I was born a true double Aquarian, on the 17th of February 1953, in the small town of Pinjarra in Western Australia. I was given the name Kelvin Paul McKenney by my parents.

It wasn't until 1988 that an aboriginal elder bestowed the name NgAng upon me. His grandmother had told him, as a small child, that when his hair was silver, he would meet a white man with white hair and he would know him as "NgAng" by his words and his ways. Two years later I learned that NgAng means "Peace" in the Nyoongar aboriginal dialect from the region of my birth. Since Peace is an important goal in my life and work, I am proud to wear this name.