Indigenous Land Map Australia

This map is a reproduction of tindale's 1940 map of indigenous group boundaries existing at the time of first european settlement in australia. With australia post announcing this week that they would be allowing australians to use traditional place names instead of colonial ones, aussies are seeking out information on exactly what country they’re on. The county of hopetoun map contains a significant reference to an aboriginal cultural landscape feature, noted as ‘reserved for aborigines’.

These names often evoke important information about features of the environment and their place in indigenous systems of knowledge. The academic linguistic name may be different from the traditional owner group names. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and not those of the australian institute of aboriginal and torres.

The land is a map download/view free formats pdf (19.0mb) pdf chapters description details pdf chapters metrics the entire australian continent was once covered with networks of indigenous placenames.

For example, viewing local aboriginal land council names and boundaries, and information about public services available in an area. The aiatsis map of indigenous australia maps the hundreds of nations within australia. The land is a map download/view free formats pdf (19.0mb) pdf chapters description details pdf chapters metrics the entire australian continent was once covered with networks of indigenous placenames. When entering the native land site, visitors are prompted with a disclaimer that explains the boundaries represented on the interactive map are not definitive.