Knowledge

Torres Strait Islanders

Source 📝

901: 250: 426: 1212: 605: 434: 1278: 242: 78: 1045: 258: 43: 809: 1654: 968: 4963: 1668: 1108:. In his right hand, he holds a sorbi (a red fruit). In this story, the Tagai and his crew of 12 were preparing for a journey, but before the journey began, the crew consumed all the food and drink they planned to take. So the Tagai strung the crew together in two groups of six and cast them into the sea, where their images became star patterns in the sky. These patterns can be seen in the star constellations of Pleiades and Orion. 3082: 888:
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
1099:
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
1059:
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
1269:
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
990:
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
707:
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.
497:
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
1314:
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
781:
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,
897:(1972), reviving stories which had all but been forgotten, influenced the artists greatly. While some of these stories had been written down by Haddon after his 1898 expedition to the Torres Strait, many had subsequently fallen out of use or been forgotten. 940:(b.1975). These and other Torres Strait artists have greatly expanded the forms of Indigenous art within Australia, bringing Melanesian carving skills as well as new stories and subject matter. The College of Technical and Further Education on 410:, is effectively colocated with the Northern Peninsula Area Region, which covers a number of Deed of Grant in Trust areas on the peninsula, and the Torres Strait Island Region and administers those sections of its area which are not autonomous. 1327:, allows adoption of a child by a relative or community member for a range of reasons. The reasons differ depending on which of the many Torres Islander cultures the person belongs to, with one example being "where a family requires an 360:
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.
372:
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.
3748: 296:
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
1002:
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.
2308: 952:
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.
213:
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,
5237: 4195: 3589: 2000: 4311: 460:
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.
1331:
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".
1265:
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
3820: 3139:
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)
1315:
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.)
2140: 1180:) as his totem. The eldest brother, Malo, went on to Mer and became responsible for setting out a set of rules for living, a combination of religion and law, which were presented by 1504: 1490: 2112: 3005: 711:
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
312:
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
2748: 723:, with stories handed down and communicated through song, dance and ceremonial performance. As a seafaring people, sea, sky and land feature strongly in their stories and art. 3772: 627:, is spoken on the southwestern, western, northern and central islands; a further dialect, Kala Kawa Ya (Top Western and Western) may be distinguished. It is a member of the 4017: 346:
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.
2899: 5210: 5597: 4994: 4600: 1302:
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
3615: 5363: 5200: 5195: 5180: 5074: 6088: 5996: 5528: 5474: 5341: 5294: 4989: 2924: 1230:
spread throughout the islands, and it remains strong today among Torres Strait Islander people everywhere. Christianity was first brought to the islands by the
820:
Mythology and culture, deeply influenced by the ocean and the natural life around the islands, have always informed traditional artforms. Featured strongly are
5991: 5964: 5939: 5899: 5511: 5469: 5464: 5459: 5454: 5412: 5397: 5185: 5150: 5094: 5049: 5014: 4984: 3989: 5632: 5612: 5516: 5407: 5348: 5287: 5069: 5034: 5029: 5019: 4979: 4283: 4238: 6136: 6083: 6055: 6030: 5981: 5575: 5548: 5496: 5054: 4791: 474:
Sources are generally agreed that there are five distinct geographical and/or cultural divisions, but descriptions and naming of the groups differ widely.
2600: 6001: 5521: 5368: 4253: 3143: 2001:"2071.0 – Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia – Stories from the Census, 2016: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population, 2016" 1974: 463:
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
6035: 5976: 5304: 4341: 3204: 1060:
is especially popular, including the annual 'Island of Origin' tournament between teams from different islands. Basketball is also extremely popular.
743:
and other symbols of Christianity. In some cases the missionaries prohibited the use of traditional sacred objects, and eventually production ceased.
5314: 4912: 4331: 233:, and the people are traditionally a seafaring nation. There is a strong artistic culture, particularly in sculpture, printmaking, and mask-making. 4687: 4291: 4022: 3934: 3507: 991:
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
4185: 4007: 3475: 1191:
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
944:
was a starting point for young Islanders to pursue studies in art. Many went on to further art studies, especially in printmaking, initially in
4828: 1295: 1206: 1063:
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
3563: 6160: 4588: 4316: 3423: 933: 913: 3895: 3793: 3009: 4758: 4155: 4032: 2161: 2052: 695:, crabs, shellfish, reef fish and wild fruits and vegetables were traditionally hunted and collected and remain an important part of their 210:. Today, there are many more Torres Strait Islander people living in mainland Australia (nearly 28,000) than on the Islands (about 4,500). 4714: 3037: 2123: 1578: 762:
collected about 2000 objects, convinced that hundreds of art objects collected had to be saved from destruction by the zealous Christian
1876: 4823: 4635: 4423: 4408: 4027: 3964: 1215: 4326: 4233: 3969: 3625: 3397: 2756: 1822: 1681: 3706: 3690: 3137: 19:
This article is about one of the two ethnically distinct indigenous peoples of Australia, Torres Strait Islanders – the other being
4833: 4786: 4442: 3951: 1494: 437:
Ancestry of population in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population (Torres Strait Islander or other)
5140: 4879: 4770: 4726: 4346: 4145: 4012: 487:, or Murray Island), Top Western (Guda Maluilgal), Near Western (Maluilgal), Central (Kulkalgal), and Inner Islands (Kaiwalagal). 302: 2296: 1338:, with one issue being that adopted children are not able to take on the surname of their adoptive parents. On 17 July 2020 the 4563: 4080: 2806: 620: 3476:"2071.0 – Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia – Stories from the Census, 2016: Religion in Australia, 2016" 265:
Of the 133 islands, only 38 are inhabited. The islands are culturally unique, with much to distinguish them from neighbouring
5135: 4905: 4037: 2732: 2552: 2155: 2088: 1962: 1104:
One Tagai story depicts the Tagai as a man standing in a canoe. In his left hand, he holds a fishing spear, representing the
900: 774:
is known as the Haddon Collection and is the most comprehensive collection of Torres Strait Islander artefacts in the world.
3105: 790:, spent much time travelling the Islands, speaking to local people and recording their stories, which have since influenced 4578: 4258: 3927: 1703: 1637: 1281:
Religious affiliations of Torres Strait islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population
995:
gods; and about important events. "The dancing and its movements express the songs and acts as the illustrative material".
608:
Languages used at home by Torres Strait Islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population
319:
Five communities of Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal Australians live on the coast of mainland Queensland, mainly at
1790:
and Wave in the Loyalty Islands in May 1871. The ship, under Captain Brews, was wrecked in a gale on 2 February 1874 near
4806: 3629: 3515: 3113: 998:
Dance is also major form of creative and competitive expression. "Dance machines" (hand held mechanical moving objects),
3449: 2628: 1750: 4625: 4545: 4306: 4170: 3180: 1088: 751:
and museums "collected" a huge amount of material: all of the pieces collected by missionary Samuel McFarlane, were in
589:, who living on a number of inner eastern islands, including Murray Island (also known as Mer Island) and Tabar Island. 546: 1508: 4692: 4525: 4495: 4090: 3907: 3151: 2378: 1459: 699:. Traditional foods play an important role in ceremonies and celebrations even when they do not live on the islands. 420: 178: 3761: 2342: 777:
During the first half of the 20th century, Torres Strait Islander culture was largely restricted to dance and song,
6155: 4898: 4862: 4796: 4485: 4375: 4321: 4125: 4070: 3880: 501:
Torres Shire Council official website (Queensland Government): Five major island clusters – the Top Western Group (
365: 3901: 2367:
Smyth, Dermot (2002). "Appendix B: The Indigenous Sector: An Anthropological Perspective". In Hundloe, Tor (ed.).
1365:
campaigner who played a major role in a landmark decision which now characterises Australian law on land and title
4644: 4553: 4205: 4055: 3999: 3920: 3861: 3720: 1289:", also known as Zulai Wan, or Bi Akarida, and all Island communities celebrate the occasion annually on 1 July. 449:
on the mainland and some other Australian islands, and share some genetic and cultural traits with the people of
6132: 498:
Islanders), Kaurareg (Lower Western Islanders), Kulkalgal (Central Islanders) and Meriam Le (Eastern Islanders).
4872: 4856: 4801: 4273: 2404: 1698: 949: 599: 392: 377: 249: 99: 4610: 6105: 4583: 4301: 4218: 4165: 4115: 4047: 1235: 985: 981: 712: 3902:
ReTold: a retelling of stories and songs from Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait by Margaret Lawrie 2010
3536: 1778:, a schooner of 150 tons, was originally a French ship, acquired by a Sydney buyer around September 1868 at 1258:
in 1869. Eight teachers and their wives from Loyalty Islands arrived with the missionaries on the boat from
355: 4361: 3666: 3073: 1334:
There had been a problem in Queensland law, where such adoptions are not legally recognised by the state's
999: 936:(1970–2012), known for his decorated black and white linocuts of the local vegetation and eco-systems, and 4921: 4838: 4677: 4568: 4413: 4351: 4336: 4223: 4108: 4095: 3068: 3013: 2272: 1517: 1480: 882: 638: 457: 429:
Indigenous Status of population in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population
425: 385: 766:
intent on obliterating the religious traditions and ceremonies of the native islanders. Film footage of
6040: 5079: 4660: 4296: 4248: 4103: 1795: 550: 542: 3369: 2529:
Conference paper, Australian Print Symposium. Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 1987 – ongoing
5387: 5084: 4816: 4811: 4620: 4515: 4228: 3320: 3236: 2861: 2838: 2464: 1731: 1450: 1231: 1193: 1136:) named Malo, Sagai, Kulka and Siu, who paddled their way up to the central and eastern islands from 905: 803: 732: 526: 484: 253:
Geographical distribution of people with both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Indigenous status
123: 3590:"'Historic moment': Queensland now recognises traditional Torres Strait Islander adoption practices" 2781: 731:
Post-colonisation history has seen new cultural influences on the people, most notably the place of
5657: 4731: 4650: 4356: 3343: 2862:"Sport and the Torres Strait: Thursday Island, Island Studies, the Archipelagic Turn, and Identity" 2698: 2577:, along with one of his daughters, the pioneers in the modern study of Torres Strait string figures 1686: 1612: 1185: 787: 479: 301:; 3.6% as other Australian and 2.6% as "Maritime South-East Asian", etc.). In 2006 the Australian 6093: 6076: 5944: 5804: 5580: 5417: 5282: 5277: 4765: 4702: 4697: 4535: 4480: 2304: 2241: 1970: 1472: 1286: 1024:-winning singer-songwriter of Torres Strait Islander heritage, who first became popular with her 961: 538: 3896:'The Coming of the Light' Celebrating 150 years of Christianity in the Torres Strait 1 July 2021 3749:"GWS AFLW Draftee Delma Gisu hopes to inspire more female Torres Strait Islanders to play footy" 3427: 3106:"Zulai Wan marks an encounter 150 years ago that changed Torres Strait Islanders' lives forever" 3010:'The Coming of the Light' Celebrating 150 years of Christianity in the Torres Strait 1 July 2021 1742: 604: 433: 277:. Today the islands are multicultural, having attracted Asian and Pacific Island traders to the 5819: 5794: 5789: 5704: 5622: 5585: 5449: 5225: 5215: 5175: 5109: 4947: 4939: 4709: 4398: 3959: 3943: 3734: 3292: 2833: 1628: 1463: 1362: 1277: 1137: 1010:
is renowned for his elaborately sculptured dari, often with moving parts and incorporating the
736: 522: 446: 336: 313: 293: 207: 203: 24: 20: 4962: 3875: 3508:"Torres Strait Islanders fear time running out for legal recognition of traditional adoptions" 2542: 1342:
introduced a bill in parliament to legally recognise the practice. The bill was passed as the
5919: 5869: 5809: 5774: 5769: 5714: 5543: 5533: 5506: 5353: 5336: 5321: 5220: 5165: 5155: 5145: 5089: 5059: 5009: 4999: 4867: 4737: 4672: 4418: 4268: 3984: 3974: 3264: 2078: 1880: 1339: 1247: 1234:(LMS) mission led by Rev. Samuel Macfarlane and Rev. Archibald Wright Murray, who arrived on 494: 369: 191: 107: 67: 3845: 3653:
Plural Australia: Aboriginal and Asian labour in tropical white Australia, Darwin, 1911-1940
1850: 1306:
was welcomed and the new religion was integrated into every aspect of their everyday lives.
