18-659: Bagala may refer to: Bagala, a clan of the Jawoyn people of northern Australia Bágala , a town in Panama Baghlah , also spelt bagala, a type of Arab sailing dhow Bagala , a social group (community) of India Bagalamukhi , also known as Bagala, one of the mahavidyas and an aspect of Devi in Hinduism Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
36-658: A deep gorge carved through ancient sandstone by the Katherine River, is the central attraction of the park. Nitmiluk Gorge is made up of thirteen gorges, with rapids and falls, and follow the Katherine River, which begins in Kakadu. During the Dry, roughly from April to October, the Nitmiluk Gorge waters are placid in most spots and ideal for swimming and canoeing. There may be freshwater crocodiles in most parts of
54-731: A leader of the Bagala clan, initiated the Barunga Sport and Cultural Festival in 1985. It became an important forum for sharing ideas, showcasing the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander cultures and talent, and to engage with social and political issues. At the 1988 event, the Jaowyn council met with representatives of the Northern and Central Land Councils, Galarrwuy Yunupingu AM and Wenten Rubuntja AM, and
72-405: Is named for Peter Jatbula, a man who was instrumental in securing land rights for his people and who walked this route with his family. Members of Peter Jatbula's family still live in the area today and continue to help look after country. Freshwater crocodiles are widely distributed along the river year-round. During the wet season, rises in water levels may allow saltwater crocodiles to enter
90-723: The Northern Territory of Australia . The Bagala clan are of the Jawoyn people. Jawoyn , known as Kumertuo, is a non- Pama–Nyungan language that belongs to the Macro-Gunwinyguan group of languages of Arnhem land . (It has recently been established that the Gunwinyguan and Pama-Nyungan languages are both branches of a proto- Macro-Pama–Nyungan language .) At one time, Kumertuo was a group of several closely related spoken dialects, but since resettlement in
108-614: The Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Minister for Indigenous Affairs. At the event, Yunupingu and Rubuntja presented Hawke with the Barunga Statement , which asserted the rights of the Indigenous owner-occupiers of Australia. Source: Language 2016 Katherine Gorge Nitmiluk National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 244 km southeast of Darwin , and 23 km northeast of
126-432: The cicada song that Nabilil the crocodile is said to have heard when he set up camp at the entrance to a particular gorge) and the word luk , which means "place". “Nitmiluk” specifically denotes a 12 kilometre stretch there, consisting of a spectacular chain of chasms and ravines. It has been suggested that the Jawoyn people refers not only to those who speak a Jawoyn language, but also to those who are associated with
144-472: The final challenge and the finish line of The Amazing Race Australia 4 . The gorges can be explored by canoe and flat bottomed boat. In the dry season the gorges become separated as the level of the river falls. They are interconnected in the wet. There is a visitor centre located at the Katherine Gorge, about 30 km east of the town of Katherine . Information displays are set up that explain
162-476: The formative time of creation when a demiurgic totem figure moved through the landscape crafting it and, simultaneously, endowing each topological feature with its proper word. The creative being changed the language at certain transit points which then were taken as boundary markers between tribes speaking different languages. Thus, in Jawoyn thinking, the landscape of the Katherine Gorge was created in
180-444: The geology, landscape and aboriginal history of the national park. Tours can be booked at the centre or at the visitor centre in the town. There are two permanent campgrounds where there are both tent and caravan sites. Both fires and bush camping are permitted. There are numerous walking tracks in the national park. The Jatbula Trail follows the route travelled by generations of Jawoyn people between Katherine Gorge and Leliyn. It
198-495: The gorge, where they are caught and relocated to lower levels when the dry season begins. Birds that can be seen include ospreys , red-tailed black cockatoos , great bowerbirds , white-gaped honeyeaters and red-winged parrots . Part of the Yinberrie Hills Important Bird Area , identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for endangered Gouldian finches , lies in
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#1732791701090216-657: The landscapes inscribed in the Jawoyn language according to their foundational mythology of the Dreamtime. The language itself, in several varieties was spoken along the Katherine River system as far as the Mainoru River. Their southern limits were around Maranboy , and their western extension came close to Katherine . A widespread belief in Aboriginal thought holds that each language emerged during
234-400: The post-war period, these dialects have been tending to converge into a single standardized language. . Historically, the land occupied by the Jawoyn, which Norman Tindale has estimated covered about 3,800 square miles (9,800 km ), were in the Katherine Gorge area in the Northern Territory . The Jawoyn call this area Nitmiluk , a name derived from the word nitmi (which refers to
252-522: The primordial time ( burr ) by Nabilil (Crocodile), who named all of the area's distinctive features in the Jawoyn language. He came from the sea, furnished with his firestick ( meya ) and moved through what became Dagoman and Nangiomeri lands before reaching the gorge. The Burr Dreamtime also contains other key figures of myth such as Boolong (the Rainbow Serpent ) and Barraya (the kookaburra ). Many Jawoyn moved to Tandandjal on
270-559: The ridge affording spring water of a grassy plain 44 miles east-north of Maranboy in November 1948 when a short-lived government settlement for Aborigines had been established. The surrounding hills were thickly forested with lancewoods and eucalypts. While exploring the area in June of that year, 1948, Mr. Ivan Frazer came across a cave littered with stone artifacts, whose walls were adorned with paintings. Bangardi Robert Lee (1952–2005),
288-404: The river, as they nest along the banks, but they are harmless to humans. Saltwater crocodiles regularly enter the river during the wet season , when the water levels are very high, and are subsequently removed and returned to the lower levels at the onset of the dry season . Thus, swimming in the wet season is prohibited. Cruises of various lengths go as far as the fifth gorge. The gorge hosted
306-522: The title Bagala . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bagala&oldid=1124126119 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jawoyn The Jawoyn , also written Djauan , are an Australian Aboriginal people living in
324-442: The town of Katherine , around a series of gorges on the Katherine River and Edith Falls . Previously named Katherine Gorge National Park, its northern edge borders Kakadu National Park . The gorges and the surrounding landscape have great ceremonial significance to the local Jawoyn people, who are custodians of Nitmiluk National Park. In the Jawoyn language , Nitmiluk means "place of the cicada dreaming ". Nitmiluk Gorge,
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