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Yorta Yorta

The Yorta Yorta are an Indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands are in northeastern Victoria and southern New South Wales. They have a rich cultural heritage, including their own language, customs, and connection to the land and rivers, especially around the Murray and Goulburn Rivers. The Yorta Yorta people have a strong ongoing cultural identity and actively work to preserve their heritage, rights, and traditions. Their history and stories are important to understanding Australia's broader Indigenous identity and Indigenous rights movement.