The Gunggari ( /ˈgʊŋgəri/ GUUNG-gə-ree ), are an Aboriginal Australian tribe of southern Queensland . The traditional land of the Gunggari centres on the Maranoa River and overlaps with the land of the surrounding Mandandanji , Kooma , Kunja , Margany , Dharawala , Bidjara and Nguri peoples. They are to be distinguished from the Kuungkari , who also border Dharawala country.
18-634: The Gunggari language is a member of the Maric language family . It is closely related to, and sometimes considered a dialect of neighbouring Bidjara and Manandanji languages. As of 2021, there are only 3 native speakers. Since 2013, the language has been taught in St Patrick's school, Mitchell and is being actively revived. The Gunggari people were first contacted by Europeans in 1846 when Commissioner of Crown Lands, Roderick Mitchell, and his father, surveyor Thomas Mitchell , were on an expedition through
36-546: A further 146.2 km was granted as native title. After a third determination, the Gunggari People have native title over approximately 19,400 km of land, greatly exceeding the initial application for 13,589.2 km of land. Throughout most of the First World War , Indigenous Australian involvement was forbidden, and all identified Indigenous applicants were rejected or sent home during training. In 1917, this ban
54-485: A pipeline was approved after the initial application, although this approval was later revoked by the Gunggari council. Smith on behalf of The Gunggari People v Tenneco Energy Queensland Pty. Ltd and The State of Queensland and Goolburri Aboriginal Corporation Land Council ruled that Tenneco Energy could carry on with construction. In 2012, the Gunggari People were granted native title over 1,184 km of land. In 2014,
72-1000: A report on Gunggari for the National Native Title Tribunal in Australia. In it she says: The Wadjigu (also known as Wadja, Wadya, Wadjainngo, Mandalgu, and Wadjigun) language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region , including the Blackdown Tablelands . the Comet River , and the Expedition Range , and the towns of Woorabinda , Springsure and Rolleston . Australian Bidjara artist Christian Bumbarra Thompson employs his Bidjara language in his video work in an attempt to redistribute his language into
90-597: A report on Gunggari for the National Native Title Tribunal in Australia. In it she says: The Wadjigu (also known as Wadja, Wadya, Wadjainngo, Mandalgu, and Wadjigun) language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region , including the Blackdown Tablelands . the Comet River , and the Expedition Range , and the towns of Woorabinda , Springsure and Rolleston . Australian Bidjara artist Christian Bumbarra Thompson employs his Bidjara language in his video work in an attempt to redistribute his language into
108-598: Is an Australian Aboriginal language . In 1980, it was spoken by 20 elders in Queensland between the towns of Tambo and Augathella , or the Warrego and Langlo Rivers . There are many dialects of the language, including Gayiri and Gunggari . Some of them are being revitalised and are being taught in local schools in the region. The various dialects are not all confirmed or agreed by linguists. The Bidjara language included numerous dialects, of which Bidjara proper
126-486: Is an Australian Aboriginal language . In 1980, it was spoken by 20 elders in Queensland between the towns of Tambo and Augathella , or the Warrego and Langlo Rivers . There are many dialects of the language, including Gayiri and Gunggari . Some of them are being revitalised and are being taught in local schools in the region. The various dialects are not all confirmed or agreed by linguists. The Bidjara language included numerous dialects, of which Bidjara proper
144-642: The Maranoa Region . The following year, Ludwig Leichhardt also made contact. In 1854, Edmund Morey occupied the Mitchell Downs pastoral run, which, after its conversion to a hotel, began the growth of Mitchell . This was resisted by the Gunggari people. After Australia's federation in 1901, the Australian Government began the systemic removal of many Australian Aboriginals to work on government reserves or missions . In 1906,
