The Juru people also known as the ‘Yuru’ people are the proud Aboriginal people of the state of
Queensland
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Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.
Life
Tindale was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1900. His family moved to Tokyo and lived ther ...
's estimate, the Yuru had some of land, extending northwards from
Bowen to the
Burdekin River
The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea a ...
at the site of Home Hill. Their southwestern limits ran to the
Bogie Range, and south to Mount Pleasant and Mount Abbot. On the coast they were at
Upstart Bay. They were neighbours of the
Bindal.
Language
The Juru people spoke the Yuru language, now extinct, also known as one of the
Lower Burdekin languages
The Lower Burdekin languages were probably three distinct Australian Aboriginal languages spoken around the mouth of the Burdekin River in north Queensland
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Native title
Descendants of the Juru people put in a claim for
their native title rights in 2010. Their rights over in an area of land between Bowen and
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
were recognised in 2014, and a
Federal Court recognised a further claim in 2015 to another . A conflict emerged over Juru claims for compensation from the owners of some 130 huts located around the mouth of the Elliot River and Curlewis, which as of 2016 had not been settled.
Natural resource management
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Traditional Owner
Native title is the designation given to the common law doctrine of Aboriginal title in Australia, which is the recognition by Australian law that Indigenous Australians (both Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander people) have rights ...
Reference Group consisting of representatives of the
Yuwibara,
Koinmerburra,
Barada Barna,
Wiri
Wiri is a mostly industrial-commercial focused suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It was formerly part of Manukau City until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the ' super city' in 2010. The area was named after the chief Takaanini ...
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Ngaro, and those Juru and
Gia people whose lands are within Reef Catchments Mackay Whitsunday Isaac (MWI) region, helps to support
natural resource management
Natural resource management (NRM) is the management of natural resources such as land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations (stewardship) ...
and look after the
cultural heritage sites in the area.
Alternative names
* ''Euronbba''
* ''Malmal'' (
toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
for the lower course of the Burdekin River)
* ''Mal Mai''
* ''Arwur-angkana'' (?)
* ''South Murri''
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Aboriginal peoples of Queensland