Wongkadjera facts for kids
The Wongkadjera were an indigenous people of the state of Queensland.
Country
Norman Tindale calculated that the Wongkadjera's tribal territory covered about 2,300 square miles (6,000 km2) in the area of Glenormiston and Herbert Downs. Their northern limits were close to Roxborough.
Social organization
The Wongkadjera were divided into hordes, the name of one of which probably survives.
- ? Nambila-nambila.
Economy
Archaeological evidence suggests that the Wongkadjera, together with other local tribes, such as the Rungarungawa and Julaolinja, used stone axes from the Kalkatungu mines in the Mt. Isa district as trade goods, exchanging them in order to secure access to the Channel Country along the Georgina and Diamantina Rivers.
Alternative names
- Wonkajara
- Wonkatyeri
- Wonkoyara
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