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Gunai/Kurnai People |
| Category: | People | |
| Sub Category: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Native Title Holders (Native Title Act) |
| Place: | Gippsland |
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| State/Country: | Victoria, Australia |
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| Alternative Names: | Gunai People
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| Subject Matter: | Cultural Heritage | Customary Law | Environmental Heritage | Native Title |
| Summary Information: | |
AIATSIS Thesaurus language code and map grid reference: (S68) (Vic SJ55)
For more information, refer to the AIATSIS Thesauri (see reference below).
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| Detailed Information: | |
| According to the Victorian Government's 'West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority' website, "Gunai/Kurnai country extends east from the coast near Anderson's Inlet, up to Mount Baw Baw and across a large part of East Gippsland. Tribes of the Gunai/Kurnai include the Brataualung in South Gippsland, the Braiakaulung in Central Gippsland and the Tatungalung around the Gippsland Lakes. Kulin country extends westwards from Gunai/Kurnai country and includes the Bunurong in the southwest and the Wurundjeri in the hills to the north." | |
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