Ithu
The Ithu were an indigenous Australian people of the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland.
Country[]
The Ithu's territory, including Noble Island, the adjacent reefs, and islands, such as Howick within the Howick island group opposite Barrow Point.[1]
People[]
Very little has survived regarding the Ithu, and Norman Tindale suggested that they might possibly have been a horde of the Mutumui.[1]
Alternative name[]
- Wurkuldi.[1]
Notes[]
Citations[]
- ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 169.
Sources[]
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Ithu (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.
Categories:
- Aboriginal peoples of Queensland