The Ngambri people (alternatively Ngamberri people) are a group of Indigenous Australians whose ancestors lived in the south-east of Australia, in and around Australia's capital city of Canberra.
It is sometimes said that the name for Canberra is derived from the word ′Ngambri′. Some say that ′Ngambri′ translates to ′cleavage′ and describes the space between Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie. Another is that the name Canberra might come from an early Aboriginal word meaning 'meeting place' or 'neutral area.'
Sites of significance
There are many sites of significance for Ngambri people in and around Canberra, including:
Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain. The two mountains are the breasts of the spirit woman who lies in the Canberra landscape. The latter was formerly Black's Camp, a woman's business camp where women went to give birth.
Ngambri Woman by Narelle Zeller at Grainger Gallery
Artist Narelle Zeller discusses the process of creating the incredible Ngambri Woman - Portrait of Aunty Matilda House.
Showing at Grainger Gallery in October 2023 as part of the exhibition, "Truth & Beauty" with Colleen Stapleton and Penelope Boyd, this magnificent portrait conveys a sense of serene meditation and reflection. It was months of painstaking work by Narelle, and you can almost feel the possum cloak.
A Darling Portrait Prize finalist in 2022, “Ngambri Woman” is a moving portrait of Ngambri Elder and Aboriginal activist, Dr Matilda House by Canberra artist, Narelle Zeller.
Born in 1945 on her mother’s country, Wirrajah near Cowra, NSW, as one of ten children, Dr (Aunty) Matilda House was later raised at her grandfather’s house at Hollywood near Yass. Aunty Matilda has dedic...
published: 29 Oct 2023
Canberra region Welcome to Country
A Welcome to Country from representatives of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri custodians of the Canberra region. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first-australians
published: 10 Feb 2017
Welcome to Country Ngambri/Ngunnawal speech by Matilda House
ANU Reconciliation week videos
Welcome to Country Ngambri/Ngunnawal speech by Matilda House
Filmed by A.S.K Studio
published: 08 Jun 2020
National Sorry Day 2024 Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country landmark illuminations
As part of our 2024 National Sorry Day activities in the Nation’s Capital to commemorate Stolen Generations survivors and the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report, we turned landmarks across Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country purple.
The colour purple is often associated with Sorry Day. This is the colour of the Native Hibiscus flower used by Stolen Generations survivors to recognise the scattering of the Stolen Generations and their strength and resilience.
We illuminated Canberra’s light rail stops, the iconic Telstra Tower, National Museum of Australia, Old Parliament House, Questacon, Malcolm Fraser Bridge and the Canberra Times Fountain in Civic.
We hope you all had the chance to check them out whilst illuminated and reflected on how this history still impacts survivors, the...
published: 25 Jun 2024
Ngunnawal - the First People of Canberra
In the 2nd excerpt from The Stakeout of Canberra, Richard meets descendants of the Ngunnawal Ngambri Aboriginal tribe.
published: 13 Feb 2010
Songlines to soar for science and country
A unique collaboration between Geoscience Australia and a Ngambri-Wiradjuri firefighter is launching two Aboriginal totems into the sky.
Twenty-six-year-old artist Reuben House has created two artworks for Geoscience Australia, depicting an Eagle (Mallian) and Crow (Yukumbruuk) — two significant totems for the Ngambri people. The birds are shown soaring over the mountains and waterways of the ACT.
The Geoscience Australia drones have been gifted the names of the birds and Reuben’s artwork has been applied to their bodies and arms. The drones fly all over the country for Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia program, helping to validate satellite imagery used to provide insights for the management of land, water, floods, and bushfires.
Geoscience Australia is grateful to all ...
published: 06 Jul 2021
Ngambri-Ngunnawal Paul House: Welcome to Country at Parliament House Sept ‘23
published: 14 Sep 2023
Kambri Ground Map: A Gift from the Ngunnawal-Ngambri Elders
In this video, Dave Johnston, founding Chair of the ANU Indigenous Alumni Network and the ANU Tjbal Centre, discusses what the Kambri Ground Map- a gift from the Ngunnawal-Ngambri elders and the significance of what it represents. It is the heart of Kambri and the ANU, teaching us about the land that is the Ngunnawal-Ngambri country.
This is a series of collaboration between ANU Learning Communities and ANU Heritage in promoting awareness and understanding of the importance of the aboriginal heritage on campus.
published: 30 Apr 2020
NACCHO Youth Conference 2022 Highlights | Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country (Canberra)
Experience the breathtaking beauty and power of Ngunnawal Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia. In stunning HDR 4K resolution with our captivating time-lapse promo video. Remastered using Topaz Labs AI Software.
