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Traditional Owner Groups

• Kaurna
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  Kaurna

  Description

  Kaurna Aboriginal people are the Traditional Owners of the Adelaide plains in South Australia. Kaurna land extends north towards Crystal Brook, down the Adelaide plains, south along the coast to Cape Jervis and is bounded by the Mount Lofty Ranges to the east. The arrival of the European settlers disrupted the Kaurna way of life that relied on mobility within their defined territory. Within twenty years, many Kaurna had died from illnesses and diseases introduced by the settlers and the survivors were transported to a native settlement at Poonindie, near Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula. Since the 1960s people of Kaurna descent started to move back to Adelaide areas to live and revive Kaurna culture.
• Ngadjuri
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  Ngadjuri

  Description

  The Ngadjuri language lies in the mid north of the state of South Australia. Ngadjuri country incorporates the towns of Burra, Jamestown, Peterborough, Orroroo. The Ngadjuri Nation Aboriginal Corporation are the registered Native Title group for Ngadjuri Country, are authorised to conduct business activities on behalf of the Ngadjuri Nation, and represent the Ngadjuri community in all matters Ngadjuri (business, land and heritage). Ngadjuri Nation are a proud people who survived European invasion and have a rich history, culture and heritage.
• Narungga
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  Narungga

  Description

  The Yorke Peninsula was the home of the Narungga people, who occupied the land from near Port Wakefield in the east, over to Port Broughton in the west, and all the way down to the southern tip of the Peninsula.