The Ngurlu, also known as the Ngulutjara or Ngurlutjarra, are an
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 Isl ...
people of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
Country
The Ngurlu lands, according to
Tindale, extended over roughly from
Menzies
Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges.
Derivation and history
The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...
to
Malcolm
Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to:
People
* Malcolm (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters
* Clan Malcolm
* Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray, 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld
Nobility
* Máe ...
. Their northwestern frontier ran to
Mount Ida. Their eastern limits were around Lake Raeside and
Yerilla, and the ephemeral salt lake known as
Lake Ballard. The Ngurlu moved about over
mugla scrublands as far south as where their natural boundary with the
Maduwongga
The Maduwongga (Martu Wangka) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
Language
The language spoken by the Maduwongga was called Kabal.
Country
In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Maduwongga ...
began, as the mulga yields way to
mallee Eucalypt country, with its
salmon gum bushland.
History
As colonial intrusions advanced into the general area, whether from gold miners or people who took up large pastoral leases, considerable pressure was put on all tribes and the westward movement of the
Waljen
The Waljen are an indigenous people of Western Australia, in the Goldfields-Esperance area.
Country
The Waljen lands in Norman Tindale's estimation covered roughly , taking in the area of Lake Raeside, and extending from Malcolm, Morgans, Lav ...
and
Nangatadjara overwhelmed the Ngurlu.
Alternative names
* ''Jan.''
* ''Jata.''
* ''Njata.''
* ''Nata.''
* ''Ngulutjara.''
* ''Nguludjara.''
* ''Kuru.''
* ''Kurutjara.''
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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Goldfields-Esperance