The Muruwari people were once a large and important group who occupied an area of Australia from Cunnamulla in southeast Queensland southward to the northern bank of the Barwon River where Brewarrina now stands.

Muruwari means “To fall (warri) with a fighting club (murru) in one’s hand”.

The Muruwari language region includes the areas around the Paroo Shire in Queensland and Brewarrina Shire in New South Wales.