Thursday, May 24, 2012

DARUMBAL INDIANS IN AUSTRALIA

THE DARUMBAL ARE THE INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS IN CENTRAL QUEENSLAND. THEY LIVE IN MOSTLY MOSTLY COASTAL CENTRAL QUEENSLAND. AFTER EUROPEANS SETTLED IN THE REGION THE DARUMBAL WERE TOLERATED AS FRINGE COMMUNITIES OF THE NEW SETTLEMENTS. MANY DARUMBAL WERE REMOVED IN 1865 - 1902.

IN RECENT YEARS THEIR TRIBAL CLAIMS AND LAND USE ISSUES HAVE BECOME PROMINENT IN RECENT YEARS. IN 2007 132 HECTARES WERE GIVEN BACK TO DARUMBAL FOLKS. THEIR LANGUAGE WAS EXTINCT.

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