Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia

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Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are people with familial heritage
to groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. Aboriginal Australians and
They include the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Torres Strait Islanders
of Australia. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Indigenous Australians

Islander peoples or the person's specific cultural group, is Total population
often preferred, though the terms First Nations of Australia,
798,365 (2016)[1]
First Peoples of Australia and First Australians are also

increasingly common.[a] 3.3% of Australia's population
Population distribution by
The time of arrival of the first human beings on the continent state/territory
and nearby islands is a matter of debate among researchers.
The earliest conclusively human remains found in Australia New South Wales 265,685 (3.55%)
are those of Mungo Man LM3 and Mungo Lady, which have Queensland 221,276 (4.57%)
been dated to around 50,000 years BP.[2] Recent Western Australia 100,512 (3.93%)
archaeological evidence from the analysis of charcoal and
Northern Territory 74,546 (30.34%)
artefacts revealing human use suggests a date as early as
65,000 BP.[3][4] Luminescence dating has suggested Victoria 57,767 (0.94%)
habitation in Arnhem Land as far back as 60,000 years BP.[5] South Australia 42,265 (2.47%)
Evidence of fires in South-West Victoria suggest "human Tasmania 28,537 (5.51%)
presence in Australia 120,000 years ago", although more Australian Capital 7,513 (1.86%)
research is required.[6] Genetic research has inferred a date of Territory
habitation as early as 80,000 years BP. Other estimates have
ranged up to 100,000 years[7] and 125,000 years BP.[8] Languages
Several hundred Australian Aboriginal
The population of Aboriginal Australians at the time of
languages (many extinct or nearly so),
permanent European settlement is contentious and has been
estimated at between 318,000[9] and 1,000,000[10] with the Australian English, Australian Aboriginal
distribution being similar to that of the current Australian English, Torres Strait Island languages,
population, the majority living in the south-east, centred Torres Strait Creole, Kriol, Torres Strait
along the Murray River.[11] A population collapse principally English
from disease followed European settlement,[12][13] beginning Religion
with a smallpox epidemic spreading three years after the
arrival of Europeans. Massacres and frontier conflicts Christianity 54%
involving European settlers also contributed to Non-religious 36%
depopulation. [14][15] This violence has been characterised as Australian Aboriginal traditional religions
genocide by some. or beliefs <2%
Although there are a number of commonalities among the Related ethnic groups
various Aboriginal peoples, there is also a great diversity Papuans, Melanesians
among different communities and societies in Australia, each
with its own mixture of cultures, customs and languages. In
present-day Australia these groups are further divided into local communities.[16] At the time of
initial European settlement, over 250 Aboriginal languages were spoken; it is currently estimated that
120 to 145 of these remain in use, but all except 13 are considered endangered.[17][18] Aboriginal
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people today mostly speak English, with Aboriginal phrases and words being added to create
Australian Aboriginal English (which also has a tangible influence of Indigenous languages in the
phonology and grammatical structure).
The Australian Census includes counts of Aboriginal peoples, based on questions relating to
individuals' self-identification as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or of both origins. As of
30 June 2016, the count was 798,365 or 3.3% of Australia's population.[1] Since 1995, the Australian
Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag have been among the official flags of Australia.
Contents
Terminology
Variations
Terms "black" and "blackfella"
Blak culture
Regional groups
Aboriginal groups
Torres Strait Islanders
Other groupings
History
Migration to Australia
Aboriginal peoples
Genetics
Torres Strait Islands
Before European contact
Aboriginal people
Torres Strait Island people
British colonisation
Dates by area
Impact
Frontier Wars and Genocide
Resistance
1871–1969: Stolen Generations
Early 20th century
Late 20th century
Reconciliation
21st century
Emergency Response/Stronger Futures
Constitutional change proposed
Population
Pre-colonisation
Definition
Demographics
Inclusion in the National Census
Distribution and growth

Languages
Aboriginal languages
Cross-cultural communications
Torres Strait Island languages
Belief systems
Traditional beliefs
Aboriginal
Torres Strait Islander
After colonisation
Aboriginal peoples
Torres Strait Islander peoples
Recent census figures
Culture
Art
Music, dance and ceremony
Literature
Film and television
Theatre
Recreation and sport
Contemporary issues
Closing the Gap
Health
Life expectancy
Mental health
Substance abuse
Education
Employment
Crime
Political issues
Timeline
Political representation
Federal government initiatives
2019: Indigenous voice to government
Native title, sovereignty and treaties
Prominent Indigenous Australians
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
Terminology
Variations
There are a number of appropriate terms to use when referring to

