The lands of the Kunwinjku people in the Northern Territory
TheKunwinjku (formerly writtenGunwinggu[1]) people are anAustralian Aboriginal people, one of several groups within theBininj people, who live around WestArnhem Land to the east ofDarwin, Northern Territory. Kunwinjku people generally refer to themselves as "Bininj" (meaning people, or Aboriginal people)[2] in much the same way thatYolŋu people refer to themselves as "Yolŋu".
Their original heartland is said to have been in the hilly terrain south ofGoulburn Island and their frontier with theMaung running just south of Tor Rock. Their northern extension approached Sandy Creek, while they were also present south-east at the head of Cooper's Creek and part of theKing River.[3] InNorman Tindale's scheme, the Kunwinjku were allotted a tribal territory of around 2,800 square miles (7,300 km2) in the area south of Jungle Creek and on the headwaters of theEast Alligator River.[4] TheGumader swamps near Junction Bay and the creeks east ofOenpelli/Awunbelenja (now Gunbalanya) also formed part of their land.[5]