6045: 6025: 5971: 5929: 5904: 5894: 5829: 5744: 5719: 5694: 5682: 5652: 5644: 5538: 5481: 5422: 5392: 5272: 5232: 5205: 5130: 5125: 5064: 5044: 5024: 5004: 4393: 1851:"3238.0.55.001 – Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, June 2016" 1593: 1424: 771: 755:
and then split between three European museums and a number of mainland Australian museums.
644: 316:
ancestry numbered a further 26,767 (compared with 29,515 and 17,811 respectively in 2006).
278: 241: 230: 222: 103: 6098: 3324:. Vol. LXIX, no. 11, 143. New South Wales, Australia. 3 February 1874. p. 4 3240:. Vol. LVIII, no. 9460. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1868. p. 7 3175: 2517: 1739:– ABC TV 3-part dramatised documentary about Torres Strait Islands, its history and people 467:, several islands being much closer to PNG than Australia, as well as the northern tip of 8: 6115: 6050: 6020: 6011: 6006: 5924: 5909: 5859: 5854: 5849: 5839: 5834: 5799: 5784: 5779: 5754: 5724: 5709: 5699: 5667: 5662: 5563: 5558: 5501: 5427: 5375: 5326: 5299: 5265: 5190: 5160: 5104: 5099: 4971: 4243: 4150: 3912: 1554: 1428: 829: 468: 407: 332: 328: 225:
is also widely spoken as a language of trade and commerce. The core of Island culture is
2026: 1936: 6120: 6110: 6071: 5986: 5959: 5954: 5934: 5844: 5824: 5814: 5759: 5749: 5734: 5568: 5553: 5491: 5486: 5442: 5432: 5402: 5380: 5260: 5255: 5039: 4843: 4753: 4682: 4667: 4490: 4403: 4366: 2574: 1713: 1633: 945: 759: 716: 324: 111: 6137:
Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016
1144:, meaning "big land"), and each established his own tribal following. Sagai landed at 5949: 5914: 5764: 5739: 5729: 5687: 5677: 5672: 5627: 5617: 5602: 5590: 5437: 5358: 5331: 5309: 5247: 5170: 4505: 4475: 4428: 4263: 4060: 3147: 2950: 2881: 2728: 2601:"Producers reflect on profound experience walking with Indigenous artists on country" 2548: 2374: 2313: 2151: 2084: 1692: 1659: 1540: 1513: 1420: 1415: 874: 3564:"Torres Strait Islander adoption practices bill introduced to Queensland Parliament" 2189: 1211: 1160:, and attained a similar status, as god of hunting. His totem was the fish known as 1112:
Some Torres Strait Islander people share beliefs similar to the Aboriginal peoples'
5889: 5864: 5607: 4213: 4175: 3821:"Labor one seat closer as first Torres Strait Islander woman elected to Parliament" 3209: 2976: 2873: 2436: 1673: 1549: 1053: 1049: 1011: 929: 767: 739:
previously important to their ceremonies lost their relevance, instead replaced by
464: 298: 286: 266: 155: 3794:"After finishing fourth four times, the Boomers finally get on the Olympic podium" 2877: 2656:
Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait/collected and translated by Margaret Lawrie
1978: 1736: 257: 6015: 4593: 2368: 1718: 1395: 1251: 1068: 1007: 941: 783: 696: 680: 648: 613: 530: 403: 274: 245:
Geographical distribution of people with Torres Strait Islander Indigenous status
612:
There are two distinct Indigenous languages spoken on the Islands, as well as a
4848: 4743: 4615: 4520: 1558: 1526: 1476: 1468: 1431: 1389: 1129: 1117: 1105: 1064: 1029: 748: 624: 518: 214: 3287: 3086: 6149: 4558: 4470: 4135: 4075: 3315: 3231: 2885: 1779: 1708: 1411: 1385: 1303: 1255: 1157: 1025: 1017: 863: 676: 586: 510: 306: 3259: 2489: 525:), the Central Group (Yam, Warraber, Coconut and Masig), the Eastern Group ( 4748: 4655: 4605: 4510: 4385: 4085: 3051: 3020: 1568: 1522: 1454: 1446: 1227: 1084: 1076: 1033: 937: 916:(b.1973), started translating these skills into the more portable forms of 763: 744: 660: 628: 534: 506: 4890: 3707:"Milestone occasion as Winter Series squad announced - goldcoastfc.com.au" 808: 4931: 4465: 4140: 1791: 1786:. It was chartered by Macfarlane and Murray under Captain Paget, leaving 1608: 1589: 1574: 1545: 1499: 1368: 1173: 1145: 1080: 1072: 917: 870: 840: 671:. The people have long been agriculturalists (evidenced, for example, by 668: 565: 561: 514: 442: 187: 135: 42: 2527:– via Centre for Australian Art: Australian Prints + Printmaking. 839:
Torres Strait Islander people are the only culture in the world to make
261:
Geographical distribution of people with Torres Strait Islander ancestry
4573: 4460: 4455: 4130: 4120: 4065: 3620: 3085:
Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a
2216:"Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies" 1536: 1485: 1358: 1181: 1021: 791: 634: 450: 380:
which administer areas occupied by Torres Strait Islander communities:
226: 218: 195: 1044: 971:
Singer Christine Anu, who performed at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics
4719: 4450: 3846:
Loos, Noel. White Christ Black Cross: The Emergence of a Black Church
2685:
Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits
1624: 1414:, the first Torres Islander PhD degree graduate (1998), proponent of 1149: 1113: 912:
In the 1990s a group of younger artists, including the award-winning
720: 270: 199: 83: 4190: 4180: 3004: 1915: 1372: 1243: 1165: 740: 692: 570: 3268:. No. 7, 914. Victoria, Australia. 21 October 1871. p. 6 2900:"8 interesting facts about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders" 2215: 967: 3773:
Resilience the driving force behind Sam Powell-Pepper's draft bid
2586: 2309:
Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
1246:
chartered by the LMS. They sailed to the Torres Strait after the
925: 921: 833: 778: 672: 664: 580: 574: 343: 3296:. No. 8118. Victoria, Australia. 13 January 1872. p. 3 1910: 1908: 1906: 1904: 1902: 1900: 1898: 1148:(known as Yam), and after a time assumed a god-like status. The 1783: 1399: 825: 821: 752: 704: 700: 688: 684: 396: 320: 3184:. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University 1751:"The 'forgotten people': When death came to the Torres Strait" 206:
of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as
4530: 4500: 3316:"Loss of the schooners Yarra and Surprise — both crews saved" 3081: 3017: 1895: 1266: 1169: 1153: 992: 502: 282: 164: 6133:
Reflecting a Nation: Stories from the 2011 Census, 2012–2013
3691:
What Sir Doug Nicholls Round means to our Indigenous players
4160: 2749:"Audiovisual Heritage of Torres Strait Singing and Dancing" 1963:"Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples" 1787: 1328: 1259: 1219: 813: 3942: 3890: 1721:, relating to climate change and the Australian Government 2925:"Spirituality and religion among Torres Strait Islanders" 1745:
by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
1207:
All Saints Anglican Church, Darnley Island § History
305:
had reported 6,800 Torres Strait Islanders living in the
167: 3783:
AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. pg 75.
1916:""2021 Census – Cultural Diversity, 2021, TableBuilder"" 637:
is spoken on the eastern islands. It is one of the four
583:(or Mabuygiwgal) people, across a number of the islands. 3898:– John Oxley Library Blog, State Library of Queensland. 3721:"GIANTS Welcome Eight AFLW Draftees - GWSGIANTS.com.au" 2540: 1293:, an episode in the 2013 documentary television series 406:, which governs several islands as well as portions of 2141:"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island local government" 1250:
had demanded the removal of the missionaries from the
2190:"The people and history of the Torres Strait Islands" 1346:("For Our Children's Children") on 8 September 2020. 1309: 885:, are created for the purposes of ceremonial dances. 663:
evidence suggests that the core of Island culture is
179: 170: 3424:"History of Torres Strait to 1879 – a regional view" 2373:. University of Queensland Press. pp. 230–231. 2113:"Evaluation of the Torres Strait Regional Authority" 1649: 641:, the other three being spoken in Papua New Guinea. 161: 441:Torres Strait Islander people are of predominantly 158: 16:
One of the two categories of Indigenous Australians
4342:Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations 3755: 3608: 3426:. Torres Strait Regional Authority. Archived from 2150:. State of Queensland. July 2007. pp. 59–65. 1823:"2016 Census QuickStats: Torres Strait Island (R)" 1611:, the first Torres Strait Islander elected to the 1557:, Australian National Rugby League player for the 1548:, Australian National Rugby League player for the 1539:, Australian National Rugby League player for the 3713: 2866:The International Journal of the History of Sport 23:. For an overview of these peoples together, see 6147: 3848:(Google Books) p. 8 (Accessed 25 September 2013) 3727: 3079:Dated |20 January 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2021. 2929:Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority 2347:Charles Eaton: wake for the melancholy shipwreck 2297:"Indigenous Fact Sheet: Torres Strait Islanders" 2148:Report of the Local Government Reform Commission 3741: 3450:"Coming of the Light (2013) – The Screen Guide" 2673:. St Lucia Qld: University of Queensland Press. 2080:Torres Strait Islanders: Custom and Colonialism 1200: 889:was happening. Margaret Lawrie's publications, 4829:Northern Territory National Emergency Response 4332:National Congress of Australia's First Peoples 3008:This Knowledge article incorporates text from 2725:Alick Tipoti : Zugubal: ancestral spirits 2534: 2482: 2083:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–18. 2076: 1388:, pop singer and actress, known for her song " 1270:customs, and cultural identity referred to as 4906: 4317:Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association 3928: 3699: 3031: 3029: 2459: 2457: 1732:Australian Art Network: Torres Strait Islands 956:An exhibition of Alick Tipoti's work, titled 388:, covering a large proportion of the Islands; 339:in the Northern Peninsula area of Cape York. 4384: 3132: 3130: 3042:. James Nisbet and Company. pp. 226–228 2437:"Art Sets. Art of the Torres Strait Islands" 1817: 1815: 4920: 3616:"History: Winners by Artist: Christine Anu" 3392: 3390: 3069:"All Saints Anglican Church (entry 600873)" 2723:Tipoti, Alick (2015), Butler, Sally (ed.), 2658:. Brisbane: University of Queensland Press. 2547:. University of Hawaii Press. p. 456. 2399: 2397: 2070: 1845: 1843: 735:. After the "Coming of Light" (see below), 356:Torres Strait Islands § Administration 4913: 4899: 4424:South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council 4409:Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council 3935: 3921: 3398:"Aboriginal Christians & Christianity" 3332:– via National Library of Australia. 3304:– via National Library of Australia. 3276:– via National Library of Australia. 3248:– via National Library of Australia. 3087:Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) 3026: 2776: 2774: 2454: 2266: 2264: 2262: 1423:, the first female Torres Strait Islander 1323:A traditional cultural practice, known as 816:from a Torres Strait Island (19th century) 529:, Darnley and Stephen), and the TI Group ( 41: 3908:Strait Home / State Library of Queensland 3762:MESSAGE FROM COLLEGIAN ALICIA JANZ (2007) 3626:Australian Recording Industry Association 3127: 3099: 3097: 3095: 2746: 2633:Awakening: Stories from the Torres Strait 2431: 2429: 2427: 2425: 1879:. Oxford University Press. Archived from 1877:"Torres Strait. Oxford Dictionary Online" 1812: 1682:Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts 1471:, Australian Football League player with 1462:, Australian Football League player with 1449:, Australian Football League player with 1116:and "Everywhen" concepts, passed down in 847:(turtleshell) in the Western Islands and 3650: 3387: 2623: 2621: 2598: 2541:Brij V. Lal; Kate Fortune, eds. (2000). 2515: 2511: 2509: 2394: 2291: 2289: 1918:. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). 1840: 1525:, Australian Football League player for 1516:, Australian Football League player for 1318: 1276: 1210: 1043: 966: 899: 807: 603: 573:, lower Western Islanders, based on the 432: 424: 256: 248: 240: 4146:National Indigenous Human Rights Awards 4018:People from politics and public service 3501: 3499: 3202: 3173: 2771: 2259: 1975:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 1955: 1931: 1929: 1927: 1925: 1094: 399:, on the northern tip of Cape York; and 376:Further to the TSRA, there are several 303:Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 6148: 3944:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders 3415: 3167: 3103: 3092: 3063: 3061: 3035: 2999: 2997: 2859: 2831: 2722: 2668: 2653: 2589:including examples from Torres Strait. 2422: 2336: 2334: 2184: 2182: 1285:The Islanders refer to this event as " 891:Myths and Legends of the Torres Strait 770:was also collected. The collection at 621:Western-central Torres Strait Language 4894: 3916: 3818: 3570:. Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3561: 3505: 3205:"Performers mark Coming of the Light" 2832:Keenan, Catherine (18 January 2003). 2618: 2506: 2366: 2286: 2236: 2234: 2232: 2110: 2104: 2050: 1748: 1075:; 1980 and 1984 Olympic basketballer 851:(human face) in the Eastern Islands. 758:In 1898–1899, British anthropologist 143:Note difficulties with census counts. 6161:Culture of the Torres Strait Islands 5136:Caribbean and West Indian Australian 4126:Literature of Indigenous Australians 3496: 3067: 2747:Wiltshire, Kelly (27 October 2017). 2544:The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia 2518:"Torres Strait Islander printmaking" 2360: 2340: 1922: 1704:List of Indigenous Australian firsts 1638:Anglican Diocese of North Queensland 1344:Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa Act 2020 1172:, becoming god of dancing, with the 932:. Other outstanding artists include 726: 719:culture. Historically, they have an 62:Regions with significant populations 3516:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3181:Australian Dictionary of Biography 3114:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 3058: 2994: 2687:. Cambridge University Press. 1901. 2669:Lawrie, Margaret Elizabeth (1972). 2654:Lawrie, Margaret Elizabeth (1970). 2331: 2270: 2179: 1627:, Assistant Bishop in the Anglican 13: 4307:Aborigines Progressive Association 3421: 2974: 2629:"Dance machines & headdresses" 2599:Whitford, Maddie (13 April 2020). 2490:"BBC Two – Hidden Treasures of..." 2405:"Art in the Torres Strait Islands" 2229: 1725: 1310:Religious affiliation, 2016 census 1128:One of the stories passed down in 975: 631:family of languages of Australia. 289:-shell industries over the years. 14: 6172: 3855: 3036:Murray, Archibald Wright (1888). 3012:(28 June 2021) published by the 1577:, NBA player and captain for the 1349: 1071:; 1976 Paralympian field athlete 557:Ethno-linguistic groups include: 421:History of Indigenous Australians 349: 194:, which are part of the state of 4961: 3891:Torres Strait Regional Authority 3819:Moore, Tony (28 November 2017). 3480:Australian Bureau of Statistices 3203:Hammond, Philip (30 June 2011). 3176:"Macfarlane, Samuel (1837–1911)" 3080: 3003: 2242:"Torres Strait Islander peoples" 2120:Australian National Audit Office 1666: 1652: 854:Prominent among the artforms is 366:Torres Strait Regional Authority 154: 76: 4645:Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976 3839: 3812: 3786: 3777: 3766: 3684: 3659: 3644: 3582: 3555: 3529: 3468: 3442: 3362: 3336: 3308: 3280: 3252: 3224: 3196: 2968: 2943: 2917: 2892: 2853: 2825: 2799: 2740: 2716: 2691: 2677: 2662: 2647: 2592: 2580: 2568: 2343:"Part Four: a tale of two boys" 2341:Peek, Veronica (16 June 2012). 