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Murri people

Aboriginal Australian people

Summary

Aboriginal Australian people

Field	Value
group	Murri People
regions	Queensland, North West New South Wales
region5	Flag of Queensland.svg
langs	English, Maric languages (e.g. Darumbal), Bundjalung, Djabugay, Dyirbal
related	Koori peoples, Nunga, Nyoongar, Palawah, Wangai, Yamatji

Murri is a demonym for Aboriginal Australians of modern-day Queensland and north-western New South Wales. For some people and organisations, the use of Indigenous language regional terms is an expression of pride in their heritage. The term includes many ethno-linguistic groups within the area, such as the Kamilaroi (Gamilaraay) and Yuggera (Jagera) peoples.

Many Murri people play rugby league, and the annual Murri Rugby League Carnival is a big event in the sporting calendar.

History

Many Murri were forcibly removed from their land, and placed on missions and Aboriginal reserves with other tribes with whom their relations may not have been friendly. From 1900 until 1972, a substantial number of Murri children became part of the Stolen Generations.

Along with all Australian Aboriginal people they were given suffrage in 1962 for federal elections, along with free access to Musgrave Park.

The radio station Murri Country has been broadcast since 6 April 1993. It is operated by Brisbane Indigenous Media Association Ltd.

Ethno-linguistic groups

Many of the Murri peoples spoke languages of the Mari family, which was named after the Murri people, but ethnicity and language classifications do not correspond completely. Specific ethno-linguistic groups include:

Butchulla (Batjala)
Baruŋgam
Bayali
Birri Gubba (Birigaba, Biria)
Bundjalung
- (see also Yugambeh-Bandjalangic peoples)
Darumbal
Djabugay
Dyirbal (Jirrbal)
Gangulu
Goreng Goreng
Gubbi Gubbi
Guwinmal (Koinjmal)
Jandai
Kamilaroi (Gamilaraay)
Mamu
Turrbul
Wakka Wakka
Wangaibon
Weilwan (Wayilwan)
Wik peoples such as the Wik Munkin
Yuggera (Jagera)

Murri Courts

Main article: Murri Court

Murri Courts, a type of specialist community court for sentencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland, were established in August 2002. After being closed down by the government in September 2012 as a cost-cutting exercise, they were reopened in April 2016 under the Palaszczuk government.

Sport

Since 2011, the annual Murri Rugby League Carnival has been held with the support of the Arthur Beetson Foundation and the Deadly Choices organisation. Through the four-day Carnival, players are selected to represent the Queensland Murri Rugby League team to participate against touring teams in Australia or other countries.

Terminology

For some people and organisations, the use of Indigenous language regional terms is an expression of pride in their heritage. There are a number of other demonyms, or names from Australian Aboriginal languages commonly used to identify groups based on geography:

Anangu in northern South Australia, and neighbouring parts of Western Australia and Northern Territory
Pama in northern Queensland
Koori in New South Wales and Victoria
Nunga in southern South Australia
Noongar (or Nyoongar) in southern Western Australia
Palawa (or Pakana) in Tasmania
Wangai in central Western Australia
Yamatji in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia
Yolngu in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory

Notable Murri people

Ben Barba, rugby league footballer
Matt Bowen, rugby league footballer
Kev Carmody, singer/songwriter
Wesley Enoch, playwright and artistic director
Dane Gagai, rugby league footballer
Justin Hodges, rugby league footballer
Jackie Huggins, historian and writer
Rita Huggins, Aboriginal activist
Marcia Langton, writer and academic
Robert Lui, rugby league footballer
Leah Purcell, actress, film director and writer
Chris Sandow, rugby league footballer
Johnathan Thurston, rugby league footballer
Travis Waddell, rugby league footballer
Chelsea Watego, academic and writer
Quaden Bayles, actor

Notes

Citations

Sources

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{{cite web | access-date = 8 October 2014 | archive-date = 10 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210091310/http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/how-to-name-aboriginal-people | url-status = live
{{Cite news | access-date = 21 March 2014 | archive-date = 22 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322030332/http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/about/news/1050 | url-status = live

References

"About".
Fentiman, Shannon. (16 May 2022). "Queensland's Magistrates Court renews commitment to reconciliation".
Kiem, Tony. (17 May 2022). "Magistrates Court RAP aims to reduce First Nations overrepresentation".
Pollard, Emma. (2020-10-12). "Mother of bullied boy calls for new law to better protect children at school". ABC News.

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