Bununa

The Buruna are an indigenous Australian people of the Mid West region of Western Australia.

Country

According to Norman Tindale's calculation, the Buruna's tribal lands covered about 3,300 square miles (8,500 km2). He places them at Yannarie River (Pindar Creek) and southwest as far as Winning Pool and the northern side of the Lyndon River. Their eastern confines lay around Mount Hamlet and Maroonah. They occasionbally ventured into Tenma territory at the Henry River.[1]

History of contact

The remnants of the Buruna moved to and settled around Towera Station.[1]

Alternative names

  • Wati Puruna.
  • Puduna.
  • Budoona.
  • Poordoona.
  • Peedona.[1]

Notes

    Citations

    Sources

    • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
    • "Tindale Tribal Boundaries" (PDF). Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Western Australia. September 2016.
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Buruna (WA)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.
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