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The Jagera people, also written Yagarr, Yaggera, Yuggera, and other variants, are the Australian First Nations people who speak the Yuggera language. The Yuggera language which encompasses a number of dialects was spoken by the traditional owners of the territories from Moreton Bay to the base of the Toowoomba ranges including the city of Brisbane.
The distinction between traditional custodians and traditional owners is made by some, but not all, First Nations Australians. [49] [50] On one hand, Yuwibara man Philip Kemp states that he would "prefer to be identified as a Traditional Custodian and not a Traditional Owner as I do not own the land but I care for the land."
Traditional lands of Australian Aboriginal peoples around Brisbane and Sunshine Coast [a] Norman Tindale estimated that Wakawaka lands extend over some 4,100 square miles (11,000 km 2), running northwards from Nanango to the area of Mount Perry. Their western extension was at the Boyne River, the upper Burnett River, and Mundubbera.
The Turrbal are an Aboriginal Australian people from the area now known as Brisbane. The boundaries of their traditional territory are unclear and linguists are divided over whether they spoke a separate language or a dialect of the Yuggera language. [1] [2] The Turrbal/Yuggera toponym for the central Brisbane area is Meanjin. [3] [a]
There were also protests in Newcastle, Brisbane, and Darwin, all under the rallying cry of "Ningla-A-na" (Arrernte for "hungry land"). The demands of the protesters were, specifically: [24] Absolute ownership, including mineral and forestry rights of all reserves and traditional areas to be vested in the Black communities associated with these ...
A Welcome to Country (or Acknowledgement of Country) is a ritual or formal ceremony performed at many events held in Australia, intended to highlight the cultural significance of the surrounding area to a particular Aboriginal clan or language group who are recognised as traditional owners of the land. [15]
The name Brisbane is named to honour Sir Thomas Brisbane (1773–1860) who was Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825. [1] [2] When it was given its name and declared as a town in 1834, to replace its penal colony status, [3] Brisbane was still part of the Colony of New South Wales.
Our meeting/conference/workshop is being held on the lands of the [Traditional Owner's name] people and I wish to acknowledge them as Traditional Owners. I would also like to pay my respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today. And for unknown traditional owners: [25]