainage basin. The clans who dwelt along the river near the site of Melbourne are known as the Wurundjeri people.
Where is Wurundjeri from?
The Wurundjeri-willam were the original occupants of what are now the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Their name comes from the Aboriginal word wurrun, Which means ‘white gum tree’. The Wurundjeri-willam was a clan consisting of a number of extended families.
Which caste is Kulin?
Kulin Kayasthas are a sub-caste of the Kayastha caste in West Bengal, India. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas. The Kayasthas are regarded in Bengal, along with the Brahmins and Baidyas, as being the “highest Hindu castes”.
How do you identify Aboriginal in Victoria?
You can include your child’s Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity on their birth record. To do this, one of the parents must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander on the birth registration statement.
What nation is Victoria on?
the Commonwealth of Australia
In 1901, Victoria became a state in the Commonwealth of Australia. While Canberra was being built, Melbourne served until 1927 as country’s first federal capital.
Colonial Victoria.
| Victoria Colony | |
|---|---|
| • independence from the New South Wales colony | 1851 |
| • Federation of Australia | 1901 |
Is Geelong in the Kulin Nation?
The Wathaurong nation, also called the Wathaurung, Wadawurrung and Wadda Wurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people living in the area near Melbourne, Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula in the state of Victoria. They are part of the Kulin alliance.
What is the difference between Woi wurrung and Wurundjeri?
The word Wurundjeri is the combination of the Woiwurrung words ‘wurun’ meaning the Manna Gum (Eucalyptus viminalis) and ‘djeri’, the grub which is found in or near the tree. Wurundjeri are known as the ‘Manna Gum people’. Before invasion, there were multiple Woiwurrung speaking clans who neighboured each other.
Is Melbourne Naarm or Woiworung?
Naarm (Melbourne): Naarm is the Woiworung name for Melbourne. Naarm was an important meeting place for the language groups of the Kulin nation.