Dharug
The Dharug or Darug people, are an Aboriginal Australian people, who share strong ties of kinship and, in pre-colonial times, lived as skilled hunters in family groups or clans, scattered throughout much of what is modern-day Sydney.
| Dharug people | |
|---|---|
| aka Dharug, Dharruk, Dharrook, Darrook, Dharung, Broken Bay tribe | |
Sydney Basin bioregion | |
| Hierarchy | |
| Language family: | Pama–Nyungan |
| Language branch: | Yuin–Kuric |
| Language group: | Dharug |
| Group dialects: | Inland Dharug & Coastal Dharug |
| Area (approx. 6,000 sq. km) | |
| Bioregion: |
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| Location: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Coordinates: | 33°35′S 150°35′E |
| Mountains: | Blue Mountains |
| Rivers: | Cooks, Georges, Hawkesbury, Lane Cove, Nepean, Parramatta |
| Notable individuals | |
| Anthony Fernando | |
The Dharug, originally a Western Sydney people, were bounded by the Kuringgai to the northeast around Broken Bay, the Darkinjung to the north, the Wiradjuri to the west on the eastern fringe of the Blue Mountains, the Gandangara to the southwest in the Southern Highlands, and the Tharawal to the southeast in the Illawarra area.
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