Aboriginal peoples of Australia, but there is general agreement
that it is important to respect the "preferences of individuals,
families, or communities, and allow them to define what they are
most comfortable with" when referring to Aboriginal people.[19] Harold Thomas' Australian
Aboriginal Flag
The word aboriginal has been in the English language since at
least the 16th century to mean "first or earliest known,
indigenous". It comes from the Latin word aborigines, derived from ab (from) and origo (origin,
beginning).[20] The term was used in Australia to describe its Aboriginal peoples as early as 1789. It
became capitalised and was employed as the common name to refer to both Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders, although today the latter are not included in the term. The term "Aborigine" (as
opposed to "Aboriginal") is disfavored, being regarded as having colonialist connotations.[19][21][22]
While the term "Indigenous Australians" has grown since the 1980s,[23] many Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples dislike it, feeling that it is too generic and removes their identity. However, the
term has a practical application and can be used where appropriate.[19]
In recent years, "First Nations",[24] "First Peoples"[25] and "First Australians" have become more
common. First Nations is considered the most acceptable by most people.[19]
Being as specific as possible, for example naming the language group (such as Arrernte), demonym
relating to geographic area (such as Nunga), is considered best practice and most respectful. The
abbreviation "ATSI" (for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) is considered
disrespectful.[21][22] (See also below under Regional groups section.)
Terms "black" and "blackfella"
The term "black" has been used to refer to Aboriginal Australians since European settlement.[26]
While originally related to skin colour and often used pejoratively,[19] the term is used today to
indicate Aboriginal heritage or culture in general and refers to any people of such heritage regardless
of their level of skin pigmentation.[27] In the 1970s, many Aboriginal activists, such as Gary Foley,
proudly embraced the term "black", and writer Kevin Gilbert's book from the time was entitled Living
Black. The book included interviews with several members of the Aboriginal community, including
Robert Jabanungga, reflecting on contemporary Aboriginal culture.[28] Use of this term varies
depending on context and its use needs care as it may be deemed inappropriate.[19] The term "black"
has sometimes caused confusion with African immigrants.[29]
A significant number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use the term "blackfella" and its
associated forms to refer to Aboriginal Australians. Despite this, non-Aboriginal people are advised to
avoid the term.[19][30][b]
Blak culture
Contemporary Aboriginal arts are sometimes referred to as a "Blak" arts movement, reflected in
names such as BlakDance,[31] BlakLash Collective,[32] the title of Thelma Plum's song and album,
Better in Blak, the Blak & Bright literary festival in Melbourne,[33] Blak Dot Gallery, Blak Markets and
Blak Cabaret.[34]
The use of blak is part of a wider social movement (as seen in terms such as "Blaktivism" and "Blak
History Month"[35]), after the term was coined in 1991 by photographer and multimedia artist Destiny
Deacon, in an exhibition entitled Blak lik mi. Using a spelling possibly appropriated from American
hip hop or rap, the intention behind it is that it "reclaim[s] historical, representational, symbolical,
stereotypical and romanticised notions of Black or Blackness", and expresses taking back power and
control within a society that does not give its Indigenous peoples much opportunity for self-
determination as individuals and communities.[36] Deacon herself said that it was "taking on the
'colonisers' language and flipping it on its head", as an expression of authentic urban Aboriginal
identity.[34]
Regional groups
Aboriginal groups
Aboriginal peoples of Australia are the various peoples

indigenous to mainland Australia and associated islands,
excluding the Torres Strait Islands.
The broad term Aboriginal Australians includes many regional

groups that may be identified under names based on local
language, locality, or what they are called by neighbouring
groups. Some communities, cultures or groups may be inclusive
of others and alter or overlap; significant changes have occurred
in the generations after colonisation. The word "community" is Men and boys playing a game of
often used to describe groups identifying by kinship, language or gorri, 1922
belonging to a particular place or "country". A community may
draw on separate cultural values and individuals can conceivably
belong to a number of communities within Australia; identification within them may be adopted or
rejected. An individual community may identify itself by many names, each of which can have
alternative English spellings.
The naming of peoples is complex and multi-layered, but a few

examples are Anangu in northern South Australia, and
neighbouring parts of Western Australia and Northern Territory;
Arrernte in central Australia; Koori (or Koorie) in New South
Wales and Victoria (Aboriginal Victorians); Goorie (variant
pronunciation and spelling of Koori) in South East Queensland
and some parts of northern New South Wales; Murri used in
parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales where
specific collective names are not used; Tiwi people of the Tiwi
Islands off NT, and Palawah in Tasmania. The largest Aboriginal Aboriginal farmers in Victoria, 1858
communities – the Pitjantjatjara, the Arrernte, the Luritja and the
Warlpiri – are all from Central Australia
Throughout the history of the continent, there have been many different Aboriginal groups, each with
its own individual language, culture, and belief structure. At the time of British settlement, there were
over 200 distinct languages.[37]
The Tasmanian Aboriginal population are thought to have first

