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The '''Koara people''', more recently spelt ''Kuwarra,'' are an [[Indigenous Australian]] people living in the Kuwarra [[ |
The '''Koara people''', more recently spelt ''Kuwarra,'' are an [[Indigenous Australian]] people living in the Kuwarra [[Western Desert cultural bloc|Western Desert]] region of [[Western Australia]]. |
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==Country== |
==Country== |
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[[Norman Tindale]] calculated that the Koara tribal lands embraced roughly 18,100 |
[[Norman Tindale]] calculated that the Koara tribal lands embraced roughly {{convert|18,100|mi2|km2}}, extending westwards from [[Mount Morgans, Western Australia|Mount Morgans]] and [[Leonora, Western Australia|Leonora]] west to [[Mount Ida, Western Australia|Mount Ida]], taking in the areas of [[Lake Barlee]], and [[Sandstone, Western Australia|Sandstone]], and its northwestern boundary was west of Sandstone. The northern limits ran to [[Gidgee Gold Mine|Gidgee]], [[Sir Samuel, Western Australia|Mount Sir Samuel]] and [[Lake Darlot]]. The eastern frontier lay around Mount Zephyr.{{sfn|Tindale|1974|p=245}}{{sfn|Walis|1996}} |
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==History of contact== |
==History of contact== |
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Estimates of the pre-contact Kuwarra population range from 250 to several hundred. By 1980, |
Estimates of the pre-contact Kuwarra population range from 250 to several hundred. By 1980, aboriginals with Kuwarra descend numbered a mere 60 people.{{sfn|Liberman|1980|p=122}} |
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==Alternative |
==Alternative names== |
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* ''Go:ara, Goara.'' |
* ''Go:ara, Goara.'' |
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* ''Guwara.'' |
* ''Guwara.'' |
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*{{Cite book| chapter = Koara (WA) |
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| last = Tindale | first = Norman Barnett |
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| author-link = Norman Tindale |
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| publisher = [[Australian National University Press]] |
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| chapter-url = http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/koara.htm |
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Revision as of 20:43, 5 November 2017
The Koara people, more recently spelt Kuwarra, are an Indigenous Australian people living in the Kuwarra Western Desert region of Western Australia.
Country
Norman Tindale calculated that the Koara tribal lands embraced roughly 18,100 square miles (47,000 km2), extending westwards from Mount Morgans and Leonora west to Mount Ida, taking in the areas of Lake Barlee, and Sandstone, and its northwestern boundary was west of Sandstone. The northern limits ran to Gidgee, Mount Sir Samuel and Lake Darlot. The eastern frontier lay around Mount Zephyr.[1][2]
History of contact
Estimates of the pre-contact Kuwarra population range from 250 to several hundred. By 1980, aboriginals with Kuwarra descend numbered a mere 60 people.[3]
Alternative names
- Go:ara, Goara.
- Guwara.
- Konindja (exonym used by eastern tribes)
- Konindjara.
- Waula. ( 'northerners' for the Waljen).[1]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 245.
- ^ Walis 1996.
- ^ Liberman 1980, p. 122.
Sources
- "Koara native title claim WC95/1: current land tenure" ([cartographic material]) (Provisional draft, claimed interests ed.). Midland, W.A.: WALIS Land Claims Mapping Unit. 1996. Retrieved 19 August 2017 – via Trove.
- Liberman, Kenneth (Spring 1980). "The Decline of the Kuwarra People of Australia's Western Desert: A Case Study of Legally Secured Domination". Ethnohistory. 27 (2): 119–133. doi:10.2307/481223. JSTOR 481223.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Koara (WA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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