The Malintji were an Indigenous Australian people whose traditional lands lay in the present‑day state of Queensland.
Country
According to the anthropologist Norman Tindale, the Malintji occupied a tribal territory of roughly 5,000 square miles (≈13,000 km²). Their lands extended east of the Maiawali people, encompassing the area along Vergemont Creek and reaching as far south as the vicinity of Jundah.
Social customs
The Malintji did not practice circumcision as part of their male initiatory rites, distinguishing them from some neighboring groups that incorporated the procedure.
Alternative names
The group has also been recorded under the spellings Mullinchi and Mullinchie.
Sources
- Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names. Australian National University.
- Mathews, R. H. (1900, 1905). Articles on Aboriginal divisions and ethnological notes in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society and Queensland Geographical Society publications.
Note: Information on the Malintji is limited; most details derive from early 20th‑century ethnographic surveys.