Author Description

Describes the pre-contact lifestyle of the Garigal, Kannaigal and Kayeemai clans of the Kuringai group of Sydney's Northern Beaches; discusses clan names and territories for the area; contact history; dispossession and survival; draws together information about the life of Bowen (also known as Boin, Black Bowen, Bohen, Bowan, Bowen Bungaree, Toura Bowen).