ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Stan Grant on another Indigenous death in custody: ‘What do we care about?’ | The Drum” – below is their description.
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following story contains the name and image of a person who has died.
A 43-year-old man from New South Wales has become the ninth First Nations person to die in custody in year.
The man’s family have identified him as Ngemba man Frank Coleman.
He was found unresponsive in his cell at Sydney’s Long Bay Jail last Thursday. His family say he was in good health leading up to his death.
Stan Grant says comparing to the response to COVID, it shows what a country like Australia care about.
ABC News (Australia) YouTube Channel
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In This Story: Torres Strait Islander
Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous peoples of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped with them as Indigenous Australians. Today there are many more Torres Strait Islander people living in mainland Australia (nearly 28,000) than on the Islands (about 4,500).
There are five distinct peoples within broader designation of Torres Strait Islander people, based partly on geographical and cultural divisions. There are two main Indigenous language groups, Kalaw Lagaw Ya and Meriam Mir, and Torres Strait Creole is also widely spoken, as a language of trade and commerce. The core of Island culture is Papuo-Austronesian, and the people traditionally a seafaring nation. There is a strong artistic culture, particularly in sculpture, printmaking and mask-making.