Torres Strait Islander

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:artworkBy distinctive traditional art
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_peoples
gptkbp:claimedTitle recognized under Australian law
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Australian
gptkb:Melanesian
gptkbp:culture distinct from Aboriginal Australians
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Coming_of_the_Light
gptkb:Island_of_Origin_rugby_tournament
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islander_Flag
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Torres_Strait_Regional_Authority
gptkbp:historicalContact gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
British colonization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torres Strait Islander
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya
gptkb:Meryam_Mir
English
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Pama-Nyungan
gptkb:Trans-Fly_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:migratory some live in mainland Australia
gptkbp:musicBy distinctive traditional music
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Christine_Anu
gptkb:Eddie_Mabo
gptkb:Patrick_Mills
gptkbp:population over 65,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Treaty_(1978)
Indigenous people
gptkbp:region gptkb:Queensland
gptkb:Northern_Peninsula_Area
gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islands
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
traditional beliefs
gptkbp:traditionalBoat dugout canoe
gptkbp:traditionalDance island dance
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:seafood
garlic
taro
cassava
gptkbp:traditionalHeaddress dhari
gptkbp:traditionalMusic warup drum
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation gptkb:hunting
fishing
gardening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5