Ngurrara People

Category: People
Sub Category:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Native Title Claimants (registered) | Native Title Holders (Native Title Act)
Place:Western Desert Region
State/Country:Western Australia, Australia
Subject Matter:Cultural Heritage | Customary Law | Environmental Heritage
Summary Information:
The Ngurrara People of the Western desert region are those Aboriginal people who, in accordance with their traditional laws and customs: a. Identify themselves and their forebears as: Jiwaliny; Mangala; Manyjilyjarra; Walmajarri; and/or Wangkajungka. b. Acknowledge the beliefs, practices, and protocols associated with the jila-kalpuaratu rainmaking ritual complex.

Related Entries

  • James on behalf of the Martu People v Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208 (27 September 2002)
  • Kogolo v State of Western Australia [2007] FCA 1703 (9 November 2007) - Native Title Claimant
  • Kogolo v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2012] FCA 1332 - Native Title Claimant
  • May v State of Western Australia [2012] FCA 1333 - Native Title Claimant
  • Peterson v State of Western Australia [2013] FCA 518
  • Yi-Martuwarra Ngurrara and Christmas Creek Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
  • Forrest on behalf of the Ngurrara People v State of Western Australia [2018] FCA 289
  • Hobbs on behalf of the Ngurrara D2 Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2020] FCA 624 - Native Title Claimant
    • Organisation
  • Ngurra Kayanta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
  • Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
    • People
  • Annette Kogolo and others on behalf of the Ngurrara People
  • Yi-Martuwarra Ngurrara People
    • Case Law
  • Tjungarrayi v Western Australia [2019] HCA 12
  • Helicopter Tjungarrayi on Behalf of Ngurra Kayanta People v State of Western Australia (No 2) [2017] FCA 587
  • Helicopter Tjungarrayi on Behalf of Ngurra Kayanta People v State of Western Australia (No 3) [2017] FCA 938

    • References

    Case Law
    Commonwealth of Australia (2002) James on behalf of the Martu People v State of Western Australia [2002] FCA 1208

    Glossary

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Australia) | Native Title Holders (Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)) (Australia) | Native Title Claimants (registered) (Australia)
    Created:Thursday, 6 March 2003
    Modified:Tuesday, 24 May 2022

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    Published by the Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne, October 2007.
    Photographs © Odette Mazel 2007.