Claim: Blacktown was inhabited by different groups of the Darug people who are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and in pre-colonial times, survived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans.
Evidence: A strong centre of cultural attachment for the Darug people has been the "Blacks Town" (at the modern suburb of Colebee) in the Blacktown local government area (formerly Blacktown Shire). The Darug or Dharug people are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, survived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney.