The Lotiga, also known as the ''Okara,'' were an
indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage from, or recognised membership of, the various ethnic groups living within the territory of contemporary Australia prior to History of Australia (1788–1850), British colonisation. The ...
people of the
Cape York Peninsula
The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth's last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación Sierra Madre, ...
of
North Queensland
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its Tropical North Queensland, trop ...
.
Country
Lotiga country, calculated to extend over some , was situated around the upper
Dulhunty tributary of the Ducie river and McDonnell Telegraph Station, between the
Paterson Paterson may refer to:
People
*Paterson (surname)
*Paterson (given name)
Places
Australia
*Paterson, New South Wales
* Paterson River, New South Wales
*Division of Paterson, an electoral district in New South Wales
* Paterson, Queensland, a loc ...
and
Moreton stations on the
Cape York Telegraph Line
The Cape York Telegraph Line was a telegraph line built on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It was completed in 1887 and stretched from Laura to Thursday Island.
Construction
One of the more important events in the history of ...
.
People
Ursula McConnel
Ursula Hope McConnel (1888–1957) was a Queensland anthropologist and ethnographer best remembered for her work with, and the records she made of, the Wik Mungkan people of Cape York Peninsula.
First trained at University College London, the ...
suggested that the Okara tribe mentioned by
Lauriston Sharp
Lauriston Sharp (March 24, 1907 – December 31, 1993) was a Goldwin Smith Professor of Anthropology and Asian Studies at Cornell University. He was the first person appointed in anthropology at the university, and he created its Southeast As ...
, as belonging to the
Jathaikana type of social organization, might be the same as the Lotiga.
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist. He is best remembered for his work mapping the various tribal groupings of Aboriginal Australians ...
equated the two on the basis of McConnel's provisory conjecture.
Alternative names
* ''Okara'' (?)
* ''Oharra''
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