Place defines us. It influences where we live or what language we speak. But it's also more than that. via NITV NAIDOC2022 FirstNations Indigenous Australia
The Ngunnawal and Ngambri mob have various understandings of one another. Ngunnawal Custodian Adrian Brown, for example, knows Ngunnawal to be the overarching nation and Ngambri as one of the several language groups within it. Ngambri Custodian, Paul House, on the other hand, regards Ngambri as the original local people and the Ngunnawal as a north-west neighbouring group. Some Ngunnawal Elders, like Wally Bell, are dubious of the Ngambri identity altogether.
According to Ngunnawal Elder Wally Bell, Ngunnawal Country's approximate boundaries lie between Numeralla in the South, Crookwell in the North, the Brindabella Ranges in the West, and the escarpment near Braidwood in the West.Ngambri Country lies south-west of Weereewa within the surrounding rivers: Goodradigbee in the West, Murrumbidgee in the South and Yass in the East.
Ngunnawal Custodian Adrian Brown shares that the Murrumbidgee River, which flows through the ACT, means 'ceremony for men' in Ngunnawal. 'Murrum' means 'Pathway' and Bidgee means 'Boss'. Still today, Ngunnawal men will practice ceremony on the banks of the river, traversing upstream toward Mount Kosciuszko as they receive their Totems and corresponding land management responsibilities.
Larrakia Country runs from the Cox peninsula in the west, to Gunn Point in the north, and the Adelaide River in the east, down to the Manton Dam area southwards. As Saltwater mob, the Larrakia People have strong connections to the sea and have a long history of voyage and trade with neighbouring groups such as Tiwi, Wagait and Wulna.by three key totems: the boetdoemba , danggalaba and malama guligi . These three 'bosses' embody the air, sea and land and represent the key principles for the Larrakia in response to caring for Country: wisdom, guidance and respect.
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