n a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri. a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains. n a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa. the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri.
Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve is located at the end of the northern breakwall of the Coffs Harbour Marina. The island was named by settlers as it was, and still is, a rookery for the Wedge-tailed Shearwater, which is a migratory sea bird â also known as Muttonbird, on account of the reported taste of their flesh.uttonbird Island is known as Giidany Miirlarl, which means moonâs special place. There are many stories surrounding the island and the moon. This makes it a âspecial placeâ in Gumbaynggirr Culture.
(December 2013). The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between just south of Bowen and to the north of Mackay, some 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of Brisbane.he island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the group's commercial centre is Hamilton Island. The traditional owners of the area are the Ngaro People and the Gia People (Birri Gubba Language Group), the Juru Clan of which has the only recognised Native Title in the Region.