The Ithu were an indigenous Australian people of the eastern coast of the Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland.
Country edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Wurkuldi.[1]
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c Tindale 1974, p. 169.
Sources edit
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Ithu (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.