The Kungarakany people, also spelt Koongurrukuñ, Kungarrakany, Kungarakan and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory. They were called the "Paperbark People" by European settlers.

Country

Norman Tindale estimated their tribal lands covered approximately 2,000 square miles (5,200 km2). They included the inland area north-east of Mount Litchfield, around the mid-waters of the Reynolds River and the headwaters of the Adelaide River. Their north-eastern limits were close to Rum Jungle and Batchelor.[1] Kungarakan traditional land encompasses Adelaide River, Batchelor, Rum Jungle, Finniss River, Litchfield Park, and Berry Springs, including the Territory Wildlife Park.

Language

Alternative names

They were known to European settlers as the "Paperbark People".[2] Alternative names and spellings include:

Notable people

Notes

    Citations

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tindale 1974, p. 229.
    2. Dewar, Mickey. "Alngindabu (1874–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 30 April 2022. This article was published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, (Melbourne University Press), 1993
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    4. Jenke, Tyler (6 March 2021). "MRLN x RKM, Vika and Linda, and Midnight Oil Continue A Stellar WOMADelaide". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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