Regions with significant populations | |
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Australia | |
Languages | |
Uw Oykangand, English | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Yir-Yoront, Yirrk-Thangalkl, Koko Bera, Thaayorre, Olkola |
The Uw Oykangand, otherwise known as the Kwantari,[1][2] are an Aboriginal Australian people living on the southwestern part of the Cape York Peninsula, in the state of Queensland in Australia. Their neighbours to the northwest are the Yir-Yoront people. Their traditional lands are around the Alice River and the Crosbie River, and further west around the Mitchell River and into Gulf Country.