Knowra Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians are the Aboriginal peoples of mainland Australia and Tasmania and the Torres Strait Islander peoples, distinct First Nations with diverse cultures, languages, and histories.
Aboriginal Australians : Aboriginal peoples are the Indigenous peoples of mainland Australia and Tasmania, comprising many distinct nations and communities. This term names one of the two peoples included in the collective label.
Indigenous Australian archaeology : Indigenous Australian archaeology studies material evidence of human occupation and cultural life across the continent and islands. Archaeological evidence documents exceptionally deep histories on these lands.
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) : Mabo v Queensland (No 2) was a 1992 High Court of Australia decision recognizing native title and rejecting terra nullius. The decision changed Australian property law by recognizing continuing Indigenous rights to land.
Aboriginal Australian art : Aboriginal Australian art encompasses diverse visual practices grounded in distinct communities, places, histories, and cultural traditions. Art carries cultural knowledge and supports contemporary expression across communities.
Torres Strait Islanders : Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Indigenous peoples of the Torres Strait islands between Cape York and Papua New Guinea. This term names the other people included in the collective label.
Mungo Man : Mungo Man is the name given to the remains of an ancient person found at Lake Mungo in New South Wales. The burial provides evidence of ancient human presence and mortuary practices.
Native title in Australia : Native title is the recognition under Australian law of certain rights and interests in land and waters arising from traditional laws and customs. It is one legal consequence of recognizing Indigenous connections to Country.
Torres Strait Islander culture : Torres Strait Islander culture comprises the distinct traditions, languages, identities, and practices of the Torres Strait's Indigenous peoples. It highlights cultural traditions specific to the island communities within the collective.
Country (Indigenous Australian concept) : Country is an Indigenous Australian concept encompassing ancestral lands, waters, skies, law, and relationships among people and place. Country expresses the enduring connections that shape many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identities.
British colonisation of Australia : British colonisation of Australia began with the establishment of a penal colony at Sydney Cove in 1788. Colonisation transformed Indigenous land tenure, population, and political authority.
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