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Brimbank City CouncilFramed Torres Strait Islander Flag, Torres Strait Islander Flag
... Framed Torres Strait Islander Flag...Torres Strait Islander Flag...Framed Torres Strait Islander Flag...Brimbank City Council 301 Hampshire Rd Sunshine melbourne Framed Torres Strait Islander Flag Torres Strait Islander Flag Framed Torres Strait Islander Flag ...Framed Torres Strait Islander Flag -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedFlag - Torres Strait Islander Flag
... Torres Strait Islander Flag......Torres Strait Islander Flag...The Torres Strait Islander Flag is a symbol of unity, identity, and cultural strength for Torres Strait Islander peoples. ...Torres Strait Islander Flag. This flag is suitable to be flown on a flagpole....First Nations Torres Strait Islander Flag Torres Strait Islander Manufacturer's Tag: Manufactured in Australia by Carroll & Richardson Torres Strait Islander Flag. ...The Torres Strait Islander Flag is a symbol of unity, identity, and cultural strength for Torres Strait Islander peoples. It represents their deep connection to land, sea, sky, and community, and has been an official Flag of Australia since 1995. The colour green on the flag (top & bottom) represents the land of the Torres Strait Islands and surrounding regions, blue (centre) represents the sea, central to Torres Strait life, culture, and navigation, and the black lines represent the Torres Strait Islander people themselves. The central symbols, the white Dhari (headdress) is a powerful emblem of Torres Strait Islander culture, ceremony, and identity and the white five‑pointed star symbolises navigation, peace, and the five major island groups of the Torres Strait.The flag was designed in 1992 and first presented at the Torres Strait Cultural Festival on 29 May 1992. It was recognised by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission shortly after. It was officially proclaimed a Flag of Australia on 14 July 1995 under the Flags Act 1953. Torres Strait Islander Flag. This flag is suitable to be flown on a flagpole.Manufacturer's Tag: Manufactured in Australia by Carroll & Richardsonfirst nations, torres strait islander flag, torres strait islander -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedFlag - Australian Aboriginal Flag
... The flag holds official status alongside the Australian National Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag....The flag holds official status alongside the Australian National Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag. The Australian Aboriginal Flag is one of the most powerful symbols of identity, unity, and survival of Aboriginal peoples. ...The Australian Aboriginal Flag symbolises the identity, unity, and survival of Aboriginal peoples, their unbroken connection to the country, and the enduring strength of the world’s oldest living cultures. Its three core colours are black, yellow and red. Black represents the Aboriginal people, the yellow circle represents the sun, the giver of life and protector and red represents the earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies, and the spiritual relationship to the land. The flag was officially recognised as a Flag of Australia in 1995 under the Flags Act. It is widely used at rallies, community events, cultural centres, and public institutions to acknowledge Aboriginal sovereignty and presence. The flag holds official status alongside the Australian National Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag.The Australian Aboriginal Flag is one of the most powerful symbols of identity, unity, and survival of Aboriginal peoples. The flag was first flown in 1971 at a land rights rally in Adelaide and was created specifically for the land rights movement, and quickly became a unifying symbol of resistance, pride, and cultural identity.Australian Aboriginal Flag. This flag is suitable to be flown on a flagpole.Manufacturer's Tag: Manufactured in Australia by Carroll & Richardsonaustralian aboriginal flag, aboginal, first nations -
Merri-bek City CouncilTextile - Wool, cotton, on printed cotton, Kait James, It’s Time, 2023
... flag and a small icon of Australia with clock hands in blue thread hanging around the man’s neck, and a speech bubble with the phrase ‘Tick Tock we won’t stop!’. Through the addition of these elements and by embroidering the tea towel with the words ‘It’s Time’ in large bright pink letters, Kait has subverted the original depiction of a colonial generalisation of Indigenous culture with a timely political phrase referencing the ongoing political debate for the implementation of a Treaty between the Australian Government and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. ...first nations -
Koorie Heritage TrustBook, Olbrei, Erik, Black Australians : the prospects for change, 1982
