Arabana people
The Arabana, also known as the Ngarabana, are an
Name
The older tribal
Language
Country
In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Arabana controlled some 19,500 square miles (51,000 km2) of tribal land. They were present at the Neales River to the west of Lake Eyre, and west as far as the Stuart Range; Macumba Creek. Southwards their lands extended to Coward Springs. Their terrain also took in Oodnadatta, Lora Creek[4] and Lake Cadibarrawirracanna.[2]
The neighbouring tribes were the
Native Title
In 2012, the National Native Title Tribunal issued a consent determination in the matter of Dodd versus the State of South Australia.[5] The Tribunal found that the Arabana maintained strong and enduring connections to country, each other and their culture. As a result, the Arabana were granted native title for more than 68,000 km2 in northern South Australia. The Arabana Aboriginal Corporation is responsible for the lands today.
Mythology
Several traditional stories are well documented, especially that regarding a man-eating Buzzard and his Eaglehawk mate.
History of contact
The Arabana were interviewed at
Today, cross-cultural research collaborations are building on Arabana traditional knowledge and colonial and pastoral experiences to develop new ways of approaching modeling climate change.[11]
Social organisation
The Arabana were divided into kin groups, whose respective territories were called wadlu.
- Jendakarangu (Coward Springs)
- Peake tribe
- Anna Creek tribe[2]
Their moieties were named Mathari and Kararru.[12]
Alternative names
- Arabuna, Arrabunna, Arrabonna, Arubbinna
- Arapani
- Arapina. (Iliaurapronunciation)
- Ngarabana
- Nulla
- Rabuna (an occasional Aranda pronunciation)
- Urapuna, Urabuna, Urabunna, Urroban
- Wangarabana. ([a term reflecting a word woqka /wagka meaning "speech")
- Wongkurapuna, Wangarabunna
- Yendakarangu
Source: Tindale 1974, p. 210
Some words
- kutyu. ritual assassin, kurdaitcha
- thanthani (cormorant) also the name of a totem.
Source: Gibson & Hercus 2018, p. 207, n.37
Notes
Citations
- ^ Federal Handbook 1914.
- ^ a b c d Tindale 1974, p. 210.
- ^ Shaw 1995, p. 23.
- ^ geographic.org.
- ^ "Dodd v State of South Australia [2012] FCA 519".
- ^ Spencer & Gillen 1912, pp. 24–28.
- ^ Gibson & Hercus 2018, p. 193.
- ^ Hercus 2011, p. 261.
- ^ a b Gibson & Hercus 2018, pp. 179–180.
- ^ Gibson & Hercus 2018, p. 176.
- ISSN 0016-7185.
- ^ Gibson & Hercus 2018, p. 186.
Sources
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Further reading
- "Aboriginal people of South Australia: Arabana". LibGuides at State Library of South Australia. 26 August 2020.