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	Torres Strait Islanders - - Family Matters - Journal article - Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
		Torres Strait Islanders are indigenous Australians who have had a low profile in the wider Australian consciousness until the Mabo decision was handed down by the High Court on 3 June 1992.
		Eddie Mabo was a Torres Strait Islander originally from Murray Island in the Torres Strait, and had won a case against the Queensland government in which he and two other plaintiffs were legally recognised as the traditional owners of their land.
		Torres Strait Islanders are of Melanesian background and have their homeland in the Torres Strait, which is approximately 10os and situated between the tip of Cape York and Papua New Guinea.
	www.aifs.gov.au /institute/pubs/fm1/fm35pb.html (4270 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands, part of Queensland, Australia.
		There are also two Torres Strait Islander communities on the nearby coast of the mainland at Bamaga and Seisia.
		There are 6,800 Torres Strait Islanders who live in the area of the Torres Strait, and 42,000 others who live outside of this area, mostly in the north of Queensland, such as in Townsville and Cairns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torres_Strait_Islanders (145 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders (Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The design was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) in June 1992, and the flag was given equal prominence with the Aboriginal flag.
		The Torres Strait Islander flag was officially proclaimed to be the flag of the Torres strait Islander people of Australia in The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 July 1995 pursuant to s 5 of the Flags Act 1953.
		The dhari is a symbol of all Torres Strait Islanders and the five-pointed star represents the island groups - the eastern, central, western, the Port Kennedy area and the northern peninsula area.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/au-tores.html (400 words)

	Torres Strait General History
		Torres Strait Islanders traded with kinsmen on islands adjacent to Papua New Guinea and further south, exchanging pearl shell, objects made from turtleshell, stone tools and human heads collected during warfare to obtain tools, weapons, canoes, feathers, ochre and ritual objects.
		Wilson states that the history of European exploration in the Torres Strait is based on written accounts by the early seafarers and is therefore slanted by their perspective.
		Torres Strait Islander culture went through much change and was significantly influenced by the arrival of Christianity in 1871.
	www.cs.unm.edu /~brayer/personal/Australia00/Torres/Genhist.htm (872 words)

	Torres Strait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea.
		The first recorded European navigation of the strait was by Luis Vaez de Torres, a Portuguese seaman who was second-in-command on the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós who sailed from Peru to the South Pacific in 1605.
		Torres Strait is mentioned in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea as a dangerous strait where the submarine, the Nautilus, is briefly stranded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torres_Strait (624 words)

	Torres Strait A New Deal-By Maria Bargh
		Torres Strait Islanders are not, and have a distinct culture from, Aboriginal tribes.
		In 1996, the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, and Senator for Queensland, Hon John Herron requested that the House of Representative Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs investigate the possibility of greater autonomy for Torres Strait Islanders.
		Torres Strait Islanders are concerned that the current structures which have enabled Torres Strait Islander representation and control of Island Councils may be overtaken by non-indigenous.
	aotearoa.wellington.net.nz /trial/pasif/Tuhinga/TorresArticle.htm (8472 words)

	HSC Online
		Torres Strait Islanders are the indigenous people of Australia but their culture is often overshadowed by Aboriginal Australia.
		The Torres Strait Islanders living on the mainland have had to adjust to a changing identity and have had to maintain their culture.
		The flag is a symbol for the unity and identity of all Torres Strait Islanders.
	hsc.csu.edu.au /ab_studies/rights/global/social_justice_global/sjwelcome.responsenew2.html (562 words)

	Island Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Torres Strait Islanders are proud of their unique culture and both the older and younger generations strive to retain it.
		Known as Ailan Kastom, it is a source of unity and strength, bonding Torres Strait Islanders throughout the region and on the mainland.
		Hunters and fishermen, Torres Strait Islanders traditionally lived on a diet of dugong, turtle and fish as well as wild pigs and fruit and vegetables from their gardens.
	www.cs.unm.edu /~brayer/personal/Australia00/Torres/Culture.htm (285 words)

	The Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History:
		Indeed it might be said that for most of the past century Torres Strait Islanders have structured their history around the momentous events associated with the 'coming of the light', that day in 1871 when white missionaries and their Pacific Islander evangelists first waded across Torres Strait beaches.
		Torres Strait Islander affairs, apart from issues relating to the government schools on the islands, barely rate a mention.
		Many Islanders refused to work in the company boats and chose instead to remain in, or return to, the master shellers where the financial rewards for their efforts were better.
	www.h-net.org /~anzau/journal/articles/mullins.htm (5007 words)