*See if you can spot when the incoming storm blew my camera over. Luckily I caught it 😅
Score: Sleeping At Last - Moon
Give them some love ❤️🙌
Artist Narelle Zeller discusses the process of creating the incredible Ngambri Woman - Portrait of Aunty Matilda House.
Showing at Grainger Gallery in October ...
Artist Narelle Zeller discusses the process of creating the incredible Ngambri Woman - Portrait of Aunty Matilda House.
Showing at Grainger Gallery in October 2023 as part of the exhibition, "Truth & Beauty" with Colleen Stapleton and Penelope Boyd, this magnificent portrait conveys a sense of serene meditation and reflection. It was months of painstaking work by Narelle, and you can almost feel the possum cloak.
A Darling Portrait Prize finalist in 2022, “Ngambri Woman” is a moving portrait of Ngambri Elder and Aboriginal activist, Dr Matilda House by Canberra artist, Narelle Zeller.
Born in 1945 on her mother’s country, Wirrajah near Cowra, NSW, as one of ten children, Dr (Aunty) Matilda House was later raised at her grandfather’s house at Hollywood near Yass. Aunty Matilda has dedicated her life to the pursuit of justice for Aboriginal people, and was one of the original protestors who founded the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972. She helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service in Queanbeyan in the 1980s. She had a key role in establishing the Australian National University's Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre in 1989, which provides support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. On the eve of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in February 2008, she became the first person to perform the Welcome to Country at the opening of the 42nd Federal Parliament. Her contribution to her community was recognised by the ANU with the conferral of the Degree of Doctor of the University in 2017.
www.graingergallery.com.au
Artist Narelle Zeller discusses the process of creating the incredible Ngambri Woman - Portrait of Aunty Matilda House.
Showing at Grainger Gallery in October 2023 as part of the exhibition, "Truth & Beauty" with Colleen Stapleton and Penelope Boyd, this magnificent portrait conveys a sense of serene meditation and reflection. It was months of painstaking work by Narelle, and you can almost feel the possum cloak.
A Darling Portrait Prize finalist in 2022, “Ngambri Woman” is a moving portrait of Ngambri Elder and Aboriginal activist, Dr Matilda House by Canberra artist, Narelle Zeller.
Born in 1945 on her mother’s country, Wirrajah near Cowra, NSW, as one of ten children, Dr (Aunty) Matilda House was later raised at her grandfather’s house at Hollywood near Yass. Aunty Matilda has dedicated her life to the pursuit of justice for Aboriginal people, and was one of the original protestors who founded the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972. She helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service in Queanbeyan in the 1980s. She had a key role in establishing the Australian National University's Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre in 1989, which provides support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. On the eve of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in February 2008, she became the first person to perform the Welcome to Country at the opening of the 42nd Federal Parliament. Her contribution to her community was recognised by the ANU with the conferral of the Degree of Doctor of the University in 2017.
www.graingergallery.com.au
A Welcome to Country from representatives of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri custodians of the Canberra region. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first-aus...
A Welcome to Country from representatives of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri custodians of the Canberra region. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first-australians
A Welcome to Country from representatives of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri custodians of the Canberra region. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first-australians
As part of our 2024 National Sorry Day activities in the Nation’s Capital to commemorate Stolen Generations survivors and the unfinished business of the Bringin...
As part of our 2024 National Sorry Day activities in the Nation’s Capital to commemorate Stolen Generations survivors and the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report, we turned landmarks across Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country purple.
The colour purple is often associated with Sorry Day. This is the colour of the Native Hibiscus flower used by Stolen Generations survivors to recognise the scattering of the Stolen Generations and their strength and resilience.
We illuminated Canberra’s light rail stops, the iconic Telstra Tower, National Museum of Australia, Old Parliament House, Questacon, Malcolm Fraser Bridge and the Canberra Times Fountain in Civic.
We hope you all had the chance to check them out whilst illuminated and reflected on how this history still impacts survivors, their families and all First Nations communities today.
As part of our 2024 National Sorry Day activities in the Nation’s Capital to commemorate Stolen Generations survivors and the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report, we turned landmarks across Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country purple.
The colour purple is often associated with Sorry Day. This is the colour of the Native Hibiscus flower used by Stolen Generations survivors to recognise the scattering of the Stolen Generations and their strength and resilience.
We illuminated Canberra’s light rail stops, the iconic Telstra Tower, National Museum of Australia, Old Parliament House, Questacon, Malcolm Fraser Bridge and the Canberra Times Fountain in Civic.
