Torres Strait Islanders

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Indigenous people Melanesian people

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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Torres Strait Islander peoples	1
Torres Strait Islander rights movement	1

Statements (50)

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	Aboriginal Australians ⓘ surface form: First Nations people of Australia
locatedBetween	Cape York Peninsula ⓘ Papua New Guinea ⓘ
populationConcentratedIn	Brisbane ⓘ Cairns ⓘ Torres Strait Islands ⓘ surface form: Torres Strait Island Region Townsville ⓘ
recognizedAs	Aboriginal Australians ⓘ surface form: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
selfDesignation	Zenadh Kes people ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	dugong hunting ⓘ fishing ⓘ pearling ⓘ turtle hunting ⓘ
usesLinguaFranca	Torres Strait Creole ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Invasion Day → associatedWith → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

this entity surface form: Torres Strait Islander rights movement

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Department → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

Aboriginal Australians → distinctFrom → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

Yabun Festival → focusesOn → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

Northern Territory → hasIndigenousPeople → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

eastern Australia → hasIndigenousPeoples → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Australia

Aboriginal languages → spokenBy → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ

this entity surface form: Torres Strait Islander peoples

Cape York Peninsula → traditionalOwners → Torres Strait Islanders ⓘ