... Kenny Jacobs, Roberta Felton & Darwin Mudunathi: Mornington Island perspectives; Delphine Geia: Life on Palm Island; Eric Kyle: Changes on Palm Island; Shorty O'Neill : The effects of Queensland policies on grass roots Aborigines; Granny Dolly speaks; Les Collins: The significance of the Aboriginal flag. TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSPECTIVES. Eddie Koiki Mabo: Land rights in the Torres Strait; Nonie Sharp: The seafaring peoples of the Cape York region: Themes in a quest for homelands; Ben Mills: Islanders' response to proposed repeal of the Torres Strait Islanders Act. ...Contents: THE LEGACY OF THE PAST. Henry Reynolds: European justification for taking the land; Noel Loos & Jane Thomson: Black resistance past & present: An overview. FEDERAL POLICIES IN THE SEVENTIES. Lyndall Ryan: Federal policies on land rights: an overview of the seventies; Commentary: H.C. Coombs. LAND RIGHTS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. Bob Collins: The march backwards; Proposed liquor laws & a draft criminal code for the Northern Territory. A TREATY & THE NAC. H.C. Coombs: The case for a treaty; Les Malezer: NAC proposals for a Makarrata; Marcia Langton: The international lobby and Makarrata; Judith Wright: In defence of a treaty. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT POLICIES. Garth Nettheim: The Queensland Acts & human rights; Jim Keeffe: DAIA: The role of the protector - then & now. QUEENSLAND RESERVES AND COMMUNITIES. Kenny Jacobs, Roberta Felton & Darwin Mudunathi: Mornington Island perspectives; Delphine Geia: Life on Palm Island; Eric Kyle: Changes on Palm Island; Shorty O'Neill : The effects of Queensland policies on grass roots Aborigines; Granny Dolly speaks; Les Collins: The significance of the Aboriginal flag. TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSPECTIVES. Eddie Koiki Mabo: Land rights in the Torres Strait; Nonie Sharp: The seafaring peoples of the Cape York region: Themes in a quest for homelands; Ben Mills: Islanders' response to proposed repeal of the Torres Strait Islanders Act. POSSIBILITIES FOR COMMONWEALTH ACTION. Garth Nettheim: The possibilities for Commonwealth action in Queensland. THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT. Al Grassby: Combatting racism in Australia. A HIGH COURT CHALLENGE? Barbara Hocking: Is might right? An argument for the recognition of traditional Aboriginal title to land in the Australian courts; Greg McIntyre: Aboriginal land rights - a definition at common law.xvii, 255 p. ; maps; 21 cm.Contents: THE LEGACY OF THE PAST. Henry Reynolds: European justification for taking the land; Noel Loos & Jane Thomson: Black resistance past & present: An overview. FEDERAL POLICIES IN THE SEVENTIES. Lyndall Ryan: Federal policies on land rights: an overview of the seventies; Commentary: H.C. Coombs. LAND RIGHTS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. Bob Collins: The march backwards; Proposed liquor laws & a draft criminal code for the Northern Territory. A TREATY & THE NAC. H.C. Coombs: The case for a treaty; Les Malezer: NAC proposals for a Makarrata; Marcia Langton: The international lobby and Makarrata; Judith Wright: In defence of a treaty. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT POLICIES. Garth Nettheim: The Queensland Acts & human rights; Jim Keeffe: DAIA: The role of the protector - then & now. QUEENSLAND RESERVES AND COMMUNITIES. Kenny Jacobs, Roberta Felton & Darwin Mudunathi: Mornington Island perspectives; Delphine Geia: Life on Palm Island; Eric Kyle: Changes on Palm Island; Shorty O'Neill : The effects of Queensland policies on grass roots Aborigines; Granny Dolly speaks; Les Collins: The significance of the Aboriginal flag. TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PERSPECTIVES. Eddie Koiki Mabo: Land rights in the Torres Strait; Nonie Sharp: The seafaring peoples of the Cape York region: Themes in a quest for homelands; Ben Mills: Islanders' response to proposed repeal of the Torres Strait Islanders Act. POSSIBILITIES FOR COMMONWEALTH ACTION. Garth Nettheim: The possibilities for Commonwealth action in Queensland. THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT. Al Grassby: Combatting racism in Australia. A HIGH COURT CHALLENGE? Barbara Hocking: Is might right? An argument for the recognition of traditional Aboriginal title to land in the Australian courts; Greg McIntyre: Aboriginal land rights - a definition at common law.aboriginal australians. land rights. conference proceedings | aboriginal australians. race relations. conference proceedings | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- congresses. | aboriginal australians, treatment of -- congresses. | australia -- race relations -- congresses. -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook - Educational, Indigenous Service, 2013
... Torres Strait Islander People, from the First World War to the present. Australian Government Department of Veterans Affairs, Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne Photos of Service people overlaid with Aboriginal flag Colours Indigenous Service Book Educational ...A Resource for Primary Schools, investigating the wartie experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, from the First World War to the present.Photos of Service people overlaid with Aboriginal flag ColoursAustralian Government Department of Veterans Affairs, Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne
