Meintangk people

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The Meintangk are an indigenous Australian people, often classified as a subgroup of the Ngarrindjeri.

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Country

Meintangk land extended across an estimated 1,500 sq. miles. It stretched from Lacepede Bay, northwards some 12 miles (19 km) from Kingston to the Granite Rock. To the south its coastal boundaries lay on Cape Jaffa and inland eastwards to Lucindale, Blackford, Keilira, and Naracoorte. The inland territory from Lake Hawdon to Mosquito Creek also formed part of their land. [1]

People

The Meintangk comprised at least 7 hordes. [1] Among these were the Paintjunga who were located at Penola. [1]

Notable people

Alternative names

Notes and references

Explanatory notes

    Notes

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    References

    • Fort, Carol (2005). 'Doing' history and 'Understanding' Cultural Landscapes:Cutting Through South Australia's Woakwine Range (PDF). pp. 1–17.
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Meintangk (SA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN   978-0-708-10741-6.
    • Watson, Irene (2002). Looking at You, Looking at Me: An Aboriginal History of the South East vol.1. Nairne. ISBN   0958061300.
    • Watson, Irene (2014). Aboriginal Peoples, Colonialism and International Law: Raw Law. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-317-93837-8.