2208: 2133: 2005:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1855:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1827:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1769: 1238:on 1 July 1871 on the schooner 1123: 659:Archaeological, linguistic and 577:(Prince of Wales Island) group. 236: 202:. Ethnically distinct from the 4857:Uluru Statement from the Heart 4274:Torres Strait Island languages 3694:North Melbourne Football Club. 3260:"Cruise of the Jeannie Oswald" 3104:Willis, Carli (26 July 2021). 3077:. Queensland Heritage Council. 2044: 2019: 1993: 1869: 1714:Pearl hunting § Australia 1699:Indigenous health in Australia 950:Australian National University 600:Torres Strait Island languages 393:Northern Peninsula Area Region 100:Torres Strait Island languages 1: 4322:Australian Aborigines' League 4302:Aborigines Advancement League 4219:Australian Aboriginal English 3904:– State Library of Queensland 3348:Shipping Wonders of the World 2878:10.1080/09523367.2020.1779704 2053:"Aboriginal timeline: Health" 2051:Korff, Jens (4 August 2021). 1805: 1299:, features the annual event. 1087:; and 2013 Super Bowl winner 986:Indigenous dance of Australia 982:Indigenous music of Australia 491:Multicultural Queensland 2001 471:on the Australian continent. 456:The five-pointed star on the 4362:National Reconciliation Week 3881:Resources in other libraries 3667:"Lifting the Lid: Abe Davis" 3562:Rigby, Mark (16 July 2020). 3074:Queensland Heritage Register 3023:, accessed on 29 June 2021. 2860:Osmond, Gary (23 May 2020). 2587:A string figure bibliography 1762: 1749:Smith, Aaron (26 May 2018). 1416:Indigenous Standpoint Theory 1201:Introduction of Christianity 1067:; 1964 Olympic basketballer 895:Tales from the Torres Strait 593: 564:, based on the central-west 414: 7: 5141:Hispanic and Latin American 4414:NSW Aboriginal Land Council 4352:Registered Aboriginal Party 4337:National Indigenous Council 4224:Macro-Gunwinyguan languages 3735:"ABC Indigenous on Twitter" 3506:Rigby, Mark (4 June 2020). 3288:"The New Guinea Expedition" 3014:State Library of Queensland 2727:, Cairns Regional Gallery, 2441:New South Wales Art Gallery 2031:Torres Strait Shire Council 1782:, having sailed there from 1645: 1371:, social activist based in 883:Torres Strait Islander flag 639:Eastern Trans-Fly languages 513:), the Near Western Group ( 386:Torres Strait Island Region 10: 6177: 5238:Trinidadian and Tobagonian 4792:Constitutional recognition 4661:Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars 4297:Aboriginal Medical Service 3696:Retrieved 16 January 2023. 3350:(Part 51). 26 January 1937 1796:Newcastle, New South Wales 1636:, Assistant Bishop in the 1443:Australian rules football 1216:All Saints Anglican Church 1204: 1032:" (first performed by the 979: 928:, as well as larger scale 904:Torres Islanders dance on 801: 654: 597: 418: 353: 18: 6129: 6064: 5878: 5643: 5246: 5118: 4970: 4959: 4938: 4928: 4779: 4634: 4544: 4441: 4282: 4204: 4186:Traditional custodianship 4046: 3998: 3950: 3876:Resources in your library 3374:Anglican Board of Mission 3370:"The Coming of the Light" 3321:The Sydney Morning Herald 3237:The Sydney Morning Herald 2839:The Sydney Morning Herald 2273:"Torres Strait Islanders" 2111:Kelly, John (June 2001). 2027:"About the Torres Strait" 1937:"About the Torres Strait" 1232:London Missionary Society 1039: 804:Indigenous Australian art 679:) as well as engaging in 141: 134: 129: 122: 117: 98: 93: 74: 66: 61: 54: 49: 40: 4930:Ancestral background of 4651:Australian Frontier Wars 4357:Reconciliation Australia 3039:The Bible in the Pacific 2671:Tales from Torres Strait 2516:Robinson, Brian (2001). 2246:Encyclopaedia Britannica 1687:Australian frontier wars 1613:Parliament of Queensland 1132:tells of four brothers ( 1048:Jesse Williams, who won 788:Queensland State Library 480:Encyclopaedia Britannica 6156:Torres Strait Islanders 4953:Torres Strait Islanders 4922:Ancestry of Australians 4703:Australian history wars 4564:Contemporary visual art 3980:Torres Strait Islanders 3867:Torres Strait Islanders 3174:Gibbney, H. J. (1974). 2807:"Dr Ken Thaiday Senior" 2699:"Alick Tipoti: Zugubal" 2635:. Queensland Government 2465:"Torres Strait Islands" 2409:Japingka Aboriginal Art 2280:Multicultural Australia 2077:Jeremy Beckett (1990). 1943:. Queensland Government 1592:, soccer player in the 1581:first Olympic medal win 1287:The Coming of the Light 962:Cairns Regional Gallery 832:, which are considered 828:, sharks, seabirds and 445:descent, distinct from 150:Torres Strait Islanders 36:Torres Strait Islanders 4948:Aboriginal Australians 4399:Kimberley Land Council 4249:Pama–Nyungan languages 4239:Loanwords into English 4156:Religion and mythology 4109:Torres Strait Islander 3960:Aboriginal Australians 3628:(ARIA). Archived from 3541:Queensland Legislation 3293:The Herald (Melbourne) 2469:Australian Art Network 1629:Diocese of Carpentaria 1495:Greater Western Sydney 1282: 1223: 1186:Mabo native title case 1110: 1056: 972: 909: 881:), as featured on the 817: 797: 609: 447:Aboriginal Australians 438: 430: 294:2016 Australian census 262: 254: 246: 208:Indigenous Australians 25:Indigenous Australians 21:Aboriginal Australians 4738:Native Title Act 1993 4673:Cummeragunja walk-off 4419:Northern Land Council 4269:Torres Strait English 4196:Torres Strait Islands 3651:Martinez, J. (1999). 3537:"Succession Act 1981" 3265:The Argus (Melbourne) 2977:"The Coming of Sagai" 2305:Australian Government 1971:Australian Government 1427:graduate (2016) from 1340:Queensland Government 1319:Traditional adoptions 1280: 1236:Erub (Darnley Island) 1214: 1205:Further information: 1102: 1047: 970: 960:, was mounted at the 903: 811: 713:Australian Aboriginal 697:subsistence lifestyle 681:hunting and gathering 607: 495:Queensland Government 436: 428: 419:Further information: 370:Australian government 354:Further information: 260: 252: 244: 192:Torres Strait Islands 186:) are the Indigenous 130:Related ethnic groups 108:Torres Strait English 68:Torres Strait Islands 4394:Central Land Council 1941:Torres Shire Council 1743:Contemporary stories 1095:Religion and beliefs 1014:, a powerful totem. 830:saltwater crocodiles 772:Cambridge University 645:Torres Strait Creole 395:, administered from 223:Torres Strait Creole 104:Torres Strait Creole 4932:Australian citizens 4151:Outstation movement 3990:Western Australians 1571:, basketball player 1555:Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 1502:, AFLW player with 1488:, AFLW player with 1429:Griffith University 1336:Succession Act 1981 1291:Coming of the Light 1156:. Kulka settled on 647:, an English-based 408:Cape York Peninsula 37: 6116:South Sea Islander 4844:Stolen Generations 4834:Self-determination 4754:Stolen Generations 4688:Historical figures 4668:Caledon Bay crisis 4491:Fire-stick farming 4404:Maralinga Tjarutja 4023:Performing artists 3751:. 28 October 2018. 3671:sydneyswans.com.au 3596:. 9 September 2020 3344:"Missionary Ships" 2703:Cairns Art Gallery 2575:Alfred Cort Haddon 1579:Australian Boomers 1432:School of Medicine 1398:, artist based in 1296:Desperate Measures 1283: 1224: 1168:). Siu settled on 1057: 973: 946:Cairns, Queensland 910: 862:), many different 818: 786:, employed by the 760:Alfred Cort Haddon 651:, is also spoken. 610: 439: 431: 263: 255: 247: 204:Aboriginal peoples 112:Australian English 35: 6143: 6142: 6106:Papua New Guinean 4888: 4887: 4771:Western Australia 4506:Possum-skin cloak 4437: 4436: 4429:Tiwi Land Council 4264:Taboo on the dead 4229:Australian Creole 3970:Aboriginal groups 3862:Library resources 3144:Logan Art Gallery 2981:FireWorks Gallery 2811:Australia Council 2734:978-0-9757635-6-8 2554:978-0-8248-2265-1 2370:Valuing Fisheries 2157:978-1-921057-10-6 2090:978-0-521-37862-8 2007:. 31 October 2017 1981:on 8 October 2006 1883:on 23 August 2018 1737:Blue Water Empire 1693:Blue Water Empire 1660:Queensland portal 1541:Newcastle Knights 1514:Sam Powell-Pepper 1421:Vanessa Lee-AhMat 1375:, South Australia 1248:French Government 948:and later at the 930:bronze sculptures 768:ceremonial dances 727:Post-colonisation 299:Papua New Guinean 147: 146: 6168: 4965: 4915: 4908: 4901: 4892: 4891: 4382: 4381: 4214:Avoidance speech 4176:Smoking ceremony 3937: 3930: 3923: 3914: 3913: 3849: 3843: 3837: 3836: 3834: 3832: 3816: 3810: 3809: 3807: 3805: 3790: 3784: 3781: 3775: 3770: 3764: 3759: 3753: 3752: 3745: 3739: 3738: 3731: 3725: 3724: 3717: 3711: 3710: 3703: 3697: 3688: 3682: 3681: 3679: 3677: 3663: 3657: 3656: 3648: 3642: 3641: 3639: 3637: 3612: 3606: 3605: 3603: 3601: 3586: 3580: 3579: 3577: 3575: 3559: 3553: 3552: 3550: 3548: 3533: 3527: 3526: 3524: 3522: 3503: 3494: 3493: 3489: 3487: 3472: 3466: 3465: 3463: 3461: 3454:Screen Australia 3446: 3440: 3439: 3437: 3435: 3419: 3413: 3412: 3410: 3408: 3402:Creative Spirits 3394: 3385: 3384: 3382: 3380: 3366: 3360: 3359: 3357: 3355: 3340: 3334: 3333: 3331: 3329: 3312: 3306: 3305: 3303: 3301: 3284: 3278: 3277: 3275: 3273: 3256: 3250: 3249: 3247: 3245: 3228: 3222: 3221: 3219: 3217: 3210:The Courier Mail 3200: 3194: 3193: 3191: 3189: 3171: 3165: 3164: 3162: 3160: 3134: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3120: 3101: 3090: 3084: 3078: 3065: 3056: 3055: 3049: 3047: 3033: 3024: 3007: 3001: 2992: 2991: 2989: 2987: 2972: 2966: 2965: 2963: 2961: 2947: 2941: 2940: 2938: 2936: 2921: 2915: 2914: 2912: 2910: 2896: 2890: 2889: 2857: 2851: 2850: 2848: 2846: 2829: 2823: 2822: 2820: 2818: 2803: 2797: 2796: 2794: 2792: 2778: 2769: 2768: 2766: 2764: 2759:on 21 March 2020 2755:. Archived from 2744: 2738: 2737: 2720: 2714: 2713: 2711: 2709: 2695: 2689: 2688: 2681: 2675: 2674: 2666: 2660: 2659: 2651: 2645: 2644: 2642: 2640: 2625: 2616: 2615: 2613: 2611: 2596: 2590: 2584: 2578: 2572: 2566: 2565: 2563: 2561: 2538: 2532: 2531: 2526: 2524: 2513: 2504: 2503: 2501: 2499: 2486: 2480: 2479: 2477: 2475: 2461: 2452: 2451: 2449: 2447: 2433: 2420: 2419: 2417: 2415: 2401: 2392: 2391: 2389: 2387: 2364: 2358: 2357: 2355: 2353: 2338: 2329: 2328: 2326: 2324: 2318: 2312:. Archived from 2301: 2293: 2284: 2283: 2277: 2268: 2257: 2256: 2254: 2252: 2238: 2227: 2226: 2224: 2222: 2212: 2206: 2205: 2203: 2201: 2196:. 24 August 2015 2186: 2177: 2176: 2174: 2172: 2166: 2160:. Archived from 2145: 2137: 2131: 2130: 2129:on 4 March 2016. 2128: 2122:. Archived from 2117: 2108: 2102: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2074: 2068: 2067: 2065: 2063: 2057:Creative Spirits 2048: 2042: 2041: 2039: 2037: 2023: 2017: 2016: 2014: 2012: 1997: 1991: 1990: 1988: 1986: 1977:. Archived from 1959: 1953: 1952: 1950: 1948: 1933: 1920: 1919: 1912: 1893: 1892: 1890: 1888: 1873: 1867: 1866: 1864: 1862: 1857:. 31 August 2018 1847: 1838: 1837: 1835: 1833: 1819: 1799: 1773: 1758: 1676: 1674:Australia portal 1671: 1670: 1669: 1662: 1657: 1656: 1655: 1550:Brisbane Broncos 1507: 1493: 1359:Eddie Koiki Mabo 1226:From the 1870s, 1222:(Darnley Island) 1054:Seattle Seahawks 1012:hammerhead shark 843:masks, known as 794:on the Islands. 465:Papua New Guinea 267:Papua New Guinea 182: 177: 176: 173: 172: 169: 166: 163: 160: 82: 80: 79: 50:Total population 45: 38: 34: 6176: 6175: 6171: 6170: 6169: 6167: 6166: 6165: 6146: 6145: 6144: 6139: 6125: 6060: 5882: 5880: 5874: 5639: 5242: 5114: 4966: 4957: 4934: 4924: 4919: 4889: 4884: 4824:Media portrayal 4787:1967 Referendum 4775: 4683:Gurindji Strike 4678:Day of Mourning 4630: 4540: 4433: 4380: 4278: 4234:Language groups 4200: 4042: 3994: 3946: 3941: 3887: 3886: 3885: 3870: 3869: 3865: 3858: 3853: 3852: 3844: 3840: 3830: 3828: 3827:. Fairfax Media 3817: 3813: 3803: 3801: 3800:. 7 August 2021 3792: 3791: 3787: 3782: 3778: 3771: 3767: 3760: 3756: 3747: 3746: 3742: 3733: 3732: 3728: 3719: 3718: 3714: 3705: 3704: 3700: 3689: 3685: 3675: 3673: 3665: 3664: 3660: 3649: 3645: 3635: 3633: 3614: 3613: 3609: 3599: 3597: 3588: 3587: 3583: 3573: 3571: 3560: 3556: 3546: 3544: 3535: 3534: 3530: 3520: 3518: 3504: 3497: 3485: 3483: 3474: 3473: 3469: 3459: 3457: 3456:. 16 March 2018 3448: 3447: 3443: 3433: 3431: 3420: 3416: 3406: 3404: 3396: 3395: 3388: 3378: 3376: 3368: 3367: 3363: 3353: 3351: 3342: 3341: 3337: 3327: 3325: 3314: 3313: 3309: 3299: 3297: 3286: 3285: 3281: 3271: 3269: 3258: 3257: 3253: 3243: 3241: 3230: 3229: 3225: 3215: 3213: 3201: 3197: 3187: 3185: 3172: 3168: 3158: 3156: 3154: 3136: 3135: 3128: 3118: 3116: 3102: 3093: 3066: 3059: 3045: 3043: 3034: 3027: 3002: 2995: 2985: 2983: 2973: 2969: 2959: 2957: 2949: 2948: 2944: 2934: 2932: 2923: 2922: 2918: 2908: 2906: 2898: 2897: 2893: 2858: 2854: 2844: 2842: 2834:"Frog princess" 2830: 2826: 2816: 2814: 2805: 2804: 2800: 2790: 2788: 2786:Art Gallery NSW 2780: 2779: 2772: 2762: 2760: 2745: 2741: 2735: 2721: 2717: 2707: 2705: 2697: 2696: 2692: 2683: 2682: 2678: 2667: 2663: 2652: 2648: 2638: 2636: 2627: 2626: 2619: 2609: 2607: 2597: 2593: 2585: 2581: 2573: 2569: 2559: 2557: 2555: 2539: 2535: 2522: 2520: 2514: 2507: 2497: 2495: 2488: 2487: 2483: 2473: 2471: 2463: 2462: 2455: 2445: 2443: 2435: 2434: 2423: 2413: 2411: 2403: 2402: 2395: 2385: 2383: 2381: 2365: 2361: 2351: 2349: 2339: 2332: 2322: 2320: 2316: 2299: 2295: 2294: 2287: 2275: 2271:Shnukal, Anna. 2269: 2260: 2250: 2248: 2240: 2239: 2230: 2220: 2218: 2214: 2213: 2209: 2199: 2197: 2188: 2187: 2180: 2170: 2168: 2167:on 25 July 2008 2164: 2158: 2143: 2139: 2138: 2134: 2126: 2115: 2109: 2105: 2095: 2093: 2091: 2075: 2071: 2061: 2059: 2049: 2045: 2035: 2033: 2025: 2024: 2020: 2010: 2008: 1999: 1998: 1994: 1984: 1982: 1961: 1960: 1956: 1946: 1944: 1935: 1934: 1923: 1914: 1913: 1896: 1886: 1884: 1875: 1874: 1870: 1860: 1858: 1849: 1848: 1841: 1831: 1829: 1821: 1820: 1813: 1808: 1803: 1802: 1774: 1770: 1765: 1728: 1726:Further reading 1719:Torres Strait 8 1672: 1667: 1665: 1658: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1503: 1489: 1396:Ken Thaiday Snr 1352: 1321: 1312: 1252:Loyalty Islands 1209: 1203: 1126: 1097: 1069:Michael Ah Matt 1050:2013 Super Bowl 1042: 1008:Ken Thaiday Snr 988: 980:Main articles: 978: 976:Music and dance 942:Thursday Island 806: 800: 784:Margaret Lawrie 749:anthropologists 729: 675:plantations on 657: 649:creole language 614:creole language 602: 596: 547:Prince of Wales 531:Thursday Island 483:: the Eastern ( 423: 417: 404:Shire of Torres 378:Queensland LGAs 358: 352: 342:In June 1875 a 283:mother-of-pearl 275:Pacific Islands 239: 180: 157: 153: 142: 77: 75: 33: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 6174: 6164: 6163: 6158: 6141: 6140: 6130: 6127: 6126: 6124: 6123: 6118: 6113: 6108: 6103: 6102: 6101: 6091: 6086: 6081: 6080: 6079: 6068: 6066: 6062: 6061: 6059: 6058: 6053: 6048: 6043: 6041:South Sudanese 6038: 6033: 6028: 6023: 6018: 6009: 6004: 5999: 5994: 5989: 5984: 5979: 5974: 5969: 5968: 5967: 5962: 5957: 5952: 5947: 5942: 5937: 5932: 5927: 5922: 5917: 5912: 5907: 5902: 5897: 5886: 5884: 5876: 5875: 5873: 5872: 5867: 5862: 5857: 5852: 5847: 5842: 5837: 5832: 5827: 5822: 5817: 5812: 5807: 5802: 5797: 5792: 5787: 5782: 5777: 5772: 5767: 5762: 5757: 5752: 5747: 5742: 5737: 5732: 5727: 5722: 5717: 5712: 5707: 5702: 5697: 5692: 5691: 5690: 5685: 5680: 5678:Northern Irish 5675: 5670: 5665: 5655: 5649: 5647: 5641: 5640: 5638: 5637: 5636: 5635: 5630: 5620: 5615: 5610: 5605: 5600: 5595: 5594: 5593: 5583: 5578: 5573: 5572: 5571: 5566: 5561: 5556: 5551: 5541: 5536: 5531: 5526: 5525: 5524: 5519: 5514: 5504: 5499: 5494: 5489: 5484: 5479: 5478: 5477: 5472: 5467: 5462: 5457: 5447: 5446: 5445: 5440: 5435: 5430: 5425: 5420: 5415: 5410: 5400: 5395: 5390: 5385: 5384: 5383: 5378: 5373: 5372: 5371: 5366: 5364:Fuzhou/Hokchiu 5361: 5351: 5346: 5345: 5344: 5334: 5324: 5319: 5318: 5317: 5312: 5307: 5297: 5292: 5291: 5290: 5280: 5275: 5270: 5269: 5268: 5263: 5252: 5250: 5244: 5243: 5241: 5240: 5235: 5230: 5229: 5228: 5223: 5218: 5213: 5208: 5203: 5198: 5193: 5188: 5183: 5178: 5173: 5168: 5163: 5158: 5153: 5148: 5138: 5133: 5128: 5122: 5120: 5116: 5115: 5113: 5112: 5107: 5102: 5097: 5092: 5087: 5082: 5080:Sierra Leonean 5077: 5072: 5067: 5062: 5057: 5052: 5047: 5042: 5037: 5032: 5027: 5022: 5017: 5012: 5007: 5002: 4997: 4992: 4987: 4982: 4976: 4974: 4968: 4967: 4960: 4958: 4956: 4955: 4950: 4944: 4942: 4936: 4935: 4929: 4926: 4925: 4918: 4917: 4910: 4903: 4895: 4886: 4885: 4883: 4882: 4877: 4876: 4875: 4870: 4865: 4853: 4852: 4851: 4849:Half-Caste Act 4841: 4839:Reconciliation 4836: 4831: 4826: 4821: 4820: 4819: 4817:Protected Area 4814: 4804: 4799: 4794: 4789: 4783: 4781: 4777: 4776: 4774: 4773: 4768: 4763: 4762: 4761: 4751: 4746: 4744:Pilbara strike 4741: 4734: 4729: 4724: 4723: 4722: 4712: 4707: 4706: 4705: 4700: 4690: 4685: 4680: 4675: 4670: 4665: 4664: 4663: 4658: 4648: 4640: 4638: 4632: 4631: 4629: 4628: 4623: 4618: 4613: 4608: 4603: 4598: 4597: 4596: 4591: 4581: 4576: 4571: 4566: 4561: 4556: 4550: 4548: 4542: 4541: 4539: 4538: 4533: 4528: 4523: 4521:Spinifex resin 4518: 4513: 4508: 4503: 4498: 4493: 4488: 4483: 4478: 4473: 4468: 4463: 4458: 4453: 4447: 4445: 4439: 4438: 4435: 4434: 4432: 4431: 4426: 4421: 4416: 4411: 4406: 4401: 4396: 4390: 4388: 4379: 4378: 4372: 4371: 4370: 4369: 4364: 4354: 4349: 4344: 4339: 4334: 4329: 4324: 4319: 4314: 4309: 4304: 4299: 4294: 4288: 4286: 4280: 4279: 4277: 4276: 4271: 4266: 4261: 4259:Sign languages 4256: 4251: 4246: 4241: 4236: 4231: 4226: 4221: 4216: 4210: 4208: 4202: 4201: 4199: 4198: 4193: 4188: 4183: 4178: 4173: 4168: 4163: 4158: 4153: 4148: 4143: 4138: 4133: 4128: 4123: 4118: 4113: 4112: 4111: 4106: 4098: 4093: 4088: 4083: 4078: 4073: 4068: 4063: 4058: 4052: 4050: 4044: 4043: 4041: 4040: 4035: 4033:Visual artists 4030: 4025: 4020: 4015: 4010: 4004: 4002: 3996: 3995: 3993: 3992: 3987: 3982: 3977: 3972: 3967: 3962: 3956: 3954: 3948: 3947: 3940: 3939: 3932: 3925: 3917: 3911: 3910: 3905: 3899: 3893: 3884: 3883: 3878: 3872: 3871: 3860: 3859: 3857: 3856:External links 3854: 3851: 3850: 3838: 3825:Brisbane Times 3811: 3785: 3776: 3765: 3754: 3740: 3726: 3712: 3698: 3683: 3658: 3643: 3632:on 19 May 2011 3607: 3581: 3554: 3528: 3495: 3482:. 