Portaulun people


The Portaulun were an indigenous Australian people of South Australia.

Country

The Portaulun's territory was estimated by Norman Tindale to encompass roughly, along the western bank of the Murray River from Wood Hill to Wellington and Pomanda Point. Their westward extension ran to Grote Hill.

Social organization

The Portaulun were divided into clans, the name of two of which are known:-
The Welindjeri name is a post-colonial, being formed on the introduced toponym of Wellington, and thus meaning 'belonging to the Wei.'

History of contact

The last Portaulun full-blood was David Ngunaiponi, who died in 1967.

Notable people

Alternative names