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Eddie Mabo (1936 - 1992) an iconic Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for successfully championing Indigenous land rights into Australian law. Joe McGinness (1914 - 2003) a Larrakia and Kungarakany man and Aboriginal rights activist; Val McGinness (1910 - 1988) a Larrakia and Kungarakany man and Aboriginal rights ...
The Torres Strait Islanders are Indigenous to the Torres Strait Islands, ... is composed of Australian Aboriginal people. [10] 1870s. 1870.
Torres Strait Islanders (/ ˈ t ɒr ɪ s / TORR-iss) [3] are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal peoples of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as Indigenous Australians .
This is a list of indigenous Australian (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) athletes and sportspeople. Sports is one of the areas of mainstream Australian society in which Indigenous Australians have been able to break through in some degree.
List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople; List of Indigenous Australian VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players
By 1962–65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were granted universal suffrage. Specifically, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 gave all Aboriginal people the option of enrolling to vote in federal elections, [1] whereas the previous Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949 gave Aboriginal people the right to vote in federal elections only if they were able to vote in their state elections.
Mau Power – hip hop artist from the Torres Strait Islands; Jessica Mauboy – pop and R&B singer, runner-up in the third season (2006) of Australian Idol; Djolpa McKenzie – reggae, rock, dub and funk singer; Bobby McLeod – activist, poet, healer and musician; Sasha McLeod (Sycco) [2] – singer-songwriter; Ali Mills – singer from Darwin
Nobody of acknowledged Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ancestry has yet been a member of the Norfolk Island assembly. Note: There is considerable debate surrounding the complexity of Indigenous identity. Therefore, this list only includes those who identify themselves as Indigenous Australian. Also note that "origin" or "ancestry" refers ...