Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. The descendants of either of the above Indigenous peoples are... indigenous people of the The Torres Strait Islands are a group of islands, numbering more than 100, which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating Cape York, Queensland, Australia from Papua New Guinea. The islands are part of the State of Queensland. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands, Torres Strait Islanders are Melanesian culturally... Torres Strait Islands, part of Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Governor HE Ms Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Area 1,852,642 km² (2st)  - Land 1,730,648 km²  - Water 121,994 km² (6.58%) Population (2003)  - Population 3,796,800 (3rd... Queensland, Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. It also includes a number of secondary islands, the largest of which is Tasmania, an Australian State. Australia is... Australia. They have a Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. The term was first used by Jules Dumont dUrville in 1832 to denote an ethnic and geographical grouping of islands distinct from Polynesia and Micronesia. Today... Melanesian culture, and are not related to Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. Their ancestors probably arrived in Australia just over 50,000 years ago, although the date remains in dispute. History Pre-colonisation See History of Australia before 1901 Aboriginal Flag The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the indigenous (native) people of... Australian Aborigines.

Famous Torres Strait Islanders include

• ... Eddie Mabo
• Christine Anu (born 1973) is an Australian pop singer from Cairns, Queensland. She is of Torres Strait Islanders descent. Musical career Descended from the indigenous inhabitants of Saibai Island and Mabuiag Island, Anu began performing as a dancer. She then began singing backup vocals for The Rainmakers, which included Neil... Christine Anu

See also

• Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. Their ancestors probably arrived in Australia just over 50,000 years ago, although the date remains in dispute. History Pre-colonisation See History of Australia before 1901 Aboriginal Flag The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the indigenous (native) people of... Australian Aborigine