Peramangk

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The Peramangk were an Indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands were primarily located in Adelaide Hills but also in the southern stretches of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. They were also referred to as the Mount Barker tribe, as their numbers were noted to be greater around the Mount Barker summit^[1], but Peramangk country extended from the Barossa Valley in the north, south to Myponga, east to Strathalbyn and west to the Gulf St Vincent.

Conflicting reports show enmity between the three tribes of the Adelaide region, Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri and Peramangk, yet other reports tell that the Peramangk were held with some reverence due to their differing cultural practices.^[2]

Population and traditional practices are hard to verify as shortly after the European settlement of the Adelaide Hills, especially in Mount Barker and Hahndorf, the Peramangk had been wiped out by introduced diseases.^[3]

Peramangk family group names included Poonawatta, Tarrawatta, Karrawatta, Yira-Ruka, Wiljani, Mutingengal, Runganng, Jolori, Pongarang, Paldarinalwar, Merelda. They did not become extinct, and many families can trace connections back to several survivors. Art works were being maintained well into the 20th century.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

^ Bob Innes. The Peramangk. Retrieved on 2006-05-22.
^ South Australian Museum. Peramangk (SA). Retrieved on 2006-05-22.
^ National Trust of South Australia. Settlement and Early Village life. A Historical and Heritage Guide to Hahndorf. Retrieved on 2006-05-22.