Wik Ompom Explained

See also: Wik Ompom language. The Wikampama, also known as Wik Ompom, are an Aboriginal Australian people of Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland.

Country

According to Norman Tindale, the Wikampama occupied around 1200mi2 of land around the Middle Archer River, extending northwards to the Watson River.

Alternative names

Alternative names included, according to Tindale:

• Kokiala (toponym for a creek)
• Kokala

References

Sources

• Web site: AIATSIS map of Indigenous Australia . 28 July 2023 . . .
• Social Organization of the Tribes of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland . McConnel . Ursula H. . Ursula McConnel . . 10 . 1 . 54–72 . September 1939 . 10.1002/j.1834-4461.1939.tb00256.x . 40327744 .
• Social Organization of the Tribes of Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland (Continued) . McConnel . Ursula H. . Ursula McConnel . . 10 . 4 . 434–455 . June 1940 . 10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00305.x . 40327867 .
• Book: Sutton, Peter . Wik: Aboriginal society, territory and language at Cape Keerweer, Cape York Peninsula, Australia . Peter Sutton (anthropologist) . PhD thesis . 1979 . .
• Book: Tindale, Norman Barnett . Wikampama (QLD) . Norman Tindale . Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names . 1974 . . http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/wikampama.htm . 978-0-708-10741-6 .