162-494: The Yumba was demolished and the residents were forced to move into the neighbouring towns. In the early 1990s, the Yumba 's old schoolhouse was returned to the Yumba after successful lobbying from local Aboriginal people. It now stands as a museum of the Yumba and local Gunggari history. A 1996 court case permitted Tenneco Energy Australia to install a pipeline through Gunggari, Mandandanji and Bidjarra land. The proposal for
180-624: The Gunggari Native Title Corporation (NTC), have been compiling the first Gunggari dictionary. Gunggari NTC have also developed language workshops, for adults to learn their people's language, holding the first off-country in Toowoomba . As of November 2021 , they were planning to extend the workshops to Brisbane , Woorabinda and Mitchell. Below is a basic vocabulary list from Blake (1981). Fred McKellar Bidjara , also spelt Bidyara or Pitjara ,
198-410: The first Gunggari people were removed from Forest Vale , with over 100 being removed between 1914 and 1941. Many Aboriginal people of the region took refuge on the Yumba ("Camp"), a shantytown to the east of Mitchell. The Yumba contained houses and humpies , and a schoolhouse until its relocation to Mitchell State School in 1948. In 1968, citing safety concerns from the lack of a sanitation system,
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#1732780964106216-525: The public realm. His work Gamu Mambu , which means "Blood Song", is a video work of a Dutch Baroque opera singer singing in Bidjara. It was included in the 17th Sydney Biennale , The Beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age . During NAIDOC Week in 2019, Bidjara man Owen Stanley shared his insights on the loss of language, and his sadness at not being fluent in his own language, with an audience at Uniting NSW. He said that his grandmother
234-470: The public realm. His work Gamu Mambu , which means "Blood Song", is a video work of a Dutch Baroque opera singer singing in Bidjara. It was included in the 17th Sydney Biennale , The Beauty of Distance: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age . During NAIDOC Week in 2019, Bidjara man Owen Stanley shared his insights on the loss of language, and his sadness at not being fluent in his own language, with an audience at Uniting NSW. He said that his grandmother
252-685: Was one of the last 20 elders who died with the language, and attempts were being made to revive the language. As of 2021 , there were only three native speakers of the Gunggari language left, including Elder of the Year Aunty Lynette Nixon, and a major language revival effort has been under way in Queensland schools since St Patrick's School in Mitchell started teaching it around 2013. Since then, Mitchell State School has also started teaching Gunggari. Aunty Lynette, along with
270-494: Was one of the last 20 elders who died with the language, and attempts were being made to revive the language. As of 2021 , there were only three native speakers of the Gunggari language left, including Elder of the Year Aunty Lynette Nixon, and a major language revival effort has been under way in Queensland schools since St Patrick's School in Mitchell started teaching it around 2013. Since then, Mitchell State School has also started teaching Gunggari. Aunty Lynette, along with
288-471: Was partially lifted to allow " half-castes " with one European parent to enlist. At least 8 Gunggari men enlisted in Roma and joined the 49th Infantry Battalion , 10th reinforcements. This is a list of names used to describe the Gunggari people historically and do not necessarily represent names that are currently used or accepted. Gunggari language Bidjara , also spelt Bidyara or Pitjara ,
306-480: Was the last to go extinct. One of these was Gunya (Kunja), spoken over 31,200 km (12,188 sq mi), from the Warrego River near Cunnamulla north to Augathella and Burenda Station; west to between Cooladdi and Cheepie; east to Morven and Angellala Creek; at Charle-ville. Fred McKellar was the last known speaker. Yagalingu is poorly attested but may have been a dialect of Bidjara. Natalie Kwok prepared
324-418: Was the last to go extinct. One of these was Gunya (Kunja), spoken over 31,200 km (12,188 sq mi), from the Warrego River near Cunnamulla north to Augathella and Burenda Station; west to between Cooladdi and Cheepie; east to Morven and Angellala Creek; at Charle-ville. Fred McKellar was the last known speaker. Yagalingu is poorly attested but may have been a dialect of Bidjara. Natalie Kwok prepared
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