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Gunditjmara People
Category:	People
Sub Category:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander \| Native Title Holders (Native Title Act)
Place:
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State/Country:	Victoria, Australia
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Alternative Names:	Gournditch-Mara People Gurndidy People Dhaurwurd-Wurrung People
Subject Matter:	Cultural Heritage \| Customary Law \| Environmental Heritage
URL:	http://www.gunditjmirring.com
Summary Information:
AIATSIS Thesaurus language code and map grid reference: (S20) (Vic SJ54-11) For more information, refer to the AIATSIS Thesauri (see reference below). The Gunditjmara are the traditional owners of southwest Victoria. The Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape in this area has been listed as a Heritage Place on the National Heritage list. It shows significant evidence of a sophisticated system of acquaculture and eel farming as well as stone dwellings (Department of Environment and Heritage 2004).