1ABORIGINAL PEOPLE IN SYDNEYSituationAboriginal people have always lived in the Sydney district. The original natives who have livedin the city itself are the Gadigal people. The Council of Sydney acknowledges the Aboriginal andthe Torres Strait Islander peoples as the actual custodians and owners to the lands where Sydneyis situated. There are almost twenty-nine clans and tribes in the Sydney metropolitan area, whoare collectively revered to as the Eora Nation (Heiss& Gibson, 2015). The whole of the Sydneydistrict has been traditionally occupied by various Aboriginal people. The territory of the Gadipeople stretches from the southern side of Port Jackson, South Head to Petersham. TheAlexandra canal and the Cooks river lie to the south of the territorial border of these people. Thecurrent discussion would be looking into the upcoming event that would be exhibiting thedifferent aspects of the Aboriginal lives and culture of Sydney, which is scheduled to be heldnear the harbour, and understand how would it be beneficial for me to know my community andculture in a better light. The exhibition has been aptly named “The Aboriginals of Sydney: OurHeritage”.The Eora people are the natives living in the coastal region of Sydney. The word wasused by the Aboriginal people to describe to the earliest British settlers to describe where theycame from, as well as to describe themselves as a clan (MacPhersonet al., 2016). To this day, theterm is used by the descendants of the original Eora people and is like a mark that is proudlyworn.The exhibition that is being organised by the city’s Aboriginal community aims to exposethe side of the ancient tribes that is unknown for many people, including the Aboriginal people,especially the younger generations. This exhibition would be helpful for me to understand myown community and culture in a better way. Moreover, the event would benefit me to properly

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