33 Facts About Indigenous Australian

The 2022 Indigenous Australian census recorded 167 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages used at home by some 76,978 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Many Indigenous Australian organisations incorporate the phrase "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander" to highlight the distinctiveness and importance of Torres Strait Islanders in Australia's Indigenous Australian population.

Independent DNA testing is unlikely as the Indigenous Australian custodians are not expected to allow further invasive investigations.

Aboriginal Indigenous Australian men have Haplogroup C-M347 in high frequencies with peak estimates ranging from 60.

Indigenous Australian saw women harvesting Murnong tubers, a native yam that is almost extinct.

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British exploration of the Indigenous Australian coastline began with the buccaneer William Dampier in 1688 and 1699.

Indigenous Australian originally established a small settlement on Albany Island, but on 1 August 1864 he went to Somerset Island.

The Indigenous Australian population continued to decline, reaching a low of 74,000 in 1933 before numbers began to recover.

In 1985, the Indigenous Australian government returned ownership of Uluru to the Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people.

Indigenous Australian was immediately appointed Shadow Minister for Human Services.

In 1998, a Constitutional Convention which selected a Republican model for a referendum included just six Indigenous Australian participants, leading Monarchist delegate Neville Bonner to end his contribution to the convention with his Jagera tribal "Sorry Chant" in sadness at the low number of Indigenous Australian representatives.

In 2011, the Indigenous Australian government enacted legislation to implement the Stronger Futures policy, which is intended to address key issues that exist within Aboriginal communities of the Northern Territory such as unemployment, school attendance and enrolment, alcohol abuse, community safety and child protection, food security and housing and land reforms.

In 1935, an Australian of part Indigenous descent left his home on a reserve to visit a nearby hotel where he was ejected for being Aboriginal.

Indigenous Australian returned home but was refused entry to the reserve because he was not Aboriginal.

Indigenous Australian attempted to remove his children from the reserve but was told he could not because they were Aboriginal.

Indigenous Australian then walked to the next town where he was arrested for being an Aboriginal vagrant and sent to the reserve there.

Indigenous Australian was later told he could not join the Returned Servicemens Club because he was an Aborigine.

Self- and community identification were more problematic as they meant that an Indigenous Australian person separated from his or her community due to a family dispute could no longer identify as Aboriginal.

The Indigenous Australian Census includes counts based on questions relating to individuals' self-identification as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, or of both origins.

Indigenous Australian languages are divided into language groups with from ten to twenty-four language families identified.

Since the 1970s, Indigenous Australian artists have employed the use of acrylic paints – with styles such as that of the Western Desert Art Movement becoming globally renowned 20th-century art movements.

Indigenous Australian musicians have been prominent in various contemporary styles of music, including creating a sub-genre of rock music as well as participating in pop and other mainstream styles.

Poetry by Indigenous Australian poets, including traditional song-poetry – ranging from sacred to everyday – has been published since the late 20th century.

Indigenous Australian deaths are poorly identified, and the official figures for the size of the population at risk include large adjustment factors.

An analysis of the figures suggested significant barriers to Indigenous Australian people gaining employment, possibly including job location, employer discrimination, and lack of education and others.

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Indigenous Australian women are highly over-represented in this figure, accounting for a higher proportion of assault victims than the non-Indigenous Australian category.

In March 2013, Adam Giles of the Country Liberal Party became Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – the first Indigenous Australian to become head of government in a state or territory of Australia.

The first Indigenous Australian to serve as a minister in any government was Ernie Bridge, who entered the Western Australian Parliament in 1980.

Forty people identifying as of Indigenous Australian ancestry have been members of the ten Australian legislatures.

Indigenous Australian's announcement was seen by some as a surprising adoption of the importance of the symbolic aspects of the reconciliation process, and reaction was mixed.

In 2013, an Indigenous Australian group describing itself as the Murrawarri Republic declared independence from Australia, claiming territory straddling the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland.

In 2014, another Indigenous Australian group describing itself as the Sovereign Yidindji Government declared independence from Australia.

In health services, Kelvin Kong became the first Indigenous Australian surgeon in 2006 and is an advocate of Indigenous Australian health issues.