28 June 2017 3467: 3441: 3430:on 15 May 2009 3422:Burton, John. 3414: 3386: 3361: 3335: 3307: 3279: 3251: 3223: 3195: 3166: 3152: 3126: 3091: 3057: 3025: 2993: 2975:Mackie, Glen. 2967: 2951:"The Dreaming" 2942: 2931:. 25 July 2018 2916: 2891: 2872:(8): 651–669. 2852: 2824: 2798: 2770: 2739: 2733: 2715: 2690: 2676: 2661: 2646: 2617: 2591: 2579: 2567: 2553: 2533: 2505: 2481: 2453: 2421: 2393: 2379: 2359: 2330: 2319:on 18 May 2006 2285: 2258: 2228: 2207: 2178: 2156: 2132: 2103: 2089: 2069: 2043: 2018: 1992: 1954: 1921: 1894: 1868: 1839: 1810: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1801: 1800: 1767: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1760: 1759: 1746: 1740: 1734: 1727: 1724: 1723: 1722: 1716: 1711: 1706: 1701: 1696: 1689: 1684: 1678: 1677: 1663: 1647: 1644: 1643: 1642: 1641: 1640: 1631: 1618: 1617: 1616: 1615: 1602: 1601: 1600: 1599: 1598: 1597: 1584: 1583: 1582: 1572: 1563: 1562: 1561: 1552: 1543: 1531: 1530: 1529: 1527:Brisbane Lions 1520: 1511: 1497: 1483: 1477:Brisbane Bears 1469:Fabian Francis 1466: 1457: 1437: 1436: 1435: 1434: 1418: 1405: 1404: 1403: 1402: 1393: 1390:My Island Home 1379: 1378: 1377: 1376: 1366: 1351: 1350:Notable people 1348: 1320: 1317: 1311: 1308: 1202: 1199: 1184:in the famous 1125: 1122: 1106:Southern Cross 1096: 1093: 1089:Jesse Williams 1079:; NBA players 1065:Cyclone Mahina 1041: 1038: 1030:My Island Home 977: 974: 964:in July 2015. 864:string figures 799: 796: 728: 725: 721:oral tradition 656: 653: 625:Kalaw Lagaw Ya 598:Main article: 595: 592: 591: 590: 584: 578: 568: 555: 554: 499: 488: 416: 413: 412: 411: 400: 389: 351: 350:Administration 348: 238: 235: 215:Kalaw Lagaw Ya 190:people of the 145: 144: 139: 138: 132: 131: 127: 126: 120: 119: 115: 114: 96: 95: 91: 90: 87: 72: 71: 64: 63: 59: 58: 52: 51: 47: 46: 31: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6173: 6162: 6159: 6157: 6154: 6153: 6151: 6138: 6134: 6131:according to 6128: 6122: 6119: 6117: 6114: 6112: 6109: 6107: 6104: 6100: 6097: 6096: 6095: 6094:New Zealander 6092: 6090: 6087: 6085: 6082: 6078: 6075: 6074: 6073: 6070: 6069: 6067: 6063: 6057: 6054: 6052: 6049: 6047: 6044: 6042: 6039: 6037: 6034: 6032: 6029: 6027: 6024: 6022: 6019: 6017: 6013: 6010: 6008: 6005: 6003: 6000: 5998: 5995: 5993: 5990: 5988: 5985: 5983: 5980: 5978: 5975: 5973: 5970: 5966: 5963: 5961: 5958: 5956: 5953: 5951: 5948: 5946: 5943: 5941: 5938: 5936: 5933: 5931: 5928: 5926: 5923: 5921: 5918: 5916: 5913: 5911: 5908: 5906: 5903: 5901: 5898: 5896: 5893: 5892: 5891: 5888: 5887: 5885: 5877: 5871: 5868: 5866: 5863: 5861: 5858: 5856: 5853: 5851: 5848: 5846: 5843: 5841: 5838: 5836: 5833: 5831: 5828: 5826: 5823: 5821: 5818: 5816: 5813: 5811: 5808: 5806: 5803: 5801: 5798: 5796: 5793: 5791: 5788: 5786: 5783: 5781: 5778: 5776: 5773: 5771: 5768: 5766: 5763: 5761: 5758: 5756: 5753: 5751: 5748: 5746: 5743: 5741: 5738: 5736: 5733: 5731: 5728: 5726: 5723: 5721: 5718: 5716: 5713: 5711: 5708: 5706: 5703: 5701: 5698: 5696: 5693: 5689: 5686: 5684: 5681: 5679: 5676: 5674: 5671: 5669: 5666: 5664: 5661: 5660: 5659: 5656: 5654: 5651: 5650: 5648: 5646: 5642: 5634: 5631: 5629: 5626: 5625: 5624: 5621: 5619: 5616: 5614: 5611: 5609: 5606: 5604: 5601: 5599: 5596: 5592: 5589: 5588: 5587: 5584: 5582: 5579: 5577: 5574: 5570: 5567: 5565: 5562: 5560: 5557: 5555: 5552: 5550: 5547: 5546: 5545: 5542: 5540: 5537: 5535: 5532: 5530: 5527: 5523: 5520: 5518: 5515: 5513: 5510: 5509: 5508: 5505: 5503: 5500: 5498: 5495: 5493: 5490: 5488: 5485: 5483: 5480: 5476: 5473: 5471: 5468: 5466: 5463: 5461: 5458: 5456: 5453: 5452: 5451: 5448: 5444: 5441: 5439: 5436: 5434: 5431: 5429: 5426: 5424: 5421: 5419: 5416: 5414: 5411: 5409: 5406: 5405: 5404: 5401: 5399: 5396: 5394: 5391: 5389: 5388:East Timorese 5386: 5382: 5379: 5377: 5374: 5370: 5367: 5365: 5362: 5360: 5357: 5356: 5355: 5352: 5350: 5347: 5343: 5340: 5339: 5338: 5335: 5333: 5330: 5329: 5328: 5325: 5323: 5320: 5316: 5313: 5311: 5308: 5306: 5303: 5302: 5301: 5298: 5296: 5293: 5289: 5286: 5285: 5284: 5281: 5279: 5276: 5274: 5271: 5267: 5264: 5262: 5259: 5258: 5257: 5254: 5253: 5251: 5249: 5245: 5239: 5236: 5234: 5231: 5227: 5224: 5222: 5219: 5217: 5214: 5212: 5209: 5207: 5204: 5202: 5199: 5197: 5194: 5192: 5189: 5187: 5184: 5182: 5179: 5177: 5174: 5172: 5169: 5167: 5164: 5162: 5159: 5157: 5154: 5152: 5149: 5147: 5144: 5143: 5142: 5139: 5137: 5134: 5132: 5129: 5127: 5124: 5123: 5121: 5117: 5111: 5108: 5106: 5103: 5101: 5098: 5096: 5093: 5091: 5088: 5086: 5085:South African 5083: 5081: 5078: 5076: 5073: 5071: 5068: 5066: 5063: 5061: 5058: 5056: 5053: 5051: 5048: 5046: 5043: 5041: 5038: 5036: 5033: 5031: 5028: 5026: 5023: 5021: 5018: 5016: 5013: 5011: 5008: 5006: 5003: 5001: 4998: 4996: 4993: 4991: 4988: 4986: 4983: 4981: 4978: 4977: 4975: 4973: 4969: 4964: 4954: 4951: 4949: 4946: 4945: 4943: 4941: 4937: 4933: 4927: 4923: 4916: 4911: 4909: 4904: 4902: 4897: 4896: 4893: 4881: 4880:Voting rights 4878: 4874: 4871: 4869: 4866: 4864: 4861: 4860: 4859: 4858: 4854: 4850: 4847: 4846: 4845: 4842: 4840: 4837: 4835: 4832: 4830: 4827: 4825: 4822: 4818: 4815: 4813: 4810: 4809: 4808: 4805: 4803: 4800: 4798: 4795: 4793: 4790: 4788: 4785: 4784: 4782: 4778: 4772: 4769: 4767: 4764: 4760: 4757: 4756: 4755: 4752: 4750: 4747: 4745: 4742: 4740: 4739: 4735: 4733: 4732:Native police 4730: 4728: 4725: 4721: 4718: 4717: 4716: 4713: 4711: 4708: 4704: 4701: 4699: 4696: 4695: 4694: 4691: 4689: 4686: 4684: 4681: 4679: 4676: 4674: 4671: 4669: 4666: 4662: 4659: 4657: 4654: 4653: 4652: 4649: 4647: 4646: 4642: 4641: 4639: 4637: 4633: 4627: 4624: 4622: 4619: 4617: 4614: 4612: 4609: 4607: 4604: 4602: 4599: 4595: 4592: 4590: 4587: 4586: 4585: 4582: 4580: 4577: 4575: 4572: 4570: 4567: 4565: 4562: 4560: 4559:Bark painting 4557: 4555: 4552: 4551: 4549: 4547: 4543: 4537: 4534: 4532: 4529: 4527: 4524: 4522: 4519: 4517: 4514: 4512: 4509: 4507: 4504: 4502: 4499: 4497: 4494: 4492: 4489: 4487: 4484: 4482: 4479: 4477: 4474: 4472: 4471:Bush medicine 4469: 4467: 4464: 4462: 4459: 4457: 4454: 4452: 4449: 4448: 4446: 4444: 4440: 4430: 4427: 4425: 4422: 4420: 4417: 4415: 4412: 4410: 4407: 4405: 4402: 4400: 4397: 4395: 4392: 4391: 4389: 4387: 4386:Land councils 4383: 4377: 4374: 4373: 4368: 4365: 4363: 4360: 4359: 4358: 4355: 4353: 4350: 4348: 4345: 4343: 4340: 4338: 4335: 4333: 4330: 4328: 4325: 4323: 4320: 4318: 4315: 4313: 4310: 4308: 4305: 4303: 4300: 4298: 4295: 4293: 4290: 4289: 4287: 4285: 4284:Organisations 4281: 4275: 4272: 4270: 4267: 4265: 4262: 4260: 4257: 4255: 4252: 4250: 4247: 4245: 4242: 4240: 4237: 4235: 4232: 4230: 4227: 4225: 4222: 4220: 4217: 4215: 4212: 4211: 4209: 4207: 4203: 4197: 4194: 4192: 4189: 4187: 4184: 4182: 4179: 4177: 4174: 4172: 4169: 4167: 4164: 4162: 4159: 4157: 4154: 4152: 4149: 4147: 4144: 4142: 4139: 4137: 4136:Message stick 4134: 4132: 4129: 4127: 4124: 4122: 4119: 4117: 4114: 4110: 4107: 4105: 4102: 4101: 4099: 4097: 4094: 4092: 4089: 4087: 4084: 4082: 4079: 4077: 4076:Deadly Awards 4074: 4072: 4069: 4067: 4064: 4062: 4059: 4057: 4054: 4053: 4051: 4049: 4045: 4039: 4036: 4034: 4031: 4029: 4026: 4024: 4021: 4019: 4016: 4014: 4011: 4009: 4006: 4005: 4003: 4001: 3997: 3991: 3988: 3986: 3983: 3981: 3978: 3976: 3973: 3971: 3968: 3966: 3963: 3961: 3958: 3957: 3955: 3953: 3949: 3945: 3938: 3933: 3931: 3926: 3924: 3919: 3918: 3915: 3909: 3906: 3903: 3900: 3897: 3894: 3892: 3889: 3888: 3882: 3879: 3877: 3874: 3873: 3868: 3863: 3847: 3842: 3826: 3822: 3815: 3799: 3795: 3789: 3780: 3774: 3769: 3763: 3758: 3750: 3744: 3736: 3730: 3722: 3716: 3708: 3702: 3695: 3692: 3687: 3672: 3668: 3662: 3654: 3647: 3631: 3627: 3623: 3622: 3617: 3611: 3595: 3591: 3585: 3569: 3565: 3558: 3543:. 25 May 2020 3542: 3538: 3532: 3517: 3513: 3509: 3502: 3500: 3492: 3481: 3477: 3471: 3455: 3451: 3445: 3429: 3425: 3418: 3403: 3399: 3393: 3391: 3375: 3371: 3365: 3349: 3345: 3339: 3323: 3322: 3317: 3311: 3295: 3294: 3289: 3283: 3267: 3266: 3261: 3255: 3239: 3238: 3233: 3232:"Advertising" 3227: 3212: 3211: 3206: 3199: 3183: 3182: 3177: 3170: 3155: 3153:9780958711012 3149: 3145: 3141: 3140: 3133: 3131: 3115: 3111: 3107: 3100: 3098: 3096: 3088: 3083: 3076: 3075: 3070: 3064: 3062: 3053: 3041: 3040: 3032: 3030: 3022: 3019: 3015: 3011: 3006: 3000: 2998: 2982: 2978: 2971: 2956: 2955:Common Ground 2952: 2946: 2930: 2926: 2920: 2905: 2901: 2895: 2887: 2883: 2879: 2875: 2871: 2867: 2863: 2856: 2841: 2840: 2835: 2828: 2813:. 