- Source: Taribelang
The Taribelang are an Aboriginal Australian people of central Queensland.
Country
The Taribelang live on 1,800 square miles (4,700 km2) of territory around Bundaberg, and inland to near Walla, and north as far as Baffle Creek. Their territory also extended along the lower reaches of the Burrum River.
Alternative names
Tarribelung
Daribelum Bunda
Darpil
Wokkari
Dundaburra
Bunda
Kalki
Butchulla (meaning: People by the sea)
Gindjaburra
Burrang
Balkuin
Dilbai Derwain Bonda
Yawai
Notes
The Taribelang people, also known as the Taribelang Bunda people, are the northern marriage class of the Kabi tribe. Their territory stretches from Baffle Creek in the north to the Burrum River in the south. Originally named Dilbai Derwhain Bonda, the name was altered by European colonizers who struggled with pronunciation. Dilbai refers to the mother moiety or phratry, while Derwhain and Bonda represent the two bloodlines or skins under this marriage class. Tragically, the Taribelang population has dwindled due to a massacre on Paddy's Island in North Bundaberg, leaving only a few families remaining.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Island#:~:text=Guided%20by%20a%20'friendly%20gin,toll%20numbered%20in%20the%20hundreds.