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The Islands have a long tradition of woodcarving, creating masks and drums, and carving decorative features on these and other items for ceremonial use. From the 1970s, young artists were beginning their studies at around the same time that a significant re-connection to traditional myths and legends
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The people still have their own traditional belief systems. Stories of the Tagai, their spiritual belief system, represent Torres Strait Islanders as sea people, with a connection to the stars, as well as a system of order in which everything has its place in the world. They follow the instructions
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Sports are popular among Torres Strait Islanders and the community has many sporting stars in Australian and international sports. Sporting events bring together people from across the different islands and help to connect the Torres Strait with mainland Australia and Papua New Guinea. Rugby league
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to Dabad. Dabad accepted the gift, interpreted as the "Light", introducing Christianity to the Torres Strait Islands. The people of the Torres Strait Islands adopted the Christian rituals and ceremonies and continued to uphold their connection to the land, sea and sky, practising their traditional
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For Torres Strait Islander people, singing and dancing is their "literature" – "the most important aspect of Torres Strait lifestyle. The Torres Strait Islanders preserve and present their oral history through songs and dances;...the dances act as illustrative material and, of course, the dancer
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hunting as well as fishing are seen as a way of continuing the Islander tradition of being closely associated with the sea. The islands have long history of trade and interactions with explorers from other parts of the globe, both east and west, which has influenced their lifestyle and culture.
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publication): five groups may be distinguished, based on linguistic and cultural differences, and also related to their places of origin, type of area of settlement, and long-standing relationships with other peoples. these nations are: Saibailgal (Top Western Islanders), Maluilgal (Mid-Western
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In the 2016 Census, a total of 20,658 Torres Strait Islander people (out of a total of 32,345) and 15,586 of both Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal identity (out of 26,767) reported adherence to some form of Christianity. (Across the whole of Australia, the Indigenous and non-Indigenous
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and producing a few items for particular festive occasions. In the 1960s and 1970s, researchers trying to salvage what was left of traditional knowledge from surviving elders influenced the revival of interest in the old ways of life. An Australian historian,
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Until the late 20th century, Torres Strait Islanders had been administered by a system of elected councils, a system based partly on traditional pre-Christian local government and partly on the introduced mission management system.
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body established in 1994 and consisting of 20 elected representatives, oversees the islands, with its primary function being to strengthen the economic, social and cultural development of the peoples of the Torres Strait area.
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counted 4,514 people living on the islands, of whom 91.8% were Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal Australian people. (64% of the population identified as Torres Strait Islander; 8.3% as Aboriginal Australian; 6.5% as
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and headdresses (dhari/dari) enhance the dance performances. Dance artefacts used in the ceremonial performances relate to Islander traditions and clan identity, and each island group has its own performances.
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in what is now the School of Art and Design. Other artists such as Laurie Nona, Brian Robinson, David Bosun, Glen Mackie, Joemen Nona, Daniel O'Shane and Tommy Pau are known for their printmaking work.
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There are five distinct peoples within the broader designation of Torres Strait Islander people, based partly on geographical and cultural divisions. There are two main Indigenous language groups,
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represents the five cultural groups; another source says that it originally represented the five groups of islands, but today (as of 2001) it represents the five major political divisions.
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to carry on the important role of looking after land or being the caretaker of land". Other reasons might relate to "the care and responsibility of relationships between generations".
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Clan elder and warrior Dabad greeted them on their arrival. Ready to defend his land and people, Dabad walked to the water's edge when McFarlane dropped to his knees and presented the
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Iesu ra mir giz (from the beginning) ge omaida (when the Gospel came), Mer ge baziarda (it took root in Erub) igiare Torres Strait (and branched out to the whole of the Torres Strait)
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population were broadly similar with 54% (vs 55%) reporting a Christian affiliation, while less than 2% reported traditional beliefs as their religion, and 36% reported no religion.)
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The Indigenous people of the Torres Strait have a distinct culture which has slight variants on the different islands where they live. Cultural practices share similarities with
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People identifying themselves as of Torres Strait Islander descent in the whole of Australia in the 2016 census numbered 32,345, while those with both Torres Strait Islander and
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epidemic killed about 25% of the population, with some islands suffering losses of up to 80% of their people, as the islanders had no natural immunity to European diseases.