15 May 2019 2812: 2808: 2802: 2787: 2783: 2782:"Ken Thaiday" 2777: 2775: 2758: 2754: 2750: 2743: 2736: 2730: 2726: 2719: 2704: 2700: 2694: 2686: 2680: 2672: 2665: 2657: 2650: 2634: 2630: 2624: 2622: 2606: 2602: 2595: 2588: 2583: 2576: 2571: 2556: 2550: 2546: 2545: 2537: 2530: 2519: 2512: 2510: 2494: 2491: 2485: 2470: 2466: 2460: 2458: 2442: 2438: 2432: 2430: 2428: 2426: 2410: 2406: 2400: 2398: 2382: 2380:0-7022-3329-3 2376: 2372: 2371: 2363: 2348: 2344: 2337: 2335: 2315: 2311: 2310: 2306: 2298: 2292: 2290: 2281: 2274: 2267: 2265: 2263: 2247: 2243: 2237: 2235: 2233: 2217: 2211: 2195: 2191: 2185: 2183: 2163: 2159: 2153: 2149: 2142: 2136: 2125: 2121: 2114: 2107: 2092: 2086: 2082: 2081: 2073: 2058: 2054: 2047: 2032: 2028: 2022: 2006: 2002: 1996: 1980: 1976: 1972: 1968: 1967:Australia Now 1964: 1958: 1942: 1938: 1932: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1917: 1911: 1909: 1907: 1905: 1903: 1901: 1899: 1882: 1878: 1872: 1856: 1852: 1846: 1844: 1828: 1824: 1818: 1816: 1811: 1797: 1793: 1789: 1785: 1781: 1780:Circular Quay 1777: 1772: 1768: 1756: 1752: 1747: 1744: 1741: 1738: 1735: 1733: 1730: 1729: 1720: 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1709:Papuan people 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1694: 1690: 1688: 1685: 1683: 1680: 1679: 1675: 1664: 1661: 1650: 1639: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1626: 1623: 1622: 1620: 1619: 1614: 1610: 1607: 1606: 1604: 1603: 1595: 1591: 1588: 1587: 1585: 1580: 1576: 1573: 1570: 1567: 1566: 1564: 1560: 1556: 1553: 1551: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1538: 1535: 1534: 1533:Rugby League 1532: 1528: 1524: 1521: 1519: 1518:Port Adelaide 1515: 1512: 1510: 1506: 1501: 1498: 1496: 1492: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1481:Port Adelaide 1478: 1474: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1461: 1458: 1456: 1452: 1448: 1445: 1444: 1442: 1441: 1439: 1438: 1433: 1430: 1426: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1413: 1412:Martin Nakata 1410: 1409: 1407: 1406: 1401: 1397: 1394: 1391: 1387: 1386:Christine Anu 1384: 1383: 1381: 1380: 1374: 1370: 1367: 1364: 1360: 1357: 1356: 1354: 1353: 1347: 1345: 1341: 1337: 1332: 1330: 1326: 1325:kupai omasker 1316: 1307: 1305: 1304:Christian God 1300: 1298: 1297: 1292: 1288: 1279: 1275: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1261: 1257: 1256:New Caledonia 1253: 1249: 1245: 1241: 1237: 1233: 1229: 1221: 1217: 1213: 1208: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1194:Charles Eaton 1189: 1187: 1183: 1179: 1175: 1171: 1167: 1163: 1159: 1158:Aureed Island 1155: 1151: 1147: 1143: 1139: 1135: 1131: 1121: 1119: 1115: 1109: 1107: 1101: 1100:of the Tagai. 1092: 1090: 1086: 1082: 1078: 1074: 1070: 1066: 1061: 1055: 1051: 1046: 1037: 1035: 1031: 1028:of the song " 1027: 1026:cover version 1023: 1019: 1018:Christine Anu 1015: 1013: 1009: 1004: 1001: 996: 994: 987: 983: 969: 965: 963: 959: 954: 951: 947: 943: 939: 935: 931: 927: 923: 919: 915: 907: 902: 898: 896: 892: 886: 884: 880: 876: 872: 867: 865: 861: 857: 852: 850: 846: 842: 837: 835: 831: 827: 823: 815: 810: 805: 795: 793: 789: 785: 780: 775: 773: 769: 765: 761: 756: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 724: 722: 718: 714: 709: 706: 702: 698: 694: 690: 686: 682: 678: 677:Aureed Island 674: 670: 666: 662: 652: 650: 646: 642: 640: 636: 632: 630: 626: 622: 617: 615: 606: 601: 588: 587:Meriam people 585: 582: 579: 576: 572: 569: 567: 563: 560: 559: 558: 552: 548: 544: 540: 536: 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 508: 504: 500: 496: 492: 489: 486: 482: 481: 477: 476: 475: 472: 470: 466: 461: 459: 458:national flag 454: 452: 448: 444: 435: 427: 422: 409: 405: 401: 398: 394: 390: 387: 383: 382: 381: 379: 374: 371: 367: 362: 357: 347: 345: 340: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 317: 315: 310: 308: 307:Torres Strait 304: 300: 295: 290: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 259: 251: 243: 234: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 184: 175: 151: 140: 137: 133: 128: 125: 121: 116: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 92: 88: 85: 73: 69: 65: 60: 57: 53: 48: 44: 39: 30: 26: 22: 5883:North Africa 5658:Anglo-Celtic 5211:Puerto Rican 4952: 4855: 4812:Native title 4766:Tent embassy 4749:Pintupi Nine 4736: 4656:Bathurst War 4643: 4626:Yininmadyemi 4611:Sandpainting 4606:Papunya Tula 4601:NATSIA Award 4589:Music groups 4511:Scarred tree 4481:Dugout canoe 4171:Sacred sites 4086:The Dreaming 4028:Sportspeople 3979: 3866: 3841: 3829:. Retrieved 3824: 3814: 3804:28 September 3802:. Retrieved 3797: 3788: 3779: 3768: 3757: 3743: 3729: 3715: 3701: 3693: 3686: 3674:. Retrieved 3670: 3661: 3652: 3646: 3634:. Retrieved 3630:the original 3619: 3610: 3598:. Retrieved 3593: 3584: 3572:. Retrieved 3567: 3557: 3545:. Retrieved 3540: 3531: 3519:. Retrieved 3511: 3491: 3484:. Retrieved 3479: 3470: 3458:. Retrieved 3453: 3444: 3432:. Retrieved 3428:the original 3417: 3405:. Retrieved 3401: 3377:. Retrieved 3373: 3364: 3352:. Retrieved 3347: 3338: 3326:. Retrieved 3319: 3310: 3298:. Retrieved 3291: 3282: 3270:. Retrieved 3263: 3254: 3242:. Retrieved 3235: 3226: 3214:. Retrieved 3208: 3198: 3186:. Retrieved 3179: 3169: 3157:. Retrieved 3138: 3117:. Retrieved 3109: 3072: 3052:Google Books 3050:– via 3044:. Retrieved 3038: 2984:. Retrieved 2980: 2970: 2958:. Retrieved 2954: 2945: 2933:. Retrieved 2928: 2919: 2907:. Retrieved 2904:World Vision 2903: 2894: 2869: 2865: 2855: 2843:. Retrieved 2837: 2827: 2815:. Retrieved 2810: 2801: 2789:. Retrieved 2785: 2761:. Retrieved 2757:the original 2752: 2742: 2724: 2718: 2706:. Retrieved 2702: 2693: 2684: 2679: 2670: 2664: 2655: 2649: 2637:. Retrieved 2632: 2608:. Retrieved 2604: 2594: 2582: 2570: 2558:. Retrieved 2543: 2536: 2528: 2521:. Retrieved 2496:. Retrieved 2492: 2484: 2472:. Retrieved 2468: 2444:. Retrieved 2440: 2412:. Retrieved 2408: 2384:. Retrieved 2369: 2362: 2350:. Retrieved 2346: 2321:. Retrieved 2314:the original 2303: 2279: 2249:. Retrieved 2245: 2219:. Retrieved 2210: 2198:. Retrieved 2193: 2169:. Retrieved 2162:the original 2147: 2135: 2124:the original 2119: 2106: 2094:. Retrieved 2079: 2072: 2060:. Retrieved 2056: 2046: 2034:. Retrieved 2030: 2021: 2009:. Retrieved 2004: 1995: 1983:. Retrieved 1979:the original 1966: 1957: 1945:. Retrieved 1940: 1885:. Retrieved 1881:the original 1871: 1859:. Retrieved 1854: 1830:. Retrieved 1826: 1775: 1771: 1754: 1691: 1569:Nathan Jawai 1523:Albert Proud 1447:Robert Ahmat 1343: 1335: 1333: 1324: 1322: 1313: 1301: 1294: 1290: 1284: 1272:Ailan Kastom 1271: 1264: 1239: 1228:Christianity 1225: 1192: 1190: 1177: 1161: 1142:Kay Daol Dai 1141: 1133: 1130:oral history 1127: 1124:Oral history 1118:oral history 1111: 1103: 1098: 1085:Nathan Jawai 1077:Danny Morseu 1062: 1058: 1034:Warumpi Band 1016: 1005: 997: 989: 957: 955: 938:Alick Tipoti 911: 906:Yorke Island 894: 890: 887: 878: 877:(also spelt 868: 859: 855: 853: 848: 844: 838: 819: 812:Ritual face 776: 764:missionaries 757: 745:Missionaries 733:Christianity 730: 710: 669:Austronesian 661:folk history 658: 643: 633: 629:Pama-Nyungan 618: 611: 556: 535:Tabar Island 490: 478: 473: 462: 455: 440: 375: 363: 359: 341: 318: 311: 291: 279:beche-de-mer 264: 237:Demographics 231:Austronesian 212: 149: 148: 124:Christianity 55: 32:Ethnic group 29: 6077:Indo-Fijian 5945:Palestinian 5879:Middle East 5805:Montenegrin 5581:Singaporean 5418:Indo-Fijian 5283:Bangladeshi 5278:Azerbaijani 4995:Cameroonian 4807:Land rights 4710:King plates 4526:Sweet foods 4496:Food groups 4466:Bush tucker 4206:Language(s) 4141:NAIDOC Week 4091:Enumeration 4000:Individuals 3965:Communities 3621:ARIA Awards 2323:10 December 2251:26 December 2221:14 November 2200:27 December 1985:10 December 1947:26 December 1861:27 December 1832:27 December 1792:Nobbys Head 1609:Cynthia Lui 1590:Allira Toby 1575:Patty Mills 1565:Basketball 1546:Sam Thaiday 1500:Alicia Janz 1451:Collingwood 1369:Tanya Hosch 1363:land rights 1197:, in 1836. 