Yukulta

The Jokula (Yukulta) were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.

Country

Norman Tindale estimated that the Yokula had about 5,400 sq. miles of tribal land extending from Burketown to Hann Creek and Massacre Inlet. They were also present on the coastal area to the west of Cliffdale Creek. Their inland extension was close to the Nicholson River. Their eastern frontier was on the mouth of the Albert River near Escott.[1]

Alternative names
  • Jugul, Jugulda.
  • Jogula, Jokala, Jokul, Jokal.
  • Iukala, Yukula, Yookala.
  • Eugoola.
  • Jungulda.(Yanggal exonym)
  • Kanggaleida. (Yanggal term)
  • Yangarella.
  • Engarilla.[1]

Notes

    Citations
    1. Tindale 1974, p. 171.

    Sources
    • "AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia". AIATSIS.
    • Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Jokula (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University Press. ISBN 978-0-708-10741-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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