Junjuwa is a large
Aboriginal community, located within the town of
Fitzroy Crossing Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family ( Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
**Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...
.
History
The Junjuwa settlement was first established between 1974 and 1976. Government policies in the 1970s led to the inappropriate grouping of clan and language groups. Gradually this mix of language groups has changed so that the local
Bunuba
The ''Bunuba'' (also known as Bunaba, Punapa, Punuba) are a group of Indigenous Australians and are one of the traditional owners of the Kimberley region, southern West Kimberley, in Western Australia. Many now live in and around the town of ...
people are the majority inhabitants of Junjuwa.
Governance
The community is managed through its incorporated body, Bunuba Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the ''Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976'' on 16 September 1991.
Town planning
Junjuwa Layout Plan No.1 has been prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements.
Layout Plan No.1 was endorsed by the community on 24 February 2004 and the
Western Australian Planning Commission
The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is an independent statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate strategic and statutory planning for future urban, rural and regional land use. The author ...
on 8 April 2008.
References
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External links
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)