The Ankamuti, also spelt Ankamuthi, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland.

Language

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The Ankamuti spoke one of the Uradhi dialects.[1]

Country

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Ankamuti territory, according to Norman Tindale, extended over some 700 square miles (1,800 km2) around the western side of Cape York, as far south as Vrilya Point. Its inland extension was close to the headwaters of the Jardine River. Offshore, they were also on Possession Island and Crab Island (Queensland) and the western islands of Endeavour Strait.[2]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Crowley 1983, pp. 306–428, 306.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Tindale 1974, p. 164.
  3. ^ "Historic joint native title claim handed down in Torres Strait". Ministerial Media Statements. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

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