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However the coming of Christianity did not spell the end of the people's traditional beliefs; their culture informed their understanding of the new religion, as the
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spread throughout the islands, and it remains strong today among Torres Strait Islander people everywhere. Christianity was first brought to the islands by the
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Mythology and culture, deeply influenced by the ocean and the natural life around the islands, have always informed traditional artforms. Featured strongly are
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Sources are generally agreed that there are five distinct geographical and/or cultural divisions, but descriptions and naming of the groups differ widely.
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Pre-colonial Island people were not a homogeneous group and until then did not regard themselves as a single people. They have links with the people of
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is especially popular, including the annual 'Island of Origin' tournament between teams from different islands. Basketball is also extremely popular.
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and other symbols of Christianity. In some cases the missionaries prohibited the use of traditional sacred objects, and eventually production ceased.
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himself is the storyteller" (Ephraim Bani, 1979). There are many songs about the weather; others about the myths and legends; life in the sea and
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The cult of Kulka was in evidence on Aureed Island with the finding of a "skull house" by the rescuers of survivors two years after the wreck of
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was a starting point for young Islanders to pursue studies in art. Many went on to further art studies, especially in printmaking, initially in
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Famous sports-people include Muara (Lifu) Wacando, who was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Humane Society for her sea rescue during the 1899
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collected about 2000 objects, convinced that hundreds of art objects collected had to be saved from destruction by the zealous Christian
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This article is about one of the two ethnically distinct indigenous peoples of Australia, Torres Strait Islanders – the other being
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Ancestry of population in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population (Torres Strait Islander or other)
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Of the 133 islands, only 38 are inhabited. The islands are culturally unique, with much to distinguish them from neighbouring
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One Tagai story depicts the Tagai as a man standing in a canoe. In his left hand, he holds a fishing spear, representing the
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is known as the Haddon Collection and is the most comprehensive collection of Torres Strait Islander artefacts in the world.
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Religious affiliations of Torres Strait islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population
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gods; and about important events. "The dancing and its movements express the songs and acts as the illustrative material".
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Languages used at home by Torres Strait Islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population
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Five communities of Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal Australians live on the coast of mainland Queensland, mainly at
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and Wave in the Loyalty Islands in May 1871. The ship, under Captain Brews, was wrecked in a gale on 2 February 1874 near
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Dance is also major form of creative and competitive expression. "Dance machines" (hand held mechanical moving objects),
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and museums "collected" a huge amount of material: all of the pieces collected by missionary Samuel McFarlane, were in
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During the first half of the 20th century, Torres Strait Islander culture was largely restricted to dance and song,
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Torres Shire Council official website (Queensland Government): Five major island clusters – the Top Western Group (
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Smyth, Dermot (2002). "Appendix B: The Indigenous Sector: An Anthropological Perspective". In Hundloe, Tor (ed.).
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campaigner who played a major role in a landmark decision which now characterises Australian law on land and title
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on the mainland and some other Australian islands, and share some genetic and cultural traits with the people of
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Islanders), Kaurareg (Lower Western Islanders), Kulkalgal (Central Islanders) and Meriam Le (Eastern Islanders).
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ReTold: a retelling of stories and songs from Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait by Margaret Lawrie 2010
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in 1869. Eight teachers and their wives from Loyalty Islands arrived with the missionaries on the boat from
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There had been a problem in Queensland law, where such adoptions are not legally recognised by the state's
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Indigenous Status of population in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population
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intent on obliterating the religious traditions and ceremonies of the native islanders. Film footage of
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Conference paper, Australian Print Symposium. Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 1987 – ongoing
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Geographical distribution of people with both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Indigenous status
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Post-colonisation history has seen new cultural influences on the people, most notably the place of
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is renowned for his elaborately sculptured dari, often with moving parts and incorporating the
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introduced a bill in parliament to legally recognise the practice. The bill was passed as the
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Plural Australia: Aboriginal and Asian labour in tropical white Australia, Darwin, 1911-1940
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was welcomed and the new religion was integrated into every aspect of their everyday lives.
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and then split between three European museums and a number of mainland Australian museums.
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ancestry numbered a further 26,767 (compared with 29,515 and 17,811 respectively in 2006).