crossed into Tasmania approximately 40,000 years ago via a land
bridge between the island and the rest of mainland Australia
during the last glacial period.[38] Estimates of the population of
the Aboriginal people of Tasmania, before European arrival, are
in the range of 3,000 to 15,000 people although genetic studies
have suggested significantly higher figures, which are supported Robert Hawker Dowling, Group of
by Indigenous oral traditions that indicate a reduction in Natives of Tasmania, 1859
population from diseases introduced by British and American
sealers before settlement.[39][c] The original population was
further reduced to around 300 between 1803 and 1833 due to disease,[40] warfare and other actions
of British settlers.[41] Despite over 170 years of debate over who or what was responsible for this near-
extinction, no consensus exists on its origins, process, or whether or not it was genocide. However,
using the "...UN definition, sufficient evidence exists to designate the Tasmanian catastrophe
genocide".[39] A woman named Trugernanner (often rendered as Truganini) who died in 1876, was,
and still is, widely believed to be the last of the full-blooded Tasmanian Aboriginal people. However,
in 1889 Parliament recognised Fanny Cochrane Smith (d:1905) as the last surviving full-blooded
Tasmanian Aboriginal person.[d][e]
The 2016 census reported 23,572 Indigenous Australians in the state of Tasmania.[42]
Torres Strait Islanders
The Torres Strait Islander people possess a heritage and cultural

history distinct from Aboriginal traditions. The eastern Torres
Strait Islanders in particular are related to the Papuan peoples of
New Guinea, and speak a Papuan language.[43] Accordingly, they
are not generally included under the designation "Aboriginal
Australians". This has been another factor in the promotion of the
more inclusive term "Indigenous Australians". Six percent of
Indigenous Australians identify themselves fully as Torres Strait
Islanders. A further 4% of Indigenous Australians identify
themselves as having both Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal
heritage.[44]
Map of Torres Strait Islands
The Torres Strait Islands comprise over 100 islands[45] which
were annexed by Queensland in 1879.[45] Many Indigenous
organisations incorporate the phrase "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander" to highlight the
distinctiveness and importance of Torres Strait Islanders in Australia's Indigenous population.
Eddie Mabo was from "Mer" or Murray Island in the Torres Strait, which the famous Mabo decision
of 1992 involved.[45]
Other groupings
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people also sometimes refer to themselves by descriptions which
relate to their ecological environment, such as saltwater people for coast-dwellers (including
Torres Strait Islander people[46]),[47][48][49][50][51] freshwater people,[52][53] rainforest
people,[54][55][56] desert people[57][58][59] or spinifex people[60] (the latter referring to the Pila
Nguru of Western Australia).[61][62]
History
Migration to Australia
Aboriginal peoples
Several settlements of humans in Australia have been dated

around 49,000 years ago.[63][64] Luminescence dating of
sediments surrounding stone artefacts at Madjedbebe, a rock
shelter in northern Australia, indicates human activity at 65,000
years BP.[65] Genetic studies appear to support an arrival date of
50–70,000 years ago.[66]
The earliest anatomically modern human remains found in

