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Tjuroro People
The Tjuroro, also known as the Jurruru, were an Aboriginal Australian people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Name The ''Tjuroro'' ethnonym appears to have meant 'lowlanders', in opposition to the Kurama (uplanders). Language The Tjuroro spoke Jurruru. Country along and southeast of the Ashburton River from Kooline to Ashburton Downs and Turee Creek junction. Their northern extension went as far as the slopes overlooking the Pilbara's Hardey River The Hardey River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise at Tom Price in the Hamersley Range and flow in a westerly direction. The river travels almost parallel with the Nanutarra- Wittenoom Roa .... They also hunted as far north and south as the headwaters of the creeks in the Kenneth and Capricorn Ranges. Alternative names * ''Churoro, Choororo, Chooraroo'' * ''Djururo'' * ''Tjororo, Tjururu, Tjururo'' Source: Notes Citations Sources * * * * {{Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands. The term Indigenous Australians refers to Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders collectively. It is generally used when both groups are included in the topic being addressed. Torres Strait Islanders are ethnically and culturally distinct, despite extensive cultural exchange with some of the Aboriginal groups. The Torres Strait Islands are mostly part of Queensland but have a separate governmental status. Aboriginal Australians comprise many distinct peoples who have developed across Australia for over 50,000 years. These peoples have a broadly shared, though complex, genetic history, but only in the last 200 years have they been defined and started to self-identify as a single group. Australian Aboriginal identity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
