Jugun

The Djukun (also spelt Jukun, Tjunung) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Writing in 1974, Norman Tindale stated that by this time the Djukun had become almost extinct. However, the Djukun and their descendants continue to live on their ancestral homelands known as Jirr-ngin-ngan or Broome.

Located in the north west of Western Australia, is the coastal town of Jirr-ngin-ngan or Broome. Djukun country is most famous for the red sand, the sandy beaches and the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.