Yangaa


The Yangaa were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. They may be the same as the Nyangga. They are not to be confused with the Yangga.

Country

According to Norman Tindale, the Yangaa had about 3,800 sq. miles of territory. Their western limits were at Glenora. Starting from the headwaters of the Gilbert River, these lands extended south of Forsayth as far as Gilberton and the Gregory Range. Their eastern boundary lay near Oak Park, Percyville,
and the headwaters of the .

Social organization

They Yangaa were divided into hordes, of which one at least is known: