The Yarluyandi, also known as Jeljendi, are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of north-eastern
South Australia
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.
Country
In
Norman Tindale's calculations, the Yarluyandi had some of land within their tribal domain, taking in the
Mulligan River south of Annandale to
Alton Downs. Their western confines were in the vicinity of Atna Hill, while their eastern extension went as far as
Birdsville and the
Diamantina River.
Native title
The Yarluyandi now form an aggregate with the
Wangkangurru people, and are represented by the Wangkangurru Yarluyandi Aboriginal Corporation. Their
native title over a large area of the
Simpson Desert
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The Wangka ...
was recognised in 2014.
Language
The
Yarluyandi language was closely related to the
Ngamini language.
Alternative names
* ''Jeljujendi''
* ''Yelyuyendi''
* ''Yarleeyandee''
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Aboriginal peoples of South Australia