Torres Strait Islanders

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Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous Melanesian peoples of the Torres Strait Islands between northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, with distinct cultures, languages, and seafaring traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Melanesian people
country Australia
culturalHeritage elaborate ceremonial masks
maritime navigation knowledge
culturalPractice canoe navigation
dance
elaborate headdress making
seafaring
song
storytelling
culturalRegion Zenadh Kes
distinctFrom Aboriginal Australians
ethnicGroupOf Torres Strait Islands
governedWithin Torres Shire Council
Torres Strait Island Regional Council
hasIslandGroup Central Islands
Eastern Islands
Inner Islands
Near Western Islands
Top Western Islands
hasLanguage Brokan
Kala Lagaw Ya
Kalaw Lagaw Ya
Mabuyag dialect
Meriam Mir
Torres Strait Creole
hasReligion Christianity
traditional Islander religion
hasRepresentativeBody Torres Strait Regional Authority
indigenousTo Australia
Queensland
Torres Strait
Torres Strait Islands
languageFamily Eastern Trans-Fly languages
Pama–Nyungan languages
legalStatus First Nations people of Australia
locatedBetween Cape York Peninsula
Papua New Guinea
populationConcentratedIn Brisbane
Cairns
Torres Strait Island Region
Townsville
recognizedAs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
selfDesignation Zenadh Kes people
traditionalEconomy dugong hunting
fishing
pearling
turtle hunting
usesLinguaFranca Torres Strait Creole

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Eastern Australia hasIndigenousPeoples Torres Strait Islanders
subject linked to: eastern Australia
Northern Territory hasIndigenousPeople Torres Strait Islanders
Cape York Peninsula traditionalOwners Torres Strait Islanders
Invasion Day associatedWith Torres Strait Islander rights movement
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Yabun Festival focusesOn Torres Strait Islanders
Aboriginal Australians distinctFrom Torres Strait Islanders
Aboriginal languages spokenBy Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Far North Queensland hasIndigenousGroup Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait Islands hasIndigenousPeople Torres Strait Islander people
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Northern Australia hasIndigenousPopulation Torres Strait Islanders
subject linked to: northern Australia
Patty Mills ethnicGroup Torres Strait Islander
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
North Queensland indigenousPeoples Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait inhabitedBy Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait indigenousPeople Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait hasCulturalSignificanceFor Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Yabun associatedWith Torres Strait Islanders
Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation appliesTo Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Referendum Council focus Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Referendum Council hasStakeholder Torres Strait Islander communities
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples appliesTo Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Reconciliation Place dedicatedTo Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Eastern Trans-Fly languages spokenBy Torres Strait Islanders
Kalaw Lagaw Ya ethnicGroup Torres Strait Islanders
Kala Lagaw Ya ethnicGroup Torres Strait Islanders
Mabuyag dialect spokenBy Torres Strait Islanders
Mabuyag dialect associatedWith Torres Strait Islander culture
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Brokan spokenBy Torres Strait Islanders
Brokan hasEthnicGroup Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait Creole spokenBy Torres Strait Islanders
Zenadh Kes associatedWithEthnicGroup Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Zenadh Kes hasCulturalSignificanceFor Torres Strait Islander communities
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Zenadh Kes people alsoKnownAs Torres Strait Islander people
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Top Western Islands hasEthnicGroup Torres Strait Islanders
Near Western Islands traditionalOwners Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Near Western Islands inhabitedBy Torres Strait Islanders
Central Islands hasTraditionalInhabitants Torres Strait Islanders
Central Islands hasEthnicGroup Torres Strait Islander communities
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Inner Islands hasInhabitant Torres Strait Islanders
Inner Islands ethnicGroup Torres Strait Islanders
Inner Islands indigenousTo Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait Island Regional Council languageCommunityServed Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Shire Council jurisdictionIncludes Torres Strait Islander communities
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Shire Council servesPopulation Torres Strait Islanders
Torres Strait Regional Authority represents Torres Strait Islander people
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
School of Indigenous Studies focusesOn Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Eastern Islands inhabitedBy Torres Strait Islanders
Eastern Islands hasCulturalSignificanceFor Torres Strait Islander people
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Australians hasEthnicGroup Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies focusesOn Torres Strait Islander peoples
linked to: Torres Strait Islanders