YUIN INDIANS IN AUSTRALIA

THESE ABORIGINES FROM THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES ARE THE TRADITIONALOWNERS OF THEIR COASTAL PROPERTY THE HUIN SHAN ANCESTORS WHO SPOKE THE YUIN LANGUAGE AND HAD SEVERAL DIALECTS. THE THE COUNTRY THE YUIN ANCESTORS OCCUPY AND ENJOYED WENT FROM CAPE HOWE TO THE SHOALHAVEN RIVER AND TO THE GREAT DIVIDE.

THE POPULATION BEFORE 1788 HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 11,000 BEFORE CAPE HOWE AND BATEMAN'S BAY. IN THE 19TH CENTURY THE EPIDEMICSOF 1789 AND 1830, AS WELL AS TRIBAL BATTLES AND VENEREAL DISEASE FROM WHALERSREDUCED POPULATION TO 600.

THE YUIN ARE OWNERS OF THE WALLAGA LAKE LAND. THE PREVIOUS LAKE NATIONAL PARK IS NOW GULANGA NATIONAL PARK. MERRIMAN ISLAND IS IN WALLAGA LAKE AND IS A SACRED PLACE. IT IS THOUGHT OF AS AN ABORIGINAL HERITAGE SITE IN 1977. IT IS THOUGHT OF AS AN ABORIGINAL HERITAGE SITE IN 1977. MUMBULLA MOUNTAIN IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VALLEY AND IS OF CENTRAL SIGNIFICANCE IN BIAMANGA NATIONAL PARK. SOME AREAS HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS A CEREMONIAL MEETING PLACE FOR CEREMONIAL MEETINGS.MOUNT DROMEDARY IS RECENTLY RENAMED GULAGA MOUNTAIN AND IS DESCRIBED BY THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLE. THE PLACE OF ANCESTRAL ORIGIN.

IN 2006 THE FREE HOLD TITLES TO GILOG AND BIAMAONGA NATIONAL PARK WERE HANDED BACK TO THE YUIN PEOPLE BY NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT. THE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE HELD FOR THE ABORIGINES.

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