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is also widely spoken as a language of trade and commerce. The core of Island culture is
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Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016
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Some Torres Strait Islander people share beliefs similar to the Aboriginal peoples'
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previously important to their ceremonies lost their relevance, instead replaced by
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Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait/collected and translated by Margaret Lawrie
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Geographical distribution of people with Torres Strait Islander Indigenous status
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There are two distinct Indigenous languages spoken on the Islands, as well as a
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Torres Strait Islander people are the only culture in the world to make
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Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a
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which administer areas occupied by Torres Strait Islander communities:
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Singer Christine Anu, who performed at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics
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Loos, Noel. White Christ Black Cross: The Emergence of a Black Church
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Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits
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In the 1990s a group of younger artists, including the award-winning
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Resilience the driving force behind Sam Powell-Pepper's draft bid
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chartered by the LMS. They sailed to the Torres Strait after the
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of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as
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What Sir Doug Nicholls Round means to our Indigenous players
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by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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had reported 6,800 Torres Strait Islanders living in the
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is spoken on the eastern islands. It is one of the four
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had demanded the removal of the missionaries from the
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evidence suggests that the core of Island culture is
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One of the two categories of Indigenous Australians
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St Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press. 2091:Torres Strait Islanders: Custom and Colonialism 1113: 900:was happening. Margaret Lawrie's publications, 4840:Northern Territory National Emergency Response 4343:National Congress of Australia's First Peoples 3019:This Knowledge article incorporates text from 2736:Alick Tipoti : Zugubal: ancestral spirits 2094:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–18. 1399:, pop singer and actress, known for her song " 1281:customs, and cultural identity referred to as 4917: 4328:Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association 3939: 3042: 3040: 2470: 2468: 1743:Australian Art Network: Torres Strait Islands 967:An exhibition of Alick Tipoti's work, titled 399:, covering a large proportion of the Islands; 350:in the Northern Peninsula area of Cape York. 8: 3143: 3141: 3053:. James Nisbet and Company. pp. 226–228 2448:"Art Sets. Art of the Torres Strait Islands" 1828: 1826: 46: 3627:"History: Winners by Artist: Christine Anu" 3403: 3401: 3080:"All Saints Anglican Church (entry 600873)" 2734:Tipoti, Alick (2015), Butler, Sally (ed.), 2669:. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. 2558:. University of Hawaii Press. p. 456. 2410: 2408: 1856: 1854: 746:. After the "Coming of Light" (see below), 367:Torres Strait Islands § Administration 4924: 4910: 4902: 4435:South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council 4420:Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council 4392: 3946: 3932: 3924: 3409:"Aboriginal Christians & Christianity" 3343:– via National Library of Australia. 3315:– via National Library of Australia. 3287:– via National Library of Australia. 3259:– via National Library of Australia. 3098:Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) 2787: 2785: 2277: 2275: 2273: 1434:, the first female Torres Strait Islander 1334:A traditional cultural practice, known as 827:from a Torres Strait Island (19th century) 540:, Darnley and Stephen), and the TI Group ( 52: 45: 3919:Strait Home / State Library of Queensland 3773:MESSAGE FROM COLLEGIAN ALICIA JANZ (2007) 3637:Australian Recording Industry Association 3110: 3108: 3106: 2644:Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait 2442: 2440: 2438: 2436: 1890:. Oxford University Press. Archived from 1888:"Torres Strait. Oxford Dictionary Online" 1693:Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts 1482:, Australian Football League player with 1473:, Australian Football League player with 1460:, Australian Football League player with 1127:and "Everywhen" concepts, passed down in 858:(turtleshell) in the Western Islands and 2634: 2632: 2552:Brij V. Lal; Kate Fortune, eds. (2000). 