We hope you all had the chance to check them out whilst illuminated and reflected on how this history still impacts survivors, their families and all First Nations communities today.
A unique collaboration between Geoscience Australia and a Ngambri-Wiradjuri firefighter is launching two Aboriginal totems into the sky.
Twenty-six-year-old a...
A unique collaboration between Geoscience Australia and a Ngambri-Wiradjuri firefighter is launching two Aboriginal totems into the sky.
Twenty-six-year-old artist Reuben House has created two artworks for Geoscience Australia, depicting an Eagle (Mallian) and Crow (Yukumbruuk) — two significant totems for the Ngambri people. The birds are shown soaring over the mountains and waterways of the ACT.
The Geoscience Australia drones have been gifted the names of the birds and Reuben’s artwork has been applied to their bodies and arms. The drones fly all over the country for Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia program, helping to validate satellite imagery used to provide insights for the management of land, water, floods, and bushfires.
Geoscience Australia is grateful to all members of the House family and Ngambri community who have contributed to this project for NAIDOC Week 2021. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and community. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
A unique collaboration between Geoscience Australia and a Ngambri-Wiradjuri firefighter is launching two Aboriginal totems into the sky.
Twenty-six-year-old artist Reuben House has created two artworks for Geoscience Australia, depicting an Eagle (Mallian) and Crow (Yukumbruuk) — two significant totems for the Ngambri people. The birds are shown soaring over the mountains and waterways of the ACT.
The Geoscience Australia drones have been gifted the names of the birds and Reuben’s artwork has been applied to their bodies and arms. The drones fly all over the country for Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia program, helping to validate satellite imagery used to provide insights for the management of land, water, floods, and bushfires.
Geoscience Australia is grateful to all members of the House family and Ngambri community who have contributed to this project for NAIDOC Week 2021. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and community. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
In this video, Dave Johnston, founding Chair of the ANU Indigenous Alumni Network and the ANU Tjbal Centre, discusses what the Kambri Ground Map- a gift from th...
In this video, Dave Johnston, founding Chair of the ANU Indigenous Alumni Network and the ANU Tjbal Centre, discusses what the Kambri Ground Map- a gift from the Ngunnawal-Ngambri elders and the significance of what it represents. It is the heart of Kambri and the ANU, teaching us about the land that is the Ngunnawal-Ngambri country.
This is a series of collaboration between ANU Learning Communities and ANU Heritage in promoting awareness and understanding of the importance of the aboriginal heritage on campus.
In this video, Dave Johnston, founding Chair of the ANU Indigenous Alumni Network and the ANU Tjbal Centre, discusses what the Kambri Ground Map- a gift from the Ngunnawal-Ngambri elders and the significance of what it represents. It is the heart of Kambri and the ANU, teaching us about the land that is the Ngunnawal-Ngambri country.
This is a series of collaboration between ANU Learning Communities and ANU Heritage in promoting awareness and understanding of the importance of the aboriginal heritage on campus.
Experience the breathtaking beauty and power of Ngunnawal Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia. In stunning HDR 4K resolution with our captivating time-lapse pr...
Experience the breathtaking beauty and power of Ngunnawal Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia. In stunning HDR 4K resolution with our captivating time-lapse promo video. Remastered using Topaz Labs AI Software.
*See if you can spot when the incoming storm blew my camera over. Luckily I caught it 😅
Score: Sleeping At Last - Moon
Give them some love ❤️🙌
Experience the breathtaking beauty and power of Ngunnawal Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia. In stunning HDR 4K resolution with our captivating time-lapse promo video. Remastered using Topaz Labs AI Software.
*See if you can spot when the incoming storm blew my camera over. Luckily I caught it 😅
Score: Sleeping At Last - Moon
Give them some love ❤️🙌
Artist Narelle Zeller discusses the process of creating the incredible Ngambri Woman - Portrait of Aunty Matilda House.
Showing at Grainger Gallery in October 2023 as part of the exhibition, "Truth & Beauty" with Colleen Stapleton and Penelope Boyd, this magnificent portrait conveys a sense of serene meditation and reflection. It was months of painstaking work by Narelle, and you can almost feel the possum cloak.
A Darling Portrait Prize finalist in 2022, “Ngambri Woman” is a moving portrait of Ngambri Elder and Aboriginal activist, Dr Matilda House by Canberra artist, Narelle Zeller.
