Translation / meaning: The suffic ‘birung’ means to ‘belong to’ or ‘belongs to’. Therefore Gadigal-birung translates to ‘belonging to the Gadigal’ or indeed ‘Gadigal belonging to this land’. Didactic: The Gadigal have been Colonised not once but twice, and this painting is a reference to our sacred harbour and inlets and coastlines where only our People and Stories have strength. It is by looking into the strength of our mob’s past that we determin the future joy we have as Custodians caring for our harbour city.