2522: 2520: 2302: 2300: 1929:. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 1536:, Australian Football League player for 1527:, Australian Football League player for 1054: 977: 584:, lower Western Islanders, based on the 4157:National Indigenous Human Rights Awards 4029:People from politics and public service 3512: 3510: 1986:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 1942: 1940: 1938: 1936: 1822: 1779: 410:, on the northern tip of Cape York; and 387:Further to the TSRA, there are several 314:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 3955:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 3074: 3072: 3010: 3008: 2600:including examples from Torres Strait. 2347: 2345: 2195: 2193: 1296:The Islanders refer to this event as " 902:Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait 781:was also collected. The collection at 632:Western-central Torres Strait Language 3581:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3216:"Performers mark Coming of the Light" 2843:Keenan, Catherine (18 January 2003). 2247: 2245: 2243: 1086:; 1980 and 1984 Olympic basketballer 862:(human face) in the Eastern Islands. 769:In 1898–1899, British anthropologist 154:Note difficulties with census counts. 7: 6172:Culture of the Torres Strait Islands 5147:Caribbean and West Indian Australian 4137:Literature of Indigenous Australians 2758:Wiltshire, Kelly (27 October 2017). 2555:The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia 2529:"Torres Strait Islander printmaking" 1715:List of Indigenous Australian firsts 1649:Anglican Diocese of North Queensland 1355:Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa Act 2020 1183:, becoming god of dancing, with the 943:. Other outstanding artists include 730:culture. Historically, they have an 73:Regions with significant populations 3527:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3192:Australian Dictionary of Biography 3125:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2698:. Cambridge University Press. 1901. 2680:Lawrie, Margaret Elizabeth (1972). 2665:Lawrie, Margaret Elizabeth (1970). 1638:, Assistant Bishop in the Anglican 4318:Aborigines Progressive Association 2640:"Dance machines & headdresses" 2610:Whitford, Maddie (13 April 2020). 2501:"BBC Two – Hidden Treasures of..." 2416:"Art in the Torres Strait Islands" 1321:Religious affiliation, 2016 census 1139:One of the stories passed down in 642:family of languages of Australia. 300:-shell industries over the years. 25: 3047:Murray, Archibald Wright (1888). 3023:(28 June 2021) published by the 1588:, NBA player and captain for the 1082:; 1976 Paralympian field athlete 568:Ethno-linguistic groups include: 432:History of Indigenous Australians 205:, which are part of the state of 4972: 3902:Torres Strait Regional Authority 3830:Moore, Tony (28 November 2017). 3491:Australian Bureau of Statistices 3214:Hammond, Philip (30 June 2011). 3187:"Macfarlane, Samuel (1837–1911)" 3091: 3014: 2253:"Torres Strait Islander peoples" 2131:Australian National Audit Office 1677: 1663: 865:Prominent among the artforms is 377:Torres Strait Regional Authority 165: 87: 4656:Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 2354:"Part Four: a tale of two boys" 2352:Peek, Veronica (16 June 2012). 2016:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1866:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1838:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1249:on 1 July 1871 on the schooner 670:Archaeological, linguistic and 588:(Prince of Wales Island) group. 213:. Ethnically distinct from the 4868:Uluru Statement from the Heart 4285:Torres Strait Island languages 3705:North Melbourne Football Club. 3271:"Cruise of the Jeannie Oswald" 3115:Willis, Carli (26 July 2021). 3088:. Queensland Heritage Council. 1725:Pearl hunting § Australia 1710:Indigenous health in Australia 961:Australian National University 611:Torres Strait Island languages 404:Northern Peninsula Area Region 111:Torres Strait Island languages 1: 4333:Australian Aborigines' League 4313:Aborigines Advancement League 4230:Australian Aboriginal English 3915:– State Library of Queensland 3359:Shipping Wonders of the World 2889:10.1080/09523367.2020.1779704 2064:"Aboriginal timeline: Health" 2062:Korff, Jens (4 August 2021). 1310:, features the annual event. 1098:; and 2013 Super Bowl winner 997:Indigenous dance of Australia 993:Indigenous music of Australia 502:Multicultural Queensland 2001 482:on the Australian continent. 467:The five-pointed star on the 18:Torres Strait Islander people 4373:National Reconciliation Week 3892:Resources in other libraries 3678:"Lifting the Lid: Abe Davis" 3573:Rigby, Mark (16 July 2020). 3085:Queensland Heritage Register 3034:, accessed on 29 June 2021. 2871:Osmond, Gary (23 May 2020). 