Which group is native to Australia?

Aboriginal Australians are divided into two groups: Aboriginal people, who are related to those who already inhabited Australia when Britain began colonizing the island in 1788, and Torres Strait Islander people, who are descended from Torres Strait Islanders, a group of islands that are part of today's…

What two groups of people make up the indigenous Australian peoples?

Australia's indigenous peoples are two distinct cultural groups consisting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

How many Aboriginal groups are there in Australia?

500 different aborigines
There are about 500 different Aboriginal peoples in Australia, each with their own language and territory and usually consisting of a large number of separate clans. An Aboriginal child is painted at a dance festival in northern Queensland, Australia.

What are Aboriginal groups called?

'Mob' is a common term that identifies a group of Aboriginal people attached to a particular place or country. It is used to connect and identify who an Aboriginal person is and where they come from.

What kind of people are the Aboriginal people of Australia?

Australian Aboriginal people, one of the two distinct groups of indigenous people in Australia, the other being the Torres Strait Islander people.

Who are the first people to live in Australia?

It was blackfella country.' Vincent Lingiari (Wattie Creek 1966) Australia's First Peoples have lived on the Australian continent for millennia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia is made up of many different and distinct groups, each with their own culture, customs, language and laws.

Why aren't Torres Strait Islanders called Indigenous Australians?

While the term "Indigenous Australians" has grown since the 1980s to include Torres Strait Islander people, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people dislike it as they feel it is too generic and takes away from their identity. Being more specific, for example naming the language group, is considered best practice and most respectful.

Who was the first Indigenous Australian to captain a team?

In sports, Evonne Goolagong Cawley became the world's number one ranked tennis player in 1971 and won 14 Grand Slam titles during her career. In 1973, Arthur Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain his country in any sport when he first managed the Australian National Rugby League team, the Kangaroos.