Lower Richmond, also known as the (Eastern) Bundjalung/Bandjalang language
Ngangbal
Bandjalang
Wiyabal
Minyangbal
Middle Clarence, also known as the (Western) Bundjalung language
Wahlubal
Bundjalung
Birihn
Wehlubal
History
Land claims
Descendants of two tribes within the modern Bundjalung federation, namely the
Githabul and the
Western Bundjalung people have had their native title rights recognized, respectively in 2007[2] and 2017.
Religious beliefs
The Yugambeh–Bandjalangic peoples believe the spirits of wounded warriors are present within the mountains, their injuries having manifested themselves as scars on the mountainside, and thunderstorms in the mountains recall the sounds of those warriors' battles. Wollumbin itself is the site at which one of the chief warriors lies, and it is said his face can still be seen in the mountain's rocks when viewed from the north.[3]
Notable people
Notable Bundjalung people include:
Bronwyn Bancroft (born 1958) is an Australian artist, notable for being amongst the first Australian fashion designers invited to show her work in Paris. Born in Tenterfield, New South Wales, and trained in Canberra and Sydney, Bancroft worked as a fashion designer, and is an artist, illustrator, and arts administrator.
Ruby Langford Ginibi – author, lecturer in Aboriginal history, culture and politics, whose grandfather "Sam" Anderson, in a game of cricket in 1928 at
Lismore, became one of only two Aboriginal cricketers to ever get
Donald Bradman out, for a duck.[5]
Anthony Mundine – professional boxer and multiple-time world champion. He is also a former New South Wales State of Origin representative footballer who played for
St. George Illawarra Dragons and
Brisbane Broncos in the Australian
NRL. Before his move to boxing he was the highest paid player in the NRL.
Mark Olive – also known as the "Black Olive" & "Bush food crusader", a Wollongong born chef who trained in Europe, with over twenty years cooking experience, and he has his own
pay TV indigenous cooking show, The Outback Cafe and is also the author of cookbooks such as Olive's Outback Cafe: A Taste of Australia.
Wes Patten – actor, television host, and former NRL player with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, St.George Dragons, Balmain Tigers and Gold Coast Chargers. Roles in television and film include playing opposite Cate Blanchett in Heartland (1994) and Hugo Weaving in Dirt Water Dynasty (1988). Other roles include stints on A Country Practice, Wills & Burke, and G.P.