Australia (and outside of Africa) are those of Mungo Man; they
have been dated at 42,000 years old.[2][67] The initial comparison
of the mitochondrial DNA from the skeleton known as Lake
Mungo 3 (LM3) with that of ancient and modern Aboriginal
peoples indicated that Mungo Man is not related to Australian
Aboriginal peoples.[68] However, these findings have been met
with a general lack of acceptance in scientific communities. The Artwork depicting the first contact
sequence has been criticised as there has been no independent that was made with the Gweagal
testing, and it has been suggested that the results may be due to Aboriginal people and Captain
posthumous modification and thermal degradation of the James Cook and his crew on the
shores of the Kurnell Peninsula,
DNA.[69][70][71][72] Although the contested results seem to
New South Wales
indicate that Mungo Man may have been an extinct subspecies
that diverged before the most recent common ancestor of
contemporary humans,[68] the administrative body for the
Mungo National Park believes that present-day local Aboriginal peoples are descended from the Lake
Mungo remains.[73] Independent DNA testing is unlikely as the Indigenous custodians are not
expected to allow further invasive investigations.[74]
It is generally believed that Aboriginal people are the descendants of a single migration into the
continent, a people that split from the first modern human populations to leave Africa 64,000 to
75,000 years ago,[75] although others support an earlier theory that there were three waves of
migration,[76] most likely island hopping by boat during periods of low sea levels (see Prehistory of
Australia). Recent work with mitochondrial DNA suggests a founder population of between 1,000 and
3,000 women to produce the genetic diversity observed, which suggests "that initial colonisation of
the continent would have required deliberate organised sea travel, involving hundreds of people".[77]
Aboriginal people seem to have lived a long time in the same environment as the now extinct
Australian megafauna.[78]
Genetics
Genetically, while Aboriginal Australians are most closely related to Melanesian and Papuan people,
there is also another component that could indicate South Asian admixture or more recent European
influence.[79][80] Research indicates a single founding Sahul group with subsequent isolation between
regional populations which were relatively unaffected by later migrations from the Asian mainland,
which may have introduced the dingo 4–5,000 years ago. The research also suggests a divergence
from the Papuan people of New Guinea and the Mamanwa people of the Philippines about 32,000
years ago, with a rapid population expansion about 5,000 years ago.[80] A 2011 genetic study found
evidence that the Aboriginal, Papuan and Mamanwa peoples carry some of the alleles associated with
the Denisovan peoples of Asia, (not found amongst populations in mainland Asia) suggesting that
modern and archaic humans interbred in Asia approximately 44,000 years ago, before Australia
separated from New Guinea and the migration to Australia.[81][82] A 2012 paper reports that there is
also evidence of a substantial genetic flow from India to northern Australia estimated at slightly over
four thousand years ago, a time when changes in tool technology and food processing appear in the
Australian archaeological record, suggesting that these may be related.[83]
Aboriginal Australian men have Haplogroup C-M347 in high frequencies with peak estimates ranging
from 60.2%[84] to 68.7%.[85] In addition, the basal form K2* (K-M526) of the extremely ancient
Haplogroup K2 – whose subclades Haplogroup R, haplogroup Q, haplogroup M and haplogroup S can
be found in the majority of Europeans, Northern South Asians, Native Americans and the Indigenous
peoples of Oceania – has only been found in living humans today amongst Aboriginal Australians.
27% of them may carry K2* and approximately 29% of Aboriginal Australian males belong to
subclades of K2b1, a.k.a. M and S.[86]
Aboriginal Australians possess deep rooted clades of both mtDNA Haplogroup M and Haplogroup
N.[87]
Torres Strait Islands
Although it is estimated that people migrated from the Indonesian archipelago and New Guinea to
mainland Australia about 70,000 years ago,[88]
as of 2020 evidence of human settlement has only
been uncovered by archaeologists dating back to about 2500 years ago.[89][90]
Before European contact
Aboriginal people
Aboriginal people in some regions lived as foragers and hunter-gatherers, hunting and foraging for
food from the land. Although Aboriginal society was generally mobile, or semi-nomadic, moving
according to the changing food availability found across different areas as seasons changed, the mode
of life and material cultures varied greatly from region to region, and there were permanent
settlements[91] and agriculture[92] in some areas. The greatest population density was to be found in
the southern and eastern regions of the continent, the River Murray valley in particular.[93] Canoes
were made out of bark for use on the Murray.
There is some evidence that, before outside contact, some groups of Aboriginal Australians had a
complex subsistence system with elements of agriculture, that was only recorded by the very first of
European explorers. One early settler took notes on the life styles of the Wathaurung people whom he
lived near in Victoria. He saw

women harvesting Murnong
tubers, a native yam that is now
almost extinct. However, the area
that they were harvesting from was
already cleared of other plants,
making it easier to harvest
Murnong (also known as yam
daisy) exclusively.[93]
Along the northern coast of

Australia, parsnip yams were
harvested by leaving the bottom
part of the yam still stuck in the
ground so that it would grow again
in the same spot.[94] Similar to Aboriginal Australians, from
many other farmers in the world, Ridpath's Universal History
Aboriginal peoples used slash and
burn techniques to enrich the
nutrients of their soil. However, sheep and cattle later brought
over by Europeans would ruin this soil by trampling on it.[94] To
The scar on this tree is where add on the complexity of Aboriginal farming techniques, natives
Aboriginal people have removed the deliberately exchanged seeds to begin growing plants where they
bark to make a canoe, for use on did not naturally occur.[95] In fact there were so many examples
the Murray River. It was identified of Aboriginal Australians managing farm land in a complex
near Mildura, Victoria and is now in manner that Australian Anthropologist, Dr. Norman Tindale was
the Mildura Visitor Centre. able to draw an Aboriginal grain belt, detailing the specific areas
where crops were once produced.[96]
In terms of aquaculture, explorer Thomas Mitchell noted large stone fish traps on the Darling River at
Brewarrina. Each trap covers a pool, herding fish through a small entrance that would later be shut.
Traps were created at different heights to accommodate different water levels during floods and
droughts.[97]
Technology used by Indigenous Australian societies before European contact included weapons, tools,
shelters, watercraft, and the message stick. Weapons included boomerangs, spears (sometimes
thrown with a woomera) with stone or fishbone tips, clubs, and (less commonly) axes.[98] The Stone
Age tools available included knives with ground edges, grinding devices, and eating containers.
Fibrecraft was well-developed, and fibre nets, baskets, and bags were used for fishing, hunting, and