 The Indigenous people who inhabited the Parramatta River and its headwaters consisted of a number of clans, hordes or families known generally as the Darug Nation.At the head of the river were the Burramattagal clan (or Barramattagal) whose tribal lands included the area of the present day city of Parramatta.The country was highly suitable as a place to live with its ample fresh water, prolific plant and animal life and temperate climate.