ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Thousands rally against Aboriginal deaths in custody, vaccine rollout targets scrapped | The Drum” – below is their description.
Tonight’s episode will contain images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have died.
TONIGHT: Apryl Watson’s mother Tanya Day died in police custody in 2017.
Since then, she’s not stopped her fight for justice, establishing the Dhadjowa Foundation.
PLUS: Australia’s end of year COVID vaccine targets abandoned – where will this leave our recovery, compared to the rest of the world?
The BBC faces a mountain of complaints over its coverage of Prince Philip’s death.
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.