Torres Strait Islander people

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Torres_Strait_Islander_people

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:claimedTitle	gptkb:Mabo_v_Queensland_(No_2)
gptkbp:culture	gptkb:hunting gptkb:storytelling dancing subsistence fishing maritime culture
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Coming_of_the_Light gptkb:Island_Coordinating_Council_Festival
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islander_Flag
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Torres_Strait_Regional_Authority
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Mabo_decision World War II service Pearling industry involvement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Torres Strait Islander people
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Kala_Lagaw_Ya gptkb:Meryam_Mir gptkb:Torres_Strait_Creole English
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islands gptkb:Northern_Peninsula_Area,_Queensland gptkb:Queensland,_Australia mainland Australia
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:National_Indigenous_Television gptkb:Torres_News
gptkbp:musicBy	traditional drumming Island reggae contemporary pop
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Aaron_Fa'Aoso gptkb:Christine_Anu gptkb:Eddie_Mabo gptkb:Patrick_Mills
gptkbp:population	about 65,000 (2021 census)
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:Government_of_India gptkb:Indigenous_Australians
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Aboriginal_Australians gptkb:Papuan_peoples
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity traditional beliefs
gptkbp:rights	native title rights
gptkbp:sport	gptkb:basketball Australian rules football rugby league
gptkbp:style	gptkb:dance gptkb:music weaving mask making
gptkbp:traditionalTerritory	gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islands northern tip of Cape York Peninsula
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indigenous_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5