Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Gadigal
Lands
The southern side of Sydney Harbour (Port Jackson), from South Head to around Petersham, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Countries Australia
Facts 3
Governance
The City of Sydney formally acknowledges the Gadigal of the Eora Nation as the traditional custodians of the place now called Sydney.
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Today
Descendants of the Eora still live in Sydney today and proudly use the name Eora.
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Culture
The Gadigal are one of about 29 clan groups of the Sydney area that are known together as the Eora Nation.
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