Djadjawurrung

Djadjawurrung
Total population
2,500[1]
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Djadjawurrung, English
Religion
Australian Aboriginal mythology, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Bunurong, Taungurung, Wathaurong, Wurundjeri
see List of Indigenous Australian group names
Dja Dja Wurrung elder Aunty Sue Rankin at the Human Rights Day gathering in Melbourne, 2005

Dja Dja Wurrung (Pronounced Ja-Ja-war-rung), also known as the Djaara or Jajowrong people and Loddon River tribe, are an Aboriginal Australian people who are the traditional owners of lands including the water catchment areas of the Loddon and Avoca rivers in the Bendigo region of central Victoria, Australia.[2] They are part of the Kulin alliance of Aboriginal Victorian peoples.[1] There are 16 clans, which adhere to a patrilineal system. Like other Kulin peoples, there are two moieties: Bunjil the eagle and Waa the crow.[3]

  1. ^ a b Australian Associated Press 2004.
  2. ^ "Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation)". Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ Clark 1995, p. 85.