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The Australian Aboriginal flag is an official flag of Australia that represents Aboriginal Australians. It was granted official status in 1995 under the Flags Act 1953, together with the Torres Strait Islander flag, in order to advance reconciliation and in recognition of the importance and acceptance of the flag by the Australian community. [1]
The Torres Strait Islander flag is the official flag of the Torres Strait Islanders, an Indigenous people of Australia. It was designed in 1992 by Bernard Namok, who won a local competition held by the Islands Coordinating Council. It was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission in June 1992.
The Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander flags will be displayed along with the national flag at all six venues in Australia. All three are official flags of Australia.
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Elaborate headdresses or dhari (also spelt dari [53]), as featured on the Torres Strait Islander flag, are created for the purposes of ceremonial dances. [54] The dari was historically worn by Torres Strait warriors in battle. It is seen as a powerful symbol of the Torres Strait Islander people, today representing peace and harmony.
The Torres Strait Islander flag is flown for the first time. [108] 1993. First Indigenous Australian to win a Brownlow Medal: Gavin Wanganeen. [109] 1994. First Indigenous Australian to be appointed a university Chancellor: Pat O'Shane (University of New England). [110] 1995. First Indigenous Australian to graduate as a veterinary surgeon: Joe ...
In 2016 his painting Tribal Abduction, a scene of an Aboriginal baby being torn from their mother's breast by police, depicting a scene relating to the Stolen Generations (of which he is a member, [5]) won the top prize of A$50,000, the Telstra Art Award, in the 33rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (NATSIAAs).
In the 2021 census, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people comprised 3.8% of Australia's population. [1] Most Aboriginal people today speak English and live in cities. Some may use Aboriginal phrases and words in Australian Aboriginal English (which also has a tangible influence of Aboriginal languages in the phonology and grammatical ...