Introduction to Aboriginal Sydney
Through use of a variety of sources, it is possible to bring together a picture of the changing life of Aboriginal peoples in the Sydney region over many thousands of years.

Statement of Tuhbowgule Nangamay
It is the current generations that ultimately hold the responsibility and honour of maintaining Aboriginal culture.

Life on the coast
People living around the coast and estuaries spent much of their time fishing. Hunting wallabies and possums, and collecting shellfish, plants foods and smaller mammals and reptiles provided variety to their diet.

Aboriginal place names around Sydney Harbour

Clans and language groups of Sydney Harbour

Food from the sea
Fish, shellfish, crustaceans, marine mammals (seals, dugongs, dolphins and whales), sea-birds and possibly turtles were a part of the diet of the people who lived along the coast.

Fish and fishing
Fish formed an important part of the diet of the people who lived along the coast in the Sydney region in pre-colonial times.

Canoes - noe, nowey
Canoes were used for travelling around the harbour and its tributaries as well as out beyond the harbour heads and were an essential part of fishing.

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