Jan 3, 2025 · Along with the Aboriginal peoples, the Torres Strait Islander peoples were the first human inhabitants of Australia, and, like the Aboriginal peoples, they have a close connection with their traditional lands (Country) and waterways and with nature.

Torres Strait Islanders (/ ˈtɒrɪs / 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 …

The Torres Strait Islands are an archipelago of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait, a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. They span an area of 48,000 km 2 (19,000 …

Dec 12, 2024 · Torres Strait Islands, island group in the Torres Strait, north of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia, and south of the island of New Guinea. The group comprises dozens of islands scattered over some 18,500 square miles (48,000 square km) of water and organized into four geomorphological

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have occupied the lands and waters of Australia for millennia. Since the beginning of colonisation, Australia’s First peoples have defended their lands and waters and asserted their rights to their homelands.

The Torres Strait is a waterway that lies between the Australian mainland at Cape York and Papua New Guinea. There are more than 100 islands in the Torres Strait. Seventeen of them are occupied. The islands are legally part of Queensland, and most of the Torres Strait Islander peoples live in the coastal towns of north Queensland. For those ...

Working for autonomy of the region. Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Corporation (“GBK”) is the peak body for PBCs across the Torres region – including the Torres and Endeavour Straits.

There are also two Torres Strait Islander communities, Bamaga and Seisia, on the northern peninsula area of mainland of Australia. The Torres Strait is also home to the Aboriginal Kaurareg Nation who are the traditional inhabitants of Muralag (Prince of Wales Island), Kirriri (Hammond Island), Ngurupai (Horn Island) and Waiben (Thursday Island).

The Torres Strait Islands are distributed across an area of some 48 000 km². The distance across the Strait from Cape York to Papua New Guinea is around 150 km at the narrowest point; the islands lie scattered in between, extending some 200 …

The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands that lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea.