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I note you are an organisation in Canada. What evidence do you have that Jiemba means laughing star in Wiradjuri (a First Nation's language in Australia)? Wiradjuri for star is 'budhu' while laughing is 'ginda-nha'. A combination of both words have no relationship to the sound of 'jiemba', if indeed the word was misappropriated from early colonisers. I raise this matter because it is causing great hurt to members of the Wiradjuri Nation as the word continues to be misappropriated by many Australian organisations.