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Joe Flick (c.1865 - 1889) Indigenous Australian outlaw who shot dead a Native Police officer; Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 - 1809) Eora man who was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean; Jackey Jackey (1833 - 1854) assisted Edmund Kennedy expedition into Cape York and awarded solid silver breastplate for heroic ...
The Pintupi Nine are a group of nine Pintupi people who remained unaware of European colonisation of Australia and lived a traditional desert-dwelling life in Australia's Gibson Desert until 1984, when they made contact with their relatives near Kiwirrkurra. [1] They are sometimes also referred to as "the lost tribe".
There are a number of contemporary appropriate terms to use when referring to Indigenous peoples of Australia. In contrast to when settlers referred to them by various terms, in the 21st century there is consensus that it is important to respect the "preferences of individuals, families, or communities, and allow them to define what they are most comfortable with" when referring to Aboriginal ...
Lists of Indigenous Australians by occupation and/or historical contribution: 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 ...
Lists of Indigenous Australians by occupation and/or historical contribution: 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 ...
They contributed DNA to Aboriginal Australians and to present-day New Guineans and an indigenous tribe in the Philippines known as Mamanwa. This study confirms Aboriginal Australians as one of the oldest living populations in the world. They are possibly the oldest outside Africa, and they may have the oldest continuous culture on the planet. [28]
First Indigenous Australian to hold a shadow portfolio in a federal, state or territory parliament: Neville Perkins (Northern Territory). [19] First Indigenous Australian to referee a world title boxing match: Trevor Christian. [83] First city council to fly the Aboriginal flag (Newcastle City Council). [84] 1979
List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service; List of ambassadors of Australia to Iran; List of ambassadors of Australia to the United Nations; List of ambassadors of Australia to the United States; List of high commissioners of Australia to the United Kingdom; List of the first women appointed to Australian judicial positions