	4179.3 - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey: Torres Strait Islanders, Queensland, 1994
		Life is different for Islanders living on Torres Strait Islands to those living on the mainland, according to a publication released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
		The publication National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey: Torres Strait Islanders, Queensland was jointly prepared by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Research of the Australian National University.
		For example, Islanders in the Strait tend to live in small, remote island communities in which facilities are relatively limited, while those on the mainland often live in urban coastal areas where a fuller range of services is available.
	abs.gov.au /AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/76FBE81084507FBCCA2568A90013622B (483 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders facing annihilation from rising sea levels : Melbourne Indymedia
		It is ironic that Torres Strait Islanders have been able to weather 400 years of European colonisation as a distinct indigenous entity, only to have to face the problem of cultural annihilation as a result of rising sea level due to the greenhouse effect - (Liz Minchin Environment Reporter, The Age 12/8).
		Torres Strait Islanders have been active politically since they were incorporated into Queensland in 1879.
		It would be tragic to see the Torres Strait Islands became submerged as a result of international and national interests that are unwilling to factor in the human and social costs of their enterprises.
	melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2006/08/119708.php (537 words)

	Torres Strait
		In 1888-1889 the Torres Strait Islands were visited by the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition resulting in a drastic depletion of their cultural artifacts.
		The Torres Strait Islanders insisted that they were Australians, but the Papua New Guinea government objected to complete Australian control over the waters of the strait.
		The ruling was thus of far-reaching significance for the land claims of both Torres Strait Islanders and Australian Aborigines.
	www.faxts.com /TorresStrait.html (946 words)

	Torres-strait
		The 1898 Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Strait, led by Alfred Haddon, had a major influence on the professionalisation of anthropology in Cambridge and beyond.
		The Expedition is primarily noted for its methodological innovations – the integration of fieldwork and scholarly analysis, the development of the genealogical method', and the innovative use of film and photography.
		Collaborative projects, involving Torres Strait Islanders and others, have included exhibitions in Cambridge, Australia and the Torres Strait, workshops, publications, seminars and radio programmes.
	museum-server.archanth.cam.ac.uk /home/research/torres-strait/index.htm (177 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders and fisheries: an analysis of economic development programs
		Torres Strait is a complex region not least because it straddles the international border with Papua New Guinea and is subject to the rather unique Torres Strait Treaty (the Treaty) arrangements with that country.
		The Torres Strait fishery itself is made up of a number of species (prawns, tropical rock lobster [TRL] beche de mer [BDM] mackerel, and various reef fish).
		The overall aim of this project was to investigate the factors that appear to hinder the furtherance of the aims of the Treaty and the Act and the programs operating in Torres Strait that appear to further (or not as the case may be) these aims.
	www.deh.gov.au /coasts/mbp/publications/torres-arthur.html (689 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Torres Strait Islanders - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Torres Strait Islanders, indigenous inhabitants of the islands of the Torres Strait, between northern Australia and New Guinea.
		Andaman Islanders, Negrito tribes of hunter-gatherers who live in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, part of the union territory...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Torres_Strait_Islanders.html (160 words)

	Torres Strait Self-Government and the Australian Nation State
		Torres Strait poses unique challenges for Australia because it is the only border region this country has - a border with two «third world» neighbours whose regions adjacent to Torres Strait are full of problems of their own.
		While Islanders acknowledge their long-standing relations with these peoples, we are extremely concerned by the role of specific clauses of the Torres Strait Treaty (e.g., on traditional visits) in encouraging confusion and some social tensions in the Strait.
		Torres Strait Islanders have been confronted in recent years by governments which have responded to their needs with an increase in programs and offices operated by remote control.
	www.uit.no /ssweb/dok/series/n02/en/211luig.htm (8728 words)

	Charting the Pacific - Places
		The Torres Strait Islands are part of the Australian state of Queensland.
		In 1994, in response to local demands for greater autonomy, the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) was established to allow Torres Strait islanders to manage their own affairs according to their own ailan kastom (island custom) and to develop a stronger economic base for the region.
		The first inhabitants of the Torres Strait are believed to have migrated from the Indonesian archipelago 70,000 years ago at a time when New Guinea was still attached to the Australian continent.
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/torres_strait_islands.htm (666 words)

