The Nangatara are an
Aboriginal Australian
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people of
Western Australia
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.
Country
The Nangatara ranged over some of territory, northwest of the
Canning Stock Route
The Canning Stock Route is a track that runs from Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Wiluna in the mid-west region. With a total distance of around 1,850 km (1,150 mi) it is the longest historic stock route ...
, mainly between Lake Wooloomber and a place called ''Kuljai'', a well (no.48) mapped for that area. Their northwestern boundary lay halfway between the Percival Lakes and Joanna Springs.
Lifestyle
Given the scarcity of water, with only some available in distant wells and rock catchment areas, when drought struck, the Nangatara would trek to Karbardi, south of Adverse Well In drought times they seek water. The heartland of their territory was ''Rama'', a type of hard gravel plain which they called ''laribuka''.
History
Even before contact with whites, the Nangatara were pushing northwards along the Canning Stock Route, as the Walmadjari withdrew from that part of their territory.
Alternative names
* ''Nangadjara''
* ''Njangadjara''
* ''Julbaritja'' (an exonym of the
Njangamarda and
Mangala
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, meaning 'southerners')
* ''Yulbari-dja, Julbaridja''
* ''Ilbaridja''
* ''Nanidjara'' (scornful term of abuse used by the Wanman people for them, just as other tribes applied it also the Wanman)
* ''Nangi''
* ''Mangai''
* ''Mangi''
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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Canning Stock Route
Mid West (Western Australia)