Jadira facts for kids
The Jadira are an Aboriginal people who traditionally lived in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. They are also the name for the land where they lived.
Many years ago, a researcher named Norman Tindale created a famous map of Aboriginal groups. He included the Jadira on this map. More recently, another researcher, Paul Burke, has looked closely at Tindale's information about the Jadira.
Where Did the Jadira Live?
Norman Tindale described the traditional land of the Jadira people. This area was about 3,600 square miles (9,300 square kilometers).
The Jadira lived near the middle parts of the Cane River and the Robe River. Their land stretched south from a place called Mount Minnie. It went north all the way to the Fortescue River. Their eastern border was just before the high Hamersley Ranges.
Other Names for the Jadira
The Jadira people were known by several other names. These names were often used by the Ngarluma people. They meant "belonging to the west."
Some of these names included:
- Kawarindjari
- Kawarandjari
- Kawarandari
- Kawarindjara
- Kauarind'arri
- Kauarndhari
- Garindjari
Changes Over Time
When European settlers arrived, the lives of the Jadira people changed. Some Jadira families moved east. They went to a place called Ashburton Downs Station.
Another group of Jadira people moved to the mouth of the Fortescue River. There, they joined with the Martuthinira people.
Traditionally, the Jadira needed to cross land belonging to the Nhuwala people to reach the coast. This was between the Cane and Robe rivers. Tindale described this as "trespassing" in his notes.
