Kuku Yalanji
KOO-koo YAL-an-jee
Rainforest people of the Daintree and tropical north Queensland.
Language
Words to know
Yundu yaladayou ok?
Birddikal
Cassowarykurranji
Crocodilebilngkumu
Fishkuyu
Kangaroojulmbanu
About the Kuku Yalanji People
The Kuku Yalanji people Rainforest people of the Daintree and tropical north Queensland.
Alternative Spellings
Gugu YalanjiKuku YalajaKuku YalanjiKuku Yelandji
Significant
Kuku Yalanji Mob
16 February 1973 - current
Cathy Freeman
“I could feel the crowd around me, I could feel the energy of the whole country. I felt like I was running for every single Australian.”
Cathy Freeman, on winning the 400m final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics
Kuku Yalanji and Birri Gubba woman who won Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games, becoming one of Australia's most iconic athletes and a symbol of reconciliation.
Made with love in Meanjin
Always will be is a privately run, Aboriginal owned and led project that aims to improve the connection people feel to country and the understanding people have about Aboriginal and Torres Strait cultures, history and people.