The history of #aboriginal #Australia is a long and fascinating one, and we are proud to have our own slice of it right here in #BrokenHead and #ByronBay. The #Arakwal people have lived in the area for more than 22,000 years, in fact some historical records claim it’s twice as long as that. The Arakwal are one of more than 500 tribes that make up the aboriginal people of Australia. The Arakwal people refer to the area of Broken Head and Byron Bay as the ‘Cavanbah’, which translated means the “meeting place.” As such it was a location where trade could be carried out and gossip swapped (just like a market place today) between the Arakwal people and their neighbouring clans. It wasn’t until #1894 that the village of #Cavanba became known as Byron Bay but today you’ll still find #Cavvanbah Street situated between the beach and Shirley Street in the Byron Bay township. The Arakwal Bumberlin belong to the #Bundjalung Nation which enjoyed some of the most impressive fishing and hunting grounds in the whole of Australia at the time. The Bundjalung Nation comprised 15 different tribes, the Arakwal being one of them. Others included the Banbai, Gidabal, Jungai, Minjungbal and Ngamba. @visitnsw @australia #tullytravels
