Koori people
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The Koori people are Indigenous Australians from southeastern Australia, particularly New South Wales and Victoria, with distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2239106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koori people Context triple: [Aboriginal Australians, hasPart, Koori people]
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A.
Yolngu people
The Yolngu people are an Indigenous Australian group from northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex kinship systems, and significant contributions to Aboriginal land rights and contemporary art and music.
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B.
Wiradjuri people
The Wiradjuri people are one of the largest Aboriginal groups in New South Wales, Australia, traditionally occupying a vast inland region and known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and strong connection to river systems.
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C.
Awabakal people
The Awabakal people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose traditional lands encompass the coastal and lake regions around present-day Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
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D.
Arrernte people
The Arrernte people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the area around Alice Springs in Central Australia, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and deep connection to their desert homelands.
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E.
Wonnarua people
The Wonnarua people are an Aboriginal Australian nation whose ancestral lands lie in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koori people Target entity description: The Koori people are Indigenous Australians from southeastern Australia, particularly New South Wales and Victoria, with distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions.
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A.
Yolngu people
The Yolngu people are an Indigenous Australian group from northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex kinship systems, and significant contributions to Aboriginal land rights and contemporary art and music.
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B.
Wiradjuri people
The Wiradjuri people are one of the largest Aboriginal groups in New South Wales, Australia, traditionally occupying a vast inland region and known for their rich cultural heritage, language, and strong connection to river systems.
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C.
Awabakal people
The Awabakal people are an Aboriginal Australian group whose traditional lands encompass the coastal and lake regions around present-day Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
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D.
Arrernte people
The Arrernte people are an Aboriginal Australian group traditionally associated with the area around Alice Springs in Central Australia, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and deep connection to their desert homelands.
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E.
Wonnarua people
The Wonnarua people are an Aboriginal Australian nation whose ancestral lands lie in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian group
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Indigenous Australian people ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Anangu people
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linked to:
Pitjantjatjara people
Murri people ⓘ Nunga people ⓘ Palawa people ⓘ Yamatji people ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | southeastern Australia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Koori Aboriginal people
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linked to:
Koori people
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| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Koorie
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linked to:
Koori people
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| hasCulturalInstitution |
Koori art cooperatives
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Koori community radio ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRevitalizationEffort |
language revival programs in New South Wales
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language revival programs in Victoria ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTraditions |
Dreaming stories
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ceremonial practices ⓘ distinct kinship systems ⓘ traditional art forms ⓘ |
| hasCulture | Koori culture ⓘ |
| hasDemographicIdentity | First Nations people of Australia ⓘ |
| hasEducationInstitution | Koori education support programs ⓘ |
| hasHealthService | Koori community health services ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalExperience |
British colonisation of southeastern Australia
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Stolen Generations policies ⓘ dispossession of land ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | southeastern Australia Aboriginal languages ⓘ |
| hasLegalRecognition | recognized as Aboriginal people under Australian law ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Koori rights movement
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linked to:
Aboriginal rights movement in Australia
|
| hasOrganization |
Koori Court
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Koori Heritage Trust ⓘ Koori Mail ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCentre |
Melbourne
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Sydney ⓘ regional New South Wales ⓘ regional Victoria ⓘ |
| hasSocialIdentity |
Indigenous Australians of New South Wales
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linked to:
South‑eastern Australian Aboriginal peoples
Indigenous Australians of Victoria ⓘ
linked to:
Koori people
|
| hasSportingParticipation |
Indigenous Australian rules football
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Indigenous rugby league competitions ⓘ |
| isEndonymFor | Aboriginal people of New South Wales and Victoria ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aboriginal peoples of Australia
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linked to:
Aboriginal Australians
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| traditionalRegion |
New South Wales
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Victoria ⓘ |
| usesTermForSelfIdentification | Koori ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koori people Description of subject: The Koori people are Indigenous Australians from southeastern Australia, particularly New South Wales and Victoria, with distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical traditions.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Koorie Heritage Trust fitout, Melbourne
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languageGroupAssociation
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Koorie peoples of south-eastern Australia
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linked to: Koori people
linked to: Koori people
linked to: Koori people
Koori Court
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languageNote
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term “Koori” refers to Aboriginal people from south-eastern Australia
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linked to: Koori people