The Muthi Muthi people are an
indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...
people whose traditional lands are located in the
Northern Riverina and
Far West regions of
New South Wales
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The Muthi Muthi are the traditional owners of Nimmie Caira and the Lowbidgee and share custodial rights for
Lake Mungo, Mungo Man and Mungo Lady with the neighbouring
Paakantji and
Ngiyampaa
The Ngiyampaa, also known as the Ngemba, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of New South Wales. The generic name refers to an aggregation of three groups, the Ngiyampaa, the Ngiyampaa Wangaaypuwan, and the Ngiyampaa Weilwan, resp ...
groups.
Language
The Mati Mati spoke
Madhi Madhi, a
Kulinic language, and, according to Barry Blake, one of a subgroup, the Mathi languages, of which Matdhi Madhi is the best known. The subgroup includes the related
Watiwati Letjiletji languages. What is distinctive about it compared to the languages spoken by most contiguous peoples is that it lacks
monosyllabic nouns.
Country
The Muthi Muthi lands stretched over an estimated 2,200 sq. m. (.), taking in the
Murrumbidgee River
The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, des ...
in the area of
Balranald
Balranald is a town within the local government area of Balranald Shire, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia.
The town of Balranald is located where the Sturt Highway crosses the Murrumbidgee River in a remote, semi-deser ...
, with their southwestern boundary on the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) ( Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...
. Their western extension ran cloise by to Lake Benanee. Their northern reaches lay to the west of Carrawatha]. Modern towns encompassed by their territory are
Booligal,
Oxley,
Maude,
Homebush
Homebush is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield.
The nam ...
, Clare,
Kyalite
Kyalite is a locality on the Wakool River in the Riverina district of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is part of Balranald Shire and is approximately south west of the state capital Sydney and north west of Melbourne. Kyalite was ...
,
Tooleybuc,
Koraleigh and
Euston.
Running clockwise, their neighbours were the
Parrintyi to the north, the
YitaYita northeast, the Nari-Nari to the east, the
Wati Wati on their southern flank, the
Dadi Dadi on their southwestern frontier, and the
Kureinji to their west.
Archaeological investigation has confirmed a tribal boundary in this location as this is the last known location of Muthi Muthi burial mounds.
[, Martin, S. 2010. Archaeological Research, Characterisation and Predictive Modelling Project. DECCW]
Alternative names
* ''Bakiin''
* ''Madi-madi''
* ''Mataua''
* ''Matimati''
* ''Matthee-matthee''
* ''Moorta Moorta''
* ''Muti muti''
* ''Mutte Mutte''
* ''Mutti Mutti''
Source: ;
Native title
In 1997 a claim for
Native Title
Aboriginal title is a common law doctrine that the land rights of indigenous peoples to customary tenure persist after the assumption of sovereignty under settler colonialism. The requirements of proof for the recognition of aboriginal title, ...
was made for an area in the south of New South Wales.
Notable people
*
Kutcha Edwards, a musician
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Mungo Man and
Mungo Lady
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Ballandella and Tourandury
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Whitepeeper
Some words
* ''lénghi'' (camp)
* ''wanápi'' (fire)
* ''wuthúngi'' (man)
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Aboriginal peoples of New South Wales