Wiradjuri

Presented by Akshaya Angaluri

 Introduction
Wiradjuri is an abourigonal land and country also a
comunity. In english Wiradjuri mean the people of the
three rivers. The rivers were located around the inner
of the country. The rivers were called Lachlan,
Murrumbidgee and Macquarie
location
Wiradjuri
extends from
Coonabarabran
in north down to
murry river and
out to western
nsw.
 food
the tribe would
gather food such
as fruit nuts and
seads and hunt
small animals
such as lizards.
 traditions & belifes
&celibrations
dreaming was very important it was like story telling it told how the land
was created,how their ancestors were to have lived, how animals,trees,
were created it also describes how people should behave. In their folk
tales they looked up to oome creatures and characters and treated them
as god. some examples of these characters are bunyip, merriuula dog and
hairy man or mukki man known as by natives. Whenever that there was a
gathering they would always celebrate with music and dance. they also
belived that they didn’t own the land that they were on they only had to
look after it.
 language
in the past over 1200 people spoke the language before
colinisation. the language stopede being spoken in the
20th century. it is now taught inn schools as a language
to learn. Pama - Nyungan language was spoken and
being taught this current day.
clothing
the people of the tribe traditionally
wore kangaroo and possom skin cloaks
to keep warm in the winter. They were
also highly valued peices and were
given as gifts in mariages.
fun facts
the country organised themselves
into three groups narrander,
cootamudra and murranbulla
they were skilled hunters also
known by others as the hunter clan.
the groups still conttinue to live out
in the out back in the 21st century .
there country was one of the
biggest country in australia in those
times.
 Conclusion
As we all know this current day that culture means
traditions, practices and even belifes but that wasn’t
what it always ment before colinisation it meant
helping eachotheer, sharing a bond,embracing your
language and country.
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