Jardwadjali

The Jardwadjali (also known as Jadawadjali) people are Indigenous Australians who occupy the lands in the upper Wimmera River watershed east to Gariwerd (Grampians) and west to Lake Bringalbert. The towns of Horsham, Cavendish, Coleraine, Apsley, Minyip and Donald are within their territory. There were 37 Jardwadjali clans who formed an alliance with the neighboring Djab wurrung people through intermarriage, shared culture, trade and moiety system. The Jardwadjali society is matrilineal.