Jigalong

E1003830

Jigalong is a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia, known as a traditional home of the Martu people and for its role in the history of the Rabbit-Proof Fence.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jigalong canonical 2
Jigalong, Western Australia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
administrativeClassification remote community (Western Australia) ⓘ
associatedWork Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (book) ⓘ
linked to: Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence (film) ⓘ
linked to: Rabbit-Proof Fence
country Australia ⓘ
culturalRegion Martu homelands ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 165 km east of Newman ⓘ
governedBy community council ⓘ
hasAirstrip Jigalong airstrip ⓘ
hasClimate arid climate ⓘ
hasCommunityType remote Aboriginal community ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Martu people ⓘ
hasHealthFacility remote community clinic ⓘ
hasLandTenure Aboriginal reserve (historical origin) ⓘ
hasLanguageCommunity Martu Wangka speakers ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Great Sandy Desert fringe ⓘ
Little Sandy Desert fringe ⓘ
linked to: Little Sandy Desert
hasPostcode 6760 ⓘ
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity community services ⓘ
pastoral work ⓘ
hasPrimarySchool Jigalong Remote Community School ⓘ
hasReligiousInstitution Jigalong Mission (historical) ⓘ
historicalUse Aboriginal mission settlement ⓘ
knownFor Martu Aboriginal culture ⓘ
Rabbit-Proof Fence history ⓘ
locatedIn interior of Western Australia ⓘ
locatedInDesertRegion Western Desert ⓘ
locatedInLocalGovernmentArea Shire of East Pilbara ⓘ
locatedInRegion Pilbara ⓘ
linked to: Pilbara region
locatedOnContinent Australia ⓘ
nearInfrastructure Canning Stock Route ⓘ
Rabbit-Proof Fence ⓘ
populationCharacteristic small population ⓘ
roadAccess unsealed roads ⓘ
state Western Australia ⓘ
timeZone Australian Western Standard Time ⓘ
traditionalOwners Martu people ⓘ
UTCOffset +08:00 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Martu people → community → Jigalong ⓘ
Molly Craig → residence → Jigalong, Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Jigalong
Jigalong → title → Jigalong ⓘ