Born in 1945 on her mother’s country, Wirrajah near Cowra, NSW, as one of ten children, Dr (Aunty) Matilda House was later raised at her grandfather’s house at Hollywood near Yass. Aunty Matilda has dedicated her life to the pursuit of justice for Aboriginal people, and was one of the original protestors who founded the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in 1972. She helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service in Queanbeyan in the 1980s. She had a key role in establishing the Australian National University's Tjabal Indigenous Higher Education Centre in 1989, which provides support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. On the eve of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in February 2008, she became the first person to perform the Welcome to Country at the opening of the 42nd Federal Parliament. Her contribution to her community was recognised by the ANU with the conferral of the Degree of Doctor of the University in 2017.
www.graingergallery.com.au
A Welcome to Country from representatives of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri custodians of the Canberra region. https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/first-australians
As part of our 2024 National Sorry Day activities in the Nation’s Capital to commemorate Stolen Generations survivors and the unfinished business of the Bringing Them Home report, we turned landmarks across Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country purple.
The colour purple is often associated with Sorry Day. This is the colour of the Native Hibiscus flower used by Stolen Generations survivors to recognise the scattering of the Stolen Generations and their strength and resilience.
We illuminated Canberra’s light rail stops, the iconic Telstra Tower, National Museum of Australia, Old Parliament House, Questacon, Malcolm Fraser Bridge and the Canberra Times Fountain in Civic.
We hope you all had the chance to check them out whilst illuminated and reflected on how this history still impacts survivors, their families and all First Nations communities today.
A unique collaboration between Geoscience Australia and a Ngambri-Wiradjuri firefighter is launching two Aboriginal totems into the sky.
Twenty-six-year-old artist Reuben House has created two artworks for Geoscience Australia, depicting an Eagle (Mallian) and Crow (Yukumbruuk) — two significant totems for the Ngambri people. The birds are shown soaring over the mountains and waterways of the ACT.
The Geoscience Australia drones have been gifted the names of the birds and Reuben’s artwork has been applied to their bodies and arms. The drones fly all over the country for Geoscience Australia’s Digital Earth Australia program, helping to validate satellite imagery used to provide insights for the management of land, water, floods, and bushfires.
Geoscience Australia is grateful to all members of the House family and Ngambri community who have contributed to this project for NAIDOC Week 2021. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and community. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
In this video, Dave Johnston, founding Chair of the ANU Indigenous Alumni Network and the ANU Tjbal Centre, discusses what the Kambri Ground Map- a gift from the Ngunnawal-Ngambri elders and the significance of what it represents. It is the heart of Kambri and the ANU, teaching us about the land that is the Ngunnawal-Ngambri country.
This is a series of collaboration between ANU Learning Communities and ANU Heritage in promoting awareness and understanding of the importance of the aboriginal heritage on campus.
Experience the breathtaking beauty and power of Ngunnawal Ngambri Country, Canberra, Australia. In stunning HDR 4K resolution with our captivating time-lapse promo video. Remastered using Topaz Labs AI Software.
*See if you can spot when the incoming storm blew my camera over. Luckily I caught it 😅
Score: Sleeping At Last - Moon
Give them some love ❤️🙌
The Ngambri people (alternatively Ngamberri people) are a group of Indigenous Australians whose ancestors lived in the south-east of Australia, in and around Australia's capital city of Canberra.
It is sometimes said that the name for Canberra is derived from the word ′Ngambri′. Some say that ′Ngambri′ translates to ′cleavage′ and describes the space between Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie. Another is that the name Canberra might come from an early Aboriginal word meaning 'meeting place' or 'neutral area.'
Sites of significance
There are many sites of significance for Ngambri people in and around Canberra, including:
Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain. The two mountains are the breasts of the spirit woman who lies in the Canberra landscape. The latter was formerly Black's Camp, a woman's business camp where women went to give birth.
Ngunnawal elder Aunty VioletSheridan says she's considering running as an independent in the upcoming ACT election, but the announcement has seen tensions between First Nations people bubble over ... .
Ngunnawal elder Aunty VioletSheridan says she's considering running as an independent in the upcoming ACT election, but the announcement has seen tensions between First Nations people bubble over ... .
The United Ngunnawal Elders Council have today expressed their "deep hurt" at the ACT government's decision to apologise to the Ngambri people for failing to recognise them as traditional custodians ... .
The ACT government draws the ire of Ngunnawal traditional custodians after apologising for not recognising another First Nations people's ties to Canberra and surrounds ... .
The government apologised to Ngambri custodians this week for the "hurt and distress" it caused by failing to acknowledge their traditional links to Canberra... .
Ngambri custodians allege the ACT government has breached their human rights by failing to recognise them as traditional owners of the Canberra area ... .
Paul Girrawah House said he and other members of the Ngambri had launched the court action to stop the ACT government's "blatant" discrimination and hypocrisy ... .
