Yinwum
TheYinwum,also writtenJinwum,were anindigenous Australianpeople of theCape York PeninsulaofQueensland.
Country
[edit]The Yinwum's native lands covered an extent estimated at 800 square miles (2,100 km2) about the upperWenlock River(Batavia) River south ofMoreton Telegraph Station.[1]TheNyuwathaiwere to their north; theKoko-Yaoto their east; theMbewumandWikampamato their southwest, while theNdwangithordeof theWinduwindalay to their west, over the Cox river.[2]
Alternative names
[edit]- Jinwum
- Yeemwoon
Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^Tindale 1974,p. 171.
- ^McConnel 1939,p. 55.
Sources
[edit]- McConnel, Ursula H.(September 1939). "Social Organization of the Tribes of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland".Oceania.10(1): 54–72.doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1939.tb00256.x.JSTOR40327744.
- McConnel, Ursula H.(June 1940). "Social Organization of the Tribes of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland (Continued)".Oceania.10(4): 434–455.doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00305.x.JSTOR40327867.
- Tindale, Norman Barnett(1974)."Jinwum (QLD)".Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names.Australian National University.ISBN978-0-708-10741-6.