- Gurindji people
Gurindji are a group of
Indigenous Australians living in northern Australia, 460 km southwest of Katherine in theNorthern Territory 's Victoria River region.Gurindji are most well known in the broader Australian community for
The Gurindji Strike , led byVincent Lingiari , in1966 .Their land was handed back to them in
1975 by Australian Prime MinisterGough Whitlam . They were granted freehold title, receiving inalienable title to almost all ofWave Hill Cattle Station , 3,250 square kilometres of their tribal land – paving the way for further land rights victories in Australia.Gurindji people share many similarities in language and culture with the neighbouring
Warlpiri people.Two Gurindji communities are
Kalkaringi andDaguragu . The Daguragu Community Government Council provides municipal and other services to the township and surrounds of Kalkaringi (formerly Wave Hill) and to Daguragu, a community settled on land under theAboriginal Land Rights Act .The township of Kalkaringi is 260 hectares. It was
gazette d as an open town in September1976 (hence permits are not required for residents or visitors). Kalkaringi is located on the Buntine Highway, which runs between Top Springs, NT andHalls Creek, Western Australia .Daguragu is located 8 km north of Kalkaringi via a
bitumen road. Permission from traditional owners, through theCentral Land Council , is required to visit Daguragu. Daguragu became the first cattle station to be owned and managed by an Aboriginal community. It is still owned and managed by the Murramulla Gurindji Company.The Council also services a number of outstations where traditional owners reside. Traditional owners belong to the Gurindji language group. There are also other residents of Daguragu and Kalkaringi who belong to other language groups, including the
Warlpiri . The population of Daguragu/Kalkaringi is approximately 700 people.In August every year, a large celebration is held at Kalkarinji to mark the
anniversary of the strike and walk-off. Known as [http://www.freedomday.info/ Freedom Day] , people gather from many parts of Australia to celebrate and re-enact the walk-off.ee also
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The Gurindji Strike
*Vincent Lingiari External links
* [http://www.daguragu.nt.gov.au/home/home Daguragu Community Government Council]
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