Kamilaroi
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The Kamilaroi or Gamilaraay are an Indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....

 people who are from the area between Tamworth
Tamworth, New South Wales
Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...

 and Goondiwindi, and west to Narrabri, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. In the south-west, their country extends to Coonabarabran
Coonabarabran, New South Wales
Coonabarabran is a town in Warrumbungle Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,609.-History and description:...

 and the eastern foothills of the Warrumbungle Ranges
Warrumbungles
The Warrumbungles is the name of a mountain range and National Park located in northern New South Wales, Australia. The nearest town to the Warrumbungles is Coonabarabran...

 and includes Warrumbungle National Park
Warrumbungle National Park
Warrumbungle National Park is located in central northern New South Wales, Australia, 550 km northwest of Sydney. Outside of the Sydney metropolitan area parks, it is the most-visited national park in New South Wales....

.
The name Gamilaraay literally means "having not", derived from gamil "not" and -(b)araay "having".

The Kamilaroi Highway
Kamilaroi Highway
Kamilaroi Highway is a state highway in New South Wales. It has been given the national route number 37. Its status as a highway is fairly new....

 is named after them.

Sydney Ferries Limited's vehicular ferry "Kamilaroi" (1901–1933) was also named after them.

A variety of Durum
Durum
Durum wheat or macaroni wheat is the only tetraploid species of wheat of commercial importance that is widely cultivated today...

 wheat widely grown in their territory today is named after the Kamilaroi.

The Northern Kamilaroi people have a strong cultural connection with the Bigambul
Bigambul
The Bigambul are an Indigenous Australian tribe living in the border region of Queensland and New South Wales. The name of this tribe is derived from the Bigambul word biga or pika which translates in English to yes....

 People and the tribes met regularly for joint ceremonies at Boobera Lagoon
Boobera Lagoon
Boobera Lagoon is a permanent water hole approximately 20 kilometers west of Goondiwindi, Australia. It is located at . It lies several kilometres south of the Macintyre River, which forms the border between Queensland and New South Wales, and is just north of the Mungindi - Goondiwindi road...

 near the present day town of Goondiwindi.
Kamilaroi mythology includes Baiame
Baiame
In Australian Aboriginal mythology Baiame was the Creator God and Sky Father in the dreaming of several language groups , of Indigenous Australians of South-East Australia....

, the ancestor or patron god.
 
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