yle , ▁which ▁has ▁proven ▁popular ▁with ▁new ▁families ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁min ing ▁bo om . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast ▁and ▁indeed ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁compr ises ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ham pton ▁Region ▁is ▁the ▁traditional ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁Dar umb al ▁Ab original ▁pe op les . ▁Off sh ore , ▁the ▁Ke ppel ▁Bay ▁Islands ▁National ▁Park ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Kan omi - W opp ab ur ra ▁people ▁( The ▁Ke ppel ▁Island ers ). ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁coast , ▁al li ances ▁existed ▁between ▁tribes , ▁and ▁cl ans ▁within ▁tribes . ▁ ▁The ▁Ku in m urr bur ra ▁nation ▁had ▁six ▁al lied ▁tribes ▁within ▁it ; ▁the ▁K ut ub ur ra , ▁R iste b ura , ▁W an ub ur ra , ▁W ur ub ur ra , ▁P uk an bur ra , ▁and ▁Mu in bur ra , ▁which ▁existed ▁in ▁relative ▁harm ony ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁nature ' s ▁swing ing ▁m ood s . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁n atives ▁did ▁not ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁main land ▁Dar umb als , ▁for ▁they ▁fe ared ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁spoke ▁a ▁much ▁different ▁dialect . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Ye pp oon ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁the ▁principal ▁land holder ▁on ▁the ▁Cap ric orn ▁Coast , ▁Robert ▁Ross , ▁removed ▁the ▁Kan omi