	Torres Strait - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		The Torres Strait Treaty is an agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea which describes the boundaries between the two countries and how the sea area may be used.
		Torres Strait Islanders are allowed to travel north into Papua New Guinea as far as the 9 degrees South latitude line just north of Daru.
		The Torres Strait Treaty allows for the continuation of many of the traditional lifestyle activities between the peoples of the Torres Strait and coastal villages of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/torres_strait (1039 words)

	Torres Strait Islanders - Cambridge University Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The author applies many years of study and work among the Torres Strait Islanders to provide a new account of their changing world in the islands and their changing role in Australia.
		A Melanesian people, the Torres Strait Islanders' cultural affinities originally lay with the Papuans to the north rather than the Aborigines to the south.
		The Torres Strait Islanders have thus had the space in which to develop a rich and vital way of life that they still call 'island custom', which has, however, changed from that described in the classic anthropological research begun by A. Haddon just a hundred years ago.
	www.cup.cam.ac.uk /catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=052133361X (269 words)

	Indigenous Traditions - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
		It is not possible to speak of one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander religion, as there were many.
		Torres Strait Islanders, who are Melanesian by ethnic origin, were seafaring and trading peoples based on the islands between far North Queensland and Papua New Guinea, and their spirituality and customs reflected their dependence on the sea.
		The Dreaming or Dreamtime is the English name given to the intimately connected but distinct strands of Aboriginal belief; they refer not to historical past but a fusion of identity and spiritual connection with the timeless present.
	www.abc.net.au /religion/stories/s790117.htm (740 words)

	Ausflag - Torres Strait Islander Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Torres Strait Islander flag is attributed to the late Bernard Namok of Thursday Island.
		The flag as a whole symbolises the unity of all Torres Strait Islanders.
		As with the Aboriginal Flag, the Torres Strait Islander Flag is beginning to be flown more widely and gaining more recognition as indigenous issues gain more prominence in Australia.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/torres.html (212 words)

	Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian Defence Force [Australian War Memorial]
		Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian Defence Force
		Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have contributed to Australia’s military forces for many years.
		In the Second World War as many as 6,000 Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders served as enlisted servicemen, members of irregular units, or in support units.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/aborigines/index.htm (154 words)

	Torres Strait - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Torres Strait - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Torres Strait, channel, between northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
		The channel is about 130 to 145 km (80 to 90 mi) wide, and its...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Torres_Strait.html (58 words)

	Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This page gives extra information for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who are interested in applying for NSW Government jobs.
		Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders currently represent approximately 1.4% of the Public Sector workforce.
		Career development and training opportunities are also provided throughout the Sector to assist Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders to develop professional, semi-professional and broad-based workplace skills.
	www.eeo.nsw.gov.au /jobs/atsi/atsi.htm (545 words)

	Torres Strait Regional Authority (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Ensure the provision of adequate legal services to the Torres Strait Regional Authority and its constituents and other Torres Strait Islander associations and their constituents.
		Represent the Torres Strait Regional Authority and Torres Strait Islanders at preliminary conferences, directions hearings and hearings.
		A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal societies and cultures and an understanding of the issues affecting Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginals in contemporary Australian society and the diversity of circumstances of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples.
	www.tsra.gov.au /www/index.cfm?pageID=471 (659 words)

	Aborigines, Torres Strait Islanders, Indigenous and Aboriginal peoples, The First Australians
		Torres Strait Islanders use the name of their island community to describe themselves, for example, Badu, Murray, Yam, Boigu.
		The Torres Strait Islands lie in the Torres Strait which is the stretch of water that separates Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland from Papua New Guinea.
		Throughout the 50,000 years or more that Aboriginal people have been on the continent, they have had to adapt to dramatic changes in their environment caused by variations in climate and movement of landmasses.
	www.bigvolcano.com.au /human/origsetl.htm (453 words)

	Human immunodeficiency virus notifications for aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in Queensland.
		RESULTS: Twenty-nine individuals identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander were notified as positive for HIV antibodies in the period 1 July 1985 to 31 August 1991.
		In the non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group, 633 were asymptomatic and 297 were diagnosed with AIDS.
		The proportion of asymptomatic (CDC groups II, III) HIV-positive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients was significantly lower than for the non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group.
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1993/jun/M9360361.html (571 words)

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