Aboriginal Australian people of present-day western Victoria
Ethnic group
Girai Wurrung
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Girai Wurrung, English
Religion
Australian Aboriginal mythology, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Gulidjan, Djargurd Wurrung, Djab Wurrung and Wada wurrung see List of Indigenous Australian group names
Kaarwin Kuunawarn (hissing swan) was the clan-head of the Gunaward gundidj clan of the Girai Wurrung of Lake Connewarren, west of Mortlake.
The Girai wurrung, also spelt Kirrae Wuurong and Kirrae Whurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people who traditionally occupied the territory between Mount Emu Creek and the Hopkins River up to Mount Hamilton, and the Western Otways from the Gellibrand River to the Hopkins River. The historian Ian D. Clark has reclassified much of the material regarding them in Norman Tindale's compendium under the Djargurd Wurrung, a term reflecting the assumed pre-eminence of one of their clans, the Jacoort/Djargurd.
The Giraiwurrung, also spelt Kirrae Wuurong and Kirrae Whurrung, are an Aboriginal Australian people who traditionally occupied the territory between...
Western District of Victoria, Australia. Keerray Woorroong (also spelt GiraiWurrung and variants) is regarded by some as a separate language, by others...
another clan group, whose lands are around Tower Hill. The Djargurd Wurrung, Giraiwurrung, and Gadubanud are also Aboriginal Victorian groups who all spoke...
wurrung to the west, the Giraiwurrung to their south, and the Gulidjan in the east. The traditional lands of the Djargurd Wurrung and Gulidjan, including...
tribes attended these gatherings including the Giraiwurrung, Djargurd wurrung, Dhauwurd wurrung and Wada wurrung. Near Mount William, an elaborate network...
territory bordered the Wathaurong to the north, Djargurd Wurrung to the west, GiraiWurrung to the south-west, and Gadubanud to the south-east. The Gulidjan...
Djab wurrung country. Djab Wurrung country also overlaps with parts of the Newer Volcanics Province of south-east Australia. Along with Giraiwurrung, Wada...
Gulidjan, and Giraiwurrung tribes next closest. Mount Elephant may be part of the Teerinyillum Gudidg clan territory of the Djargurd Wurrung tribe or may...
infusions of the flower spikes to relieve coughs and sore throats. The Giraiwurrung peoples of the western district of Victoria used the spent flower cones...
Western Australia Keinjan[2] Queensland Keramai[2] Queensland Kirrae[2] Giraiwurrung[1] Victoria Kitabal[2] Kidabal, Dijabal, Kitta-bool, Kitabool, Kitapul...
Centre/Locality)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 October 2007. GiraiWurrung R. A. McAlpine, p65, The Shire of Hampden 1863-1963, Morphet Press Print...
blacks" by their neighbours, the Wathaurong to the northeast and the Giraiwurrung on their west. However, Norman Tindale dates their extinction to some...
stones Founded c.1500 BCE [citation needed] Cultures Wada wurrung, Giraiwurrung and Djab wurrung clans Events Gathering place to celebrate the life cycle...
developed friendly relations with the local Aboriginal people, the Giraiwurrung. John became their unofficial protector and served as the honorary correspondent...
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