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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

The two groups of indigenous aboriginal peoples of Australia. They include Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. These are two distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.

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Abstract

The two groups of indigenous aboriginal peoples of Australia. They include Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. These are two distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.

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23 entry terms
  • Indigenous Australians
  • Australian, Indigenous
  • Indigenous Australian
  • Aboriginal Australians
  • Aborigines, Australian
  • Australian Aboriginal People
  • Australian Aboriginal Peoples
  • Australian Race
  • Australian Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • Australoid Race
  • Torres Strait Islanders
  • Aboriginal Australian
  • Aboriginal People, Australian
  • Aborigine, Australian
  • Australian Aborigine
  • Australian Aborigines
  • Australian Races
  • Australian, Aboriginal
  • Australoid Races
  • People, Australian Aboriginal
  • Race, Australian
  • Race, Australoid
  • Torres Strait Islander

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8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, ethnology, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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2023(1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000095283. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000095283
  2. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians
  3. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170355