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25.01.2022 LANGUAGES OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES - A UNIQUELY AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE

20.01.2022 The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students has increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last decade. Read more: http://bit.ly/22ql167

17.01.2022 Estimated resident population, Indigenous status, 30 June 2011 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in 2011, 90% of people (606,200 people) identified as being of Aboriginal origin only, 6% (38,100) were of Torres Strait Islander origin only, and 4% (25,600) were of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin. Source: ABS: Estimates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, June 2011 http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/3238.0.55.001

17.01.2022 The age distribution of Torres Strait Islander people was fairly similar to that of the overall Indigenous population. In June 2011: 57% were aged under 25 (compared with 56% of all Indigenous Australians) 11% were aged 55 and over (compared with 9% of all Indigenous Australians) (Table S2.8; AIHW analysis of ABS 2013i).... Source: The health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2015 @ http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx

17.01.2022 A MOMENTOUS Land Court ruling effectively allowing Torres Strait Islanders to own their homes for the first time could pave the way for other indigenous communities to achieve the same. The decision, handed down on Monday, clears the way for more than 100 homes to be transferred to Katter leases, meaning the inhabitants own the properties in perpetuity. The court also found where a lease entitlement was valid and no other obstacle existed, the lease would extinguish native ...title over the site, granting exclusive possession to the entitlement holder forever. Torres Strait Island Regional Council mayor Fred Gela said the ruling was bitter sweet, with many islanders who had argued for the right to own their homes now dead. People have waited more than 30 years for this, Cr Gela said. Sadly a lot of our applicants for these leases, some have passed away, so their next of kin will be realising and experiencing ... what their parents applied for. It is not only historic for the people of the Torres Strait, it sets a precedent that now can be experienced by Aboriginal people throughout Queensland. Cr Gela said it was now up to State Development Minister Anthony Lynham to grant the valid lease entitlements. A Natural Resources and Mines department spokesman said the Government was carefully considering its position following the Land Court’s decision, and was committed to land title that supports economic development and jobs in indigenous communities.

15.01.2022 The Indigenous Regions with the largest count of people identifying as Torres Strait Islander origin were CairnsAtherton (8,120 or 15% of the Torres Strait Islander population), Brisbane (6,385 or 12% of the Torres Strait Islander population) and TownsvilleMackay (6,209 or 12% of the Torres Strait Islander population). In the Torres Strait Indigenous Region there were 5,787 people of Torres Strait Islander origin, representing 77% of the population for the region. Within th...is region, the Indigenous Locations with the largest populations of Torres Strait Islander people were Port Kennedy and TRAWQ (Tamwoy, Rose Hill, Aplin, Waiben and Quarantine) (839 and 784 respectively), followed by Badu Island (696) and Saibai Island (351). The Indigenous Location of Manunda - Portsmith in Cairns had the largest number of Torres Strait Islander people (2,474), followed by Townsville (1,567) and Mackay (1,533). Of the 20 most populous Indigenous Locations for Torres Strait Islander people, 19 were within Queensland. Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing - Counts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2011 @ http://www.abs.gov.au//abs/Lookup/2075.0main+features52011

13.01.2022 In 2011, 10% of the Indigenous population identified as being of Torres Strait Islander origin (63,700 people). Almost two-thirds (63%) of the Torres Strait Islander population lived in Queensland. Source: The health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2015 @ http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx

13.01.2022 2011 CENSUS COUNTS TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE In the 2011 Census, 52 616 people identified as being of Torres Strait Islander origin (including people identified as being both Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal origin), were counted in the Census. Of these, almost two-thirds (63%) lived in Queensland. Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing - Counts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 2011 @... http://www.abs.gov.au//abs/Lookup/2075.0main+features52011 See more

10.01.2022 THE PROBLEM WITH THIS KUPAI OMASKER CONSULTATION PROCESS IS NOT ALL ISLANDS OF ZENADTH KES HAS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THIS BOARD & THIS SHOULD BE A NATIONAL CONSUL...TATION BASED ON THE FACT THAT ZENADTH KES ISLANDER PEOPLES RESIDE ALL AROUND AUSTRALIA NOT ONLY IN QUEENSLAND. FURTHERMORE, THE BOARD SHOULD CONSIST OF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH TRIBE IN ZENADTH KES AND BOTH MALE AND FEMALE SHOULD BE SELECTED FROM EACH TRIBE. THIS BOARD SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THOSE CHILDREN OF ZENADTH KES WHO HAVE UNDERGONE THE PROCESS OF KUPAI OMASKER ~ Dr Elvianna Dorante-Day (Member of the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community), Bachelor of Nursing, Registered Nurse, Masters of Arts (Aboriginal Issues), Graduate Diploma in Public Health, Doctor of Public Health (PhD); Masters of Nursing (candidate); Bachelor of Laws (Graduate) candidate; Master of International Security Studies / Master of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (candidate) CEO/Founder of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health e-Journal

08.01.2022 According to the Torres Strait Island Regional Council 2016, there are two distinct languages spoken throughout the Torres Strait: Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kalau Kawau Y...a, Kulkalgau and Kawalgau Ya. These are dialects of the Western-central Torres Strait Language (Kala Lagaw Ya), and are spoken on the southwestern, western, northern and central islands. They are related to Aboriginal languages. Meriam Mir is related to Papuan languages and is spoken on the eastern islands. Source: Torres Strait Island Regional Council @ http://www.tsirc.qld.gov.au/our-/culture-protocols-heritage

08.01.2022 In Australia at 30 June 2011, Torres Strait Islander people comprised: 10% (63,700 people) of the total Indigenous population6% were of Torres Strait Islander origin only (38,100 people) and 4% were of both Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal origin (25,600 people) 0.3% of the total Australian population (ABS 2013i). In 2011, Torres Strait Islander people were distributed across Australia as follows:... 11% (6,700 people) resided in the Torres Strait Indigenous Regionthis region consists of the following 3 areas of Queensland: the Torres Strait Islands, numerous small islands located in the waterway separating Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea, and a small area of the mainland at the tip of Cape York (ABS 2011a) Number of Torres Strait Islander people 63% lived in Queensland (including those living in the Torres Strait Indigenous Region) 37% lived in jurisdictions other than Queensland (Figure 2.8). Source: The health and welfare of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2015 @ http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx