Gadigal Country

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Gadigal Country refers to the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, encompassing parts of present-day central Sydney and its harbour foreshore.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Gadigal land 1
Gadigal land of the Eora Nation 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Country (First Nations concept)
Indigenous territory
traditional Aboriginal land
acknowledgedIn Acknowledgement of Country statements
Welcome to Country ceremonies
associatedWithNation Eora Nation NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeople Gadigal people NERFINISHED
associatedWithWaterbody Sydney Harbour NERFINISHED
colonialImpact site of early British settlement in Sydney
contains rock engravings and archaeological sites
sites of Aboriginal significance
culturalSignificance central to Gadigal identity
important Aboriginal cultural landscape
governedByConcept Aboriginal law and custom
hasHeritageType Aboriginal cultural heritage
hasLanguageGroup Eora language NERFINISHED
hasSpiritualSignificance sacred connection for Gadigal people
hasStatus unceded Aboriginal land
hasTraditionalCustodians Gadigal people NERFINISHED
includesArea Sydney CBD NERFINISHED
Sydney Harbour foreshore NERFINISHED
central Sydney NERFINISHED
inner-city Sydney NERFINISHED
locatedIn Australia
New South Wales
Sydney region NERFINISHED
modernUse referenced in land acknowledgements
used in cultural education about Sydney
overlapsWith contemporary local government areas in Sydney
partOf Eora Nation NERFINISHED
preColonialStatus occupied by Gadigal people
recognizedBy City of Sydney NERFINISHED
local Aboriginal communities
relatedConcept Eora Country NERFINISHED
First Nations Country NERFINISHED
timeDepth tens of thousands of years of occupation
traditionalOwners Gadigal people NERFINISHED

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yabun locatedOn Gadigal Country
this entity surface form: Gadigal land
Camperdown partOf Gadigal Country
this entity surface form: Gadigal land of the Eora Nation
The Rocks preColonialUse Gadigal Country