Mirning
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The Mirning people are a group of Indigenous Australians whose traditional lands lie in the coastal region of the Great Australian Bight in the south-west of South Australia and bordering Western Australia.[1]
[edit] People and Culture
The Mirning language is Ngandatha, based on the phrase 'What is it?'. They are relatively short in stature and practise rites of circumcision and subincision.[1]
The Mirning people were one of the founding members of the "People of the Whale", a project to research the relationship between whales and indigenous people.[2] Part of the project was the making of a documentary film, "Eyes of the Soul", which was conceived by Kim Kindersley and Julian Lennon in 1994; but, by 1998, the funding had run out and the film project was abandonded.[3] However a new documentary called "Whale Dreamers - The Gathering", about the tribes of indigenous people was made in 2006.[4]
[edit] See also
Other indigenous ethnic groups in South Australia:
- Adynyamathanha
- Arabunna
- Kaurna
- Kokatha
- Ngadjuri
- Ngarrindjeri
- Narungga
- Pitjantjatjara
- Yankuntjara
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tindale Tribes
- ^ Whale Dreamings see Mission Statement - People of the Whale
- ^ Eyes of the Soul
- ^ Whale Dreamers Official Website
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