Keiadjara were an indigenous Australian people of Western Australia.
Name
The name was also current among the Pitjantjatjara, but as one of their names for the Wenamba.[1]
Land
The extent of their area is unknown, but they were located southeast of the Mandjildjara territory and south and east of the Putijarra. It ran, apparently, eastwards from an otherwise unknown site called Kolajuru, a week's trek from Tjundutjundu on the Canning Stock Route [2] According to Ronald Berndt, the Keiadjara lived between Lake Disappointment and Lake Carnegie.
Alternative names
- Keiatara.
- Keredjara
- Kiadjara.
- Giadjara.
- Gijadjara.
- Targudi, Tjargudi.
- Djargudi, Targoodi.
- Kalgoneidjara.
- Kalguni.[1]
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b Tindale 1974, p. 245.
- ^ Tindale 1974, p. 244-245.
References
- Berndt, Ronald M. (December 1960). The Concept of 'The Tribe' in the Western Desert of Australia. Vol. 30. Oceania. pp. 81–107.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Keiadjara (WA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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