Kurrama people


The Kurrama people, also known as the Puutu Kunti Kurrama people, are an Aboriginal Australian people from the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Language

The Kurrama language is a member of the Ngayarta group of the Pama–Nyungan language family, and is closely related to Yinjtjiparnti. The language is endangered, with only an estimated 10 speakers remaining.

Country

The Kurrama traditional lands cover about, between Onslow and Tom Price, which includes much of the higher plateaus of the Hamersley Range. Norman Tindale estimated the extent of their lands as covering. Their eastern boundaries were around Mount McCrae, while the southern limits touched the headwaters of Duck Creek and the upper Hardey River at Rocklea.

Social organisation

Kurrama initiation required youths to undergo both circumcision and subincision.

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