There is only one known historical engraving of the Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy.
Depicted sailing in a boat in the late 18th century, he's a well-built and muscular man and his physique matched his apparently formidable nature.
Many elders say the legacy of this Aboriginal warrior needs to be preserved and remembered
More than two centuries on, here in La Perouse in Sydney on Bidjigal land, his tale lives on through word of mouth.
Bidjigal Elder Uncle Vic Simms is determined not to let his legacy fade.
Historians have long argued about the nature and extent of Aboriginal resistance to European settlement, but Pemulwuy has been identified time and again as a figure who did carry out warfare against the settlers of early Sydney
From what is known about the famous warrior, Pemulwuy was born around 1750 on Bidjigal lands in the Botany Bay area of Sydney.
The man said to have a blemish in his left eye, and a club foot - rare attributes that branded him a 'clever man' -with supernatural powers.
Throughout the late 18th century Pemulwuy united surrounding Aboriginal tribes in tit for tat attacks against British settlers and the military.
There was success in warding off colonisation and the destruction of certain territories for 12 years.
But after years of battle, wanted dead or alive, Pemulwuy was shot and killed by the British in 1802.
His remains were taken to Britain to be studied.
The whereabouts of them now are unknown.
Professor Jakelin Troy, the Director of Indigenous Research at the University of Sydney says this is a tragic part in Pemulwuy's tale.
, following the international success of several Indigenous stories on the silver screen, the life of Pemulwuy is being memorialised through film.
The feature length film, written and produced by a team of renowned Indigenous Australians, and with the consultation of community elders, is set to begin production this year.
