Boodjar Nyungar Placenames

Online resource for Western Australian Nyungar Aboriginal place names

Boodjar Nyungar Placenames is an online resource of Western Australian Nyungar Aboriginal place names.

It is the result of a research project into place names in the Southwest Western Australia region in which Nyungar have traditional associations.

Boodjar is the Nyungar word for "country".[1] Smaller areas in the larger area also have the word used.[2][3][4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Nyungar Boodjar".
  2. ^ Collard, Leonard; Bracknell, Clint; Harben, Sandra; City of Cockburn (W.A.) (2011), Beeliar Boodjar : an introduction to the Aboriginal history of the City of Cockburn based on existing literature, [Spearwood, W.A.] City of Cockburn, retrieved 3 April 2015
  3. ^ Murdoch University (2000), Nidja Beeliar Boodjar Noonookurt Nyininy a Nyungar interpretive history of the use of Boodjar (country) in the vicinity of Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, Murdoch University, retrieved 3 April 2015
  4. ^ Harben, S; Collard, L (2006), Nyungar Tourism in the South West Region of Western Australia: A Case Study Analysis, Centre for Social and Community Research, Murdoch University, retrieved 3 April 2015

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