2598:A string figure bibliography 1760:Smith, Aaron (26 May 2018). 1427:Indigenous Standpoint Theory 1212:Introduction of Christianity 1078:; 1964 Olympic basketballer 906:Tales from the Torres Strait 575:, based on the central-west 5152:Hispanic and Latin American 4425:NSW Aboriginal Land Council 4363:Registered Aboriginal Party 4348:National Indigenous Council 4235:Macro-Gunwinyguan languages 3746:"ABC Indigenous on Twitter" 3517:Rigby, Mark (4 June 2020). 3299:"The New Guinea Expedition" 3025:State Library of Queensland 2738:, Cairns Regional Gallery, 2452:New South Wales Art Gallery 2042:Torres Strait Shire Council 1793:, having sailed there from 1382:, social activist based in 894:Torres Strait Islander flag 650:Eastern Trans-Fly languages 524:), the Near Western Group ( 397:Torres Strait Island Region 6188: 5249:Trinidadian and Tobagonian 4803:Constitutional recognition 4672:Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars 4308:Aboriginal Medical Service 3707:Retrieved 16 January 2023. 3361:(Part 51). 26 January 1937 1807:Newcastle, New South Wales 1647:, Assistant Bishop in the 1454:Australian rules football 1227:All Saints Anglican Church 1215: 1043:" (first performed by the 990: 939:, as well as larger scale 915:Torres Islanders dance on 812: 608: 429: 364: 29: 6140: 4970: 4939: 4197:Traditional custodianship 3887:Resources in your library 3385:Anglican Board of Mission 3381:"The Coming of the Light" 3332:The Sydney Morning Herald 3248:The Sydney Morning Herald 2850:The Sydney Morning Herald 2284:"Torres Strait Islanders" 2122:Kelly, John (June 2001). 2038:"About the Torres Strait" 1948:"About the Torres Strait" 1243:London Missionary Society 815:Indigenous Australian art 690:) as well as engaging in 152: 145: 133: 109: 77: 65: 51: 4941:Ancestral background of 4662:Australian Frontier Wars 4368:Reconciliation Australia 3050:The Bible in the Pacific 2682:Tales from Torres Strait 2527:Robinson, Brian (2001). 2257:Encyclopaedia Britannica 1698:Australian frontier wars 1624:Parliament of Queensland 1143:tells of four brothers ( 1059:Jesse Williams, who won 799:Queensland State Library 491:Encyclopaedia Britannica 6167:Torres Strait Islanders 4964:Torres Strait Islanders 4933:Ancestry of Australians 4714:Australian history wars 4575:Contemporary visual art 3991:Torres Strait Islanders 3878:Torres Strait Islanders 3185:Gibbney, H. J. (1974). 2818:"Dr Ken Thaiday Senior" 2710:"Alick Tipoti: Zugubal" 2646:. Queensland Government 2476:"Torres Strait Islands" 2420:Japingka Aboriginal Art 2291:Multicultural Australia 2088:Jeremy Beckett (1990). 1954:. Queensland Government 1603:, soccer player in the 1592:first Olympic medal win 1298:The Coming of the Light 973:Cairns Regional Gallery 843:, which are considered 839:, sharks, seabirds and 456:descent, distinct from 161:Torres Strait Islanders 47:Torres Strait Islanders 4959:Aboriginal Australians 4410:Kimberley Land Council 4260:Pama–Nyungan languages 4250:Loanwords into English 4167:Religion and mythology 4120:Torres Strait Islander 3971:Aboriginal Australians 3639:(ARIA). 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(1999). 3548:"Succession Act 1981" 3276:The Argus (Melbourne) 2988:"The Coming of Sagai" 2316:Australian Government 1982:Australian Government 1438:graduate (2016) from 1351:Queensland Government 1330:Traditional adoptions 1291: 1247:Erub (Darnley Island) 1225: 1216:Further information: 1058: 981: 971:, was mounted at the 914: 822: 724:Australian Aboriginal 708:subsistence lifestyle 692:hunting and gathering 618: 506:Queensland Government 447: 439: 430:Further information: 381:Australian government 365:Further information: 271: 263: 255: 203:Torres Strait Islands 197:) are the Indigenous 141:Related ethnic groups 119:Torres Strait English 79:Torres Strait Islands 4405:Central Land Council 1952:Torres Shire Council 1754:Contemporary stories 1106:Religion and beliefs 1025:, a powerful totem. 841:saltwater crocodiles 783:Cambridge University 656:Torres Strait Creole 406:, administered from 234:Torres Strait Creole 115:Torres Strait Creole 4943:Australian citizens 4162:Outstation movement 4001:Western Australians 1582:, basketball player 1566:Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 1513:, AFLW player with 1499:, AFLW player with 1440:Griffith University 1347:Succession Act 1981 1302:Coming of the Light 1167:. Kulka settled on 658:, an English-based 419:Cape York Peninsula 48: 6127:South Sea Islander 4855:Stolen Generations 4845:Self-determination 4765:Stolen Generations 4699:Historical figures 4679:Caledon Bay crisis 4502:Fire-stick farming 4415:Maralinga Tjarutja 4034:Performing artists 3762:. 28 October 2018. 3682:sydneyswans.com.au 3607:. 9 September 2020 3355:"Missionary Ships" 2714:Cairns Art Gallery 2586:Alfred Cort Haddon 1590:Australian Boomers 1443:School of Medicine 1409:, artist based in 1307:Desperate Measures 1294: 1235: 1179:). 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Torres Strait Islander people
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A map of the Torres Strait Islands.
Torres Strait Islands
Australia
Torres Strait Island languages
Torres Strait Creole
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