Five-Minute Summary: Allegations of Indigenous Identity Appropriation and Fraud – The ‘GuriNgai’ Case in New South Wales

This report investigates longstanding allegations of Indigenous identity appropriation and fraud involving the group known as the Guringai Tribal Link Aboriginal Corporation (GTLAC). It provides detailed evidence that the term “GuriNgai,” as used in the Sydney and Central Coast regions, is a colonial invention rather than a legitimate Indigenous ethnonym. Originally coined by non-Aboriginal ethnographer … Continue reading Five-Minute Summary: Allegations of Indigenous Identity Appropriation and Fraud – The ‘GuriNgai’ Case in New South Wales