Badu Island
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Badu Island is a predominantly Indigenous community island in the western Torres Strait region of Queensland, Australia, known for its rich Torres Strait Islander culture and art.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Torres Strait Islander community
ⓘ
island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Torres Strait Island Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governedAs | Indigenous community ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Badu Island Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Badu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mulgrave Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtCentre | Badu Art Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
linocut printmaking
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Torres Strait Islander dance
ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ traditional hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Western Islands cluster of Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
art production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousCouncilHistory | Badu Island Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageGroup | Kala Lagaw Ya speakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentArea | Torres Strait Island Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | 4875 ⓘ |
| hasReligiousInstitutions | Christian churches ⓘ |
| hasSchool | Tagai State College Badu Island Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Badu (town) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
air services via Badu Island Airport
ⓘ
sea transport links to other Torres Strait islands ⓘ |
| inhabited | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Indigenous art
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islander culture ⓘ contemporary Indigenous art ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Queensland ⓘ Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ western Torres Strait region ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Arafura Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Torres Strait Island Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfElectorate |
federal division of Leichhardt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state electoral district of Cook ⓘ |
| populationMajority |
Indigenous Australians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torres Strait Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Far North Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Queensland ⓘ |
| timeZone | AEST ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners | Torres Strait Islander people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +10:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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