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Resource	StillImage: Photograph
Title	Mungabareena's ancient tradition
Abstract/Description	For countless generations, Aboriginal people met under the stately red gums by the Murray River to discuss trade, organise marriages, hold initiation ceremonies, resolve disputes and strengthen ancient customs with roots deep in the past of the region’s first people. The meeting place was – and still is – of enormous cultural and historic significance to the Wiradjuri people who invited the tribes to their special place every year. They called their meeting point on the banks of the river, “The Place of Plenty Talk’ – or Mungabareena. Now, Mungabareena’s importance to the its traditional owners has been officially recognised by a state law that enshrines the site as a ‘Declared Aboriginal Place’.
Related Venues	Aboriginal Campsite, Wodonga, VIC
Item URL	https://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-playgrounds/mungabareena-reserve
Publisher	Albury City Council
Date Created	2016
Date Notes	Estimated date
Language	English
Citation	Mungabareena's ancient tradition, Albury City Council, 2016
Resource Identifier	65971
Dataset	AusStage