The Buruna, also known as the Punduna, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Mid West region of Western Australia.
Language The Buruna spoke Burduna, which belongs to the Kanyara branch of the Pama-Nyungan language family
Society The societal structure of the Burduna people consisted of four different subsets. Each subset was further divided into 'totems', and each totem was further divided into ''. Individuals within a were assigned gender-specific titles, and these titles were used to address them in the same manner as personal names are used today. A totemic was inherited in a patrilineal manner, i.e., an offspring born to parents from two different was assigned to the of the father. Marriages within the same totem were not allowed.
Often, these totems and interspersed with people from different linguistic backgrounds. For example, the totem 'Snake' included the Burduna-speaking population as well as the Thalanyji-speaking population. +Totems in the societal structure of the Burduna people in the Ashburton districtTotemMale nameFemale nameTribeEmuWariaraNgogodjiBurdunaTurkey & FireWaliriWilariBurdunaSnakeWiarrjiMambuluBurduna, Thalanyji
Country According to Norman Tindale's calculation, the Buruna's tribal lands covered about . He places them at Yannarie River (Pindar Creek) and southwest as far as Winning Pool and the northern side of the Lyndon River. Their eastern confines lay around Mount Hamlet and Maroonah. They occasionally ventured into Tenma territory at the Henry River.
History of contact The remnants of the Buruna moved to and settled around Towera Station.
Alternative names Budoona Peedona Poordoona Puduna Wati Puruna
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