The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
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Is all of Melbourne Wurundjeri?
The Wurundjeri are an Aboriginal Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation.The Wurundjeri are one of several sub-groups or clans of Woiwurrung people who traditionally occupied some of the territory now the site of the city of Melbourne.
Who are the traditional owners of Victoria?
Currently there are no Formally Recognised Traditional Owner groups for approximately 37.5 % of Victoria. In these areas the Victorian Government provides processes and support for Traditional Owner groups to negotiate agreements and progress towards formal recognition.
How do I find out who the traditional owners are?
Identifying traditional owners
- Start with the website for the local government authority (the shire or municipal council).
- State and territory government websites also include information about traditional owners in their jurisdictions, especially in the context of information about local offices.
What is the traditional Aboriginal name for Melbourne?
Womindjeka / wominjeka! That means welcome in the languages of the Traditional Custodians of the area now called Melbourne.
Who are the traditional owners of Melton?
The traditional owners of the land on which the City of Melton spans are the Wurundjeri and Wathaurong people. Wurundjeri country includes all land east of the Werribee River to the Melton LGA boundary. Wathaurong country includes all land west of the Werribee River to the Melton LGA boundary.
Who are the traditional owners of Glen Waverley?
Monash City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong People as the Traditional Owners and custodians of this land and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Who are the traditional owners of Hobsons Bay?
Hobsons Bay City Council acknowledges the people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of this area.
Who are the original custodians of Australia?
“We acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the Country we are meeting on today. We recognise their continuing connection to the land and waters, and thank them for protecting this coastline and its ecosystems since time immemorial.
How many traditional owners groups are there in Victoria?
Victoria currently has five determinations of native title which cover much of the state. These are the Yorta Yorta peoples, the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples of the Wimmera, the Gunditjmara Peoples, the Gunaikurnai people and the Gunditjmaraand Eastern Maar peoples.
Who is a traditional owner?
125. ‘Traditional owner group’ is defined in the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) to include those people recognised by the Attorney-General as traditional owners, based on their traditional and cultural associations with the land.
How do I acknowledge traditional owners in Melbourne?
Example for Melbourne CBD: “I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we meet today, the Peoples of the Kulin Nation. I also pay my respects to their Elders past and present.”
Who are the traditional custodians?
Traditional custodians
Traditional owners and custodians are the terms used to describe the original Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples who inhabited an area.
What indigenous land is Prahran on?
The Yalukit-willam are associated with the coastal land at the head of Port Phillip Bay that extends from the Werribee River, across to Williamstown, Port Melbourne, St. Kilda, and Prahran.
What Aboriginal land is Fitzroy?
History of Yarra’s broader Aboriginal community
By the 1950s, Fitzroy supported a community of more than 300 Aboriginal people, with many living in surrounding inner city suburbs. Fitzroy not only became the largest Aboriginal community in Victoria, it also became the social and political hub of Aboriginal Melbourne.
Who are the traditional owners of Dandenong?
Aboriginal peoples of the Kulin Nations are the Traditional Custodians of the lands now named City of Greater Dandenong.
What language do wurundjeri speak?
Woi wurrung language
The Wurundjeri Willum clan speak the Woi wurrung language. The Woi wurrung is one of the many language groups that make up the Kulin Nation, whose people shared the same religion and language, and lived in what is now metropolitan and greater Melbourne.
Where is the Kulin nation?
south central Victoria, Australia
The Kulin nation is an alliance of five Indigenous Australian nations in south central Victoria, Australia. Their collective territory extends around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys.
What is the Acknowledgement of country Australia?
Reconciliation Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Who are the traditional owners of tarneit?
Tarneit Plains is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Wathaurong and Woiwurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation. The suburb was gazetted and approved by the Victorian government in 2017.
Who are the traditional owners of Monash?
Monash Partners acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our ten partner organisations stand, the Wurundjeri and the Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.
