▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁sq . m iles . ▁To ▁their ▁west ▁they ▁were ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁coast al ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁g ulf ▁of ▁Car pent aria ▁by ▁the ▁Wik - N ater a ▁and ▁Wik - K alk an ▁tribes . ▁To ▁their ▁south , ▁along ▁the ▁Cole man ▁River ▁were ▁the ▁Bak anu ▁and ▁the ▁Kun jen ▁speaking ▁Ol k ola . ▁ ▁Social ▁relations ▁The ▁Ka ant ju ▁inter mar ried ▁with ▁the ▁Wik ▁Ay abad hu ▁people ▁who ▁lived ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Hol ro yd , ▁and ▁tradition ally ▁held ▁cer emon ial ▁gather ings ▁with ▁them , ▁and ▁the ▁Wik - M ung kan , ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁where ▁P ret ender ▁river ▁meets ▁the ▁Hol ro yd ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁P ret ender ▁and ▁Hol ro yd . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁lay ing ▁of ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Cape ▁York ▁te legraph ▁line ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁hunting ▁grounds ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Ka ant ju ▁and ▁K ok ial a ▁tribes , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁impact ▁on ▁their ▁surv ival . ▁While ▁the ▁K ok ial a ▁died ▁off , ▁the ▁Ka ant ju ▁set ▁up ▁cam ps ▁along ▁the ▁line , ▁near ▁cattle ▁stations , ▁or ▁retre ated ▁to ▁those ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁where ▁one ▁could ▁h unt ▁or ▁fish ▁in ▁peace . ▁ ▁Tot em ▁system ▁and ▁cer emon ial ▁sites ▁The ▁rud iments ▁of ▁the ▁Ka ant y u ▁cer emon ial ▁system ▁were ▁first ▁picked