About First Contacts
Acknowledgement to Country
Acknowledgement to Country
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land
and pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.
naggangbi gweagalgulli nguranhung nhay (Dharawal language)
Welcome – this is Gweagal peoples' country.
Gweagal Acknowlegment to Country Kamay Botany Bay EEC.mp3Kamay Botany Bay
Kamay Botany Bay
People have lived at Kamay Botany Bay for thousands of years.
Kurnell is a significant site as a meeting place for the Gweagal, the Aboriginal people living on the southern shore of Kamay Botany Bay. It is a place of natural abundance.
Kamay Botany Bay is also the place of the first meeting between the Aboriginal people and the British who arrived on the HMB Endeavour in 1770.
YouTube | Kamay Botany Bay EEC (1:30min) | TranscriptFirst contacts at Kamay introduction | Google drive link