1174:tiger shark 1146:Iama Island 1081:Patty Mills 1073:Harry Mosby 934:Billy Missi 918:printmaking 914:Dennis Nona 893:(1970) and 871:headdresses 841:turtleshell 566:Badu island 562:Badu people 364:Today, the 136:Melanesians 6150:Categories 6089:Ni-Vanuatu 5820:Portuguese 5795:Macedonian 5790:Lithuanian 5705:Belarusian 5623:Vietnamese 5586:Sri Lankan 5450:Indonesian 5226:Venezuelan 5216:Salvadoran 5201:Paraguayan 5196:Panamanian 5181:Guatemalan 5176:Ecuadorian 5110:Zimbabwean 5075:Senegalese 4940:Indigenous 4698:Prehistory 4621:Visual art 4574:Didgeridoo 4486:Fibrecraft 4461:Bush bread 4327:Mass media 4254:Placenames 4131:Marn Grook 4121:Kurdaitcha 4104:Aboriginal 4066:Corroboree 3985:Victorians 3975:Tasmanians 3831:9 December 3600:10 October 3460:8 February 2498:3 February 2386:4 November 2036:21 October 1806:References 1537:Dane Gagai 1486:Delma Gisu 1408:Education 1182:Eddie Mabo 1022:ARIA Award 869:Elaborate 802:See also: 792:visual art 741:crucifixes 635:Meriam Mir 451:New Guinea 443:Melanesian 337:New Mapoon 314:Aboriginal 219:Meriam Mir 196:Queensland 188:Melanesian 86:(mainland) 5920:Jordanian 5870:Ukrainian 5810:Norwegian 5775:Icelandic 5770:Hungarian 5715:Bulgarian 5544:Pakistani 5534:Mongolian 5529:Maldivian 5507:Malaysian 5475:Sundanese 5354:Taiwanese 5342:Cantonese 5337:Hong Kong 5322:Cambodian 5295:Bhutanese 5221:Uruguayan 5166:Colombian 5156:Brazilian 5146:Argentine 5090:Tanzanian 5060:Mauritian 5010:Ethiopian 5000:Congolese 4990:Burundian 4720:Black War 4715:Massacres 4554:Artefacts 4451:Boomerang 4443:Bushcraft 4367:Sorry Day 4181:Songlines 4056:Astronomy 4013:Musicians 4008:Activists 3655:(Thesis). 3486:5 January 3407:5 January 2960:5 January 2935:5 January 2909:5 January 2886:0952-3367 2845:8 January 2763:7 January 2708:7 January 2639:7 January 2523:7 January 2474:8 January 2446:7 January 2414:7 January 2011:5 January 1887:23 August 1763:Footnotes 1634:Ted Mosby 1625:Kwami Dai 1621:Religion 1605:Politics 1509:Fremantle 1505:‹See Tfd› 1491:‹See Tfd› 1473:Melbourne 1460:Ben Davis 1355:Activism 1188:in 1992. 1150:crocodile 1138:Cape York 1052:with the 737:artefacts 594:Languages 469:Cape York 415:Ethnicity 271:Indonesia 200:Australia 94:Languages 84:Australia 6046:Sudanese 6026:Mandaean 5992:Chaldean 5972:Assyrian 5965:Tunisian 5940:Moroccan 5930:Lebanese 5905:Egyptian 5900:Bahraini 5895:Algerian 5830:Romanian 5745:Estonian 5720:Croatian 5695:Austrian 5683:Scottish 5653:Albanian 5512:Bruneian 5482:Japanese 5470:Madurese 5465:Javanese 5460:Balinese 5455:Acehnese 5423:Malayali 5413:Gujarati 5398:Georgian 5393:Filipino 5273:Armenian 5233:Jamaican 5206:Peruvian 5186:Honduran 5151:Bolivian 5131:Canadian 5126:American 5119:Americas 5095:Togolese 5065:Nigerian 5050:Malawian 5045:Liberian 5025:Ghanaian 5015:Gabonese 5005:Eritrean 4985:Beninese 4727:Missions 4579:Dreaming 4476:Coolamon 4347:Politics 4191:Tjurunga 3798:ABC News 3594:SBS News 3568:ABC News 3512:ABC News 3379:3 August 3354:3 August 3328:4 August 3300:4 August 3272:4 August 3244:4 August 3216:3 August 3188:3 August 3146:. 2017. 3110:ABC News 3089:licence. 3046:4 August 2986:5 August 2817:14 April 2791:15 April 2610:14 April 2605:ABC News 2352:5 August 2194:BBC News 2171:31 March 2062:4 August 1776:Surprise 1646:See also 1594:W-League 1559:Dolphins 1464:Adelaide 1373:Adelaide 1244:schooner 1240:Surprise 1166:Trevally 1152:was his 1114:Dreaming 1000:clappers 836:beings. 824:, fish, 693:crayfish 571:Kaurareg 273:and the 118:Religion 6065:Oceania 6051:Turkish 6021:Kurdish 6012:Israeli 6007:Iranian 5925:Kuwaiti 5910:Emirati 5860:Swedish 5855:Spanish 5850:Slovene 5840:Serbian 5835:Russian 5800:Maltese 5785:Latvian 5780:Italian 5755:Finnish 5725:Cypriot 5710:Bosnian 5700:Belgian 5668:English 5663:Cornish 5613:Turkmen 5564:Punjabi 5559:Pashtun 5517:Kadazan 5502:Laotian 5428:Punjabi 5408:Bengali 5376:Tibetan 5327:Chinese 5300:Burmese 5288:Bengali 5266:Pashtun 5191:Mexican 5161:Chilean 5105:Zambian 5100:Ugandan 5070:Rwandan 5035:Ivorian 5030:Guinean 5020:Gambian 4980:Angolan 4759:Apology 4693:History 4636:History 4536:Woomera 4312:AIATSIS 4166:Seasons 4116:Kinship 4081:Deities 4071:Country 4048:Culture 4038:Writers 3952:Peoples 3574:16 July 3159:31 July 3119:31 July 3021:licence 2753:AIATSIS 2560:7 March 2096:7 March 1586:Soccer 1440:Sports 1162:gai gai 1006:Artist 993:totemic 958:Zugubal 926:etching 922:linocut 834:totemic 826:dugongs 822:turtles 779:weaving 689:turtles 673:tobacco 655:Culture 581:Mabuiag 575:Muralag 543:Hammond 519:Mabuiag 344:measles 333:Umagico 329:Injinoo 287:trochus 6121:Tongan 6111:Samoan 6084:Niuean 6072:Fijian 6056:Yezidi 6031:Nubian 6016:Jewish 5997:Darfur 5987:Coptic 5982:Berber 5960:Syrian 5955:Somali 5935:Libyan 5845:Slovak 5825:Romani 5815:Polish 5760:German 5750:French 5735:Danish 5645:Europe 5576:Pathan 5569:Sindhi 5554:Hazara 5549:Baloch 5539:Nepali 5497:Kyrgyz 5492:Korean 5487:Kazakh 5443:Telugu 5433:Sindhi 5403:Indian 5381:Uyghur 5261:Hazara 5256:Afghan 5055:Malian 5040:Kenyan 4972:Africa 4863:Treaty 4802:Health 4780:Issues 4244:Palawa 4100:Flags 4096:Elders 3864:about 3676:4 July 3636:18 May 3547:9 June 3521:9 June 3434:3 July 3150:  3016:under 2884:  2731:  2551:  2377:  2154:  2087:  1794:, off 1784:Tahiti 1455:Sydney 1400:Cairns 1178:baidam 1040:Sports 1020:is an 908:, 1931 860:wameya 858:(alt. 753:London 717:Papuan 705:turtle 701:Dugong 685:Dugong 551:Friday 527:Murray 511:Saibai 485:Meriam 397:Bamaga 325:Seisia 321:Bamaga 309:area. 89:61,873 81:  56:66,387 6099:Māori 6002:Dinka 5950:Saudi 5915:Iraqi 5865:Swiss 5765:Greek 5740:Dutch 5730:Czech 5688:Welsh 5673:Irish 5628:Hmong 5618:Uzbek 5603:Tatar 5598:Tajik 5591:Tamil 5522:Temoq 5438:Tamil 5369:Hoklo 5359:Hakka 5332:Hmong 5310:Karen 5171:Cuban 4873:Voice 4868:Truth 4797:Crime 4584:Music 4569:Dance 4531:Waddy 4516:Soaks 4501:Humpy 4292:ATSIC 3018:CC BY 2317:(PDF) 2300:(PDF) 2276:(PDF) 2165:(PDF) 2144:(PDF) 2127:(PDF) 2116:(PDF) 1382:Arts 1267:Bible 1170:Masig 1154:totem 875:dhari 849:le-op 665:Papuo 623:, or 507:Dauan 503:Boigu 368:, an 227:Papuo 70:4,514 6135:and 6036:Nuer 5977:Bari 5890:Arab 5633:Mien 5608:Thai 5349:Mien 5305:Chin 5248:Asia 4616:Vibe 4594:Rock 4546:Arts 4456:Buka 4376:TSRA 4161:Riji 4061:Bora 3833:2017 3806:2023 3678:2019 3638:2009 3602:2021 3576:2020 3549:2020 3523:2020 3488:2020 3462:2023 3436:2011 3409:2020 3381:2021 3356:2021 3330:2021 3302:2021 3274:2021 3246:2021 3218:2021 3190:2021 3161:2021 3148:ISBN 3121:2021 3048:2021 2988:2021 2962:2020 2937:2020 2911:2020 2882:ISSN 2847:2020 2819:2020 2793:2020 2765:2020 2729:ISBN 2710:2020 2641:2020 2612:2020 2562:2016 2549:ISBN 2525:2020 2500:2018 2476:2020 2448:2020 2416:2020 2388:2012 2375:ISBN 2354:2021 2325:2006 2253:2019 2223:2019 2202:2019 2173:2008 2152:ISBN 2098:2016 2085:ISBN 2064:2021 2038:2019 2013:2020 1987:2006 1949:2019 1889:2018 1863:2019 1834:2019 1788:Lifu 1453:and 1329:heir 1260:Lifu 1254:and 1242:, a 1220:Erub 1134:bala 1083:and 984:and 924:and 879:dari 856:wame 845:krar 814:mask 715:and 703:and 619:The 549:and 539:Horn 521:and 515:Badu 509:and 402:the 391:the 384:the 335:and 292:The 285:and 217:and 183:-iss 181:TORR 5881:and 5315:Mon 2874:doi 2493:BBC 1755:CNN 1425:PhD 1218:on 1036:). 873:or 798:Art 523:Moa 493:(a 6152:: 3823:. 3796:. 3669:. 3624:. 3618:. 3592:. 3566:. 3539:. 3514:. 3510:. 3498:^ 3490:. 3478:. 3452:. 3400:. 3389:^ 3372:. 3346:. 3318:. 3290:. 3262:. 3234:. 3207:. 3178:. 3142:. 3129:^ 3112:. 3108:. 3094:^ 3071:. 3060:^ 3028:^ 2996:^ 2979:. 2953:. 2927:. 2902:. 2880:. 2870:37 2868:. 2864:. 2836:. 2809:. 2784:. 2773:^ 2751:. 2701:. 2631:. 2620:^ 2603:. 2508:^ 2467:. 2456:^ 2439:. 2424:^ 2407:. 2396:^ 2345:. 2333:^ 2307:, 2302:. 2288:^ 2278:. 2261:^ 2244:. 2231:^ 2192:. 2181:^ 2146:. 2118:. 2055:. 2029:. 2003:. 1973:, 1969:. 1965:. 1939:. 1924:^ 1897:^ 1853:. 1842:^ 1825:. 1814:^ 1753:. 1479:, 1475:, 1361:, 1262:. 1120:. 1091:. 920:, 866:. 747:, 691:, 687:, 683:. 616:. 553:). 545:, 541:, 537:, 533:, 517:, 505:, 453:. 331:, 327:, 323:, 281:, 269:, 221:. 198:, 165:ɒr 110:, 106:, 102:, 6014:/ 4914:e 4907:t 4900:v 3936:e 3929:t 3922:v 3835:. 3808:. 3737:. 3723:. 3709:. 3680:. 3640:. 3604:. 3578:. 3551:. 3525:. 3464:. 3438:. 3411:. 3383:. 3358:. 3220:. 3192:. 3163:. 3123:. 3054:. 2990:. 2964:. 2939:. 2913:. 2888:. 2876:: 2849:. 2821:. 2795:. 2767:. 2712:. 2643:. 2614:. 2564:. 2502:. 2478:. 2450:. 2418:. 2390:. 2356:. 2327:. 2282:. 2255:. 2225:. 2204:. 2175:. 2100:. 2066:. 2040:. 2015:. 1989:. 1951:. 1891:. 1865:. 1836:. 1798:. 1757:. 1596:. 1392:" 1274:. 1176:( 1164:( 1140:( 667:- 229:- 174:/ 171:s 168:ɪ 162:t 159:ˈ 156:/ 152:( 27:.

Index

Aboriginal Australians
Indigenous Australians
A map of the Torres Strait Islands.
Torres Strait Islands
Australia
Torres Strait Island languages
Torres Strait Creole
Torres Strait English
Australian English
Christianity
Melanesians
/ˈtɒrɪs/
TORR-iss
Melanesian
Torres Strait Islands
Queensland
Australia
Aboriginal peoples
Indigenous Australians
Kalaw Lagaw Ya
Meriam Mir
Torres Strait Creole
Papuo
Austronesian



Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Pacific Islands

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.