The Tagalag 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 ...

tribe of Northern Queensland.

Country

The Tagalag tribal lands covered roughly around the Middle Gilbert River. Tagalaka Country covers various lands in the Gulf Savannah region around the townships of Croydon, Normanton and East Hayden. Their northern extension was close to the

Einasleigh River The Einasleigh River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. When combined with the Gilbert River, the river system is the largest river system in northern Australia. Course and features The Einasleigh River rises in the locality of L ...

, while the southern boundary was in the vicinity of the

Gregory Range The Gregory Range is a mountain range located in Far North Queensland, Australia. Location and features Part of the Great Dividing Range, the Gregory Range lies southeast of and southwest of . The range is located in an area of ephemeral water ...

. The eastern frontier lay at Georgetown and Forsayth, while their western boundaries were around

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Curiosity

According to Norman Tindale, a number of the Tagalag have the B blood type which is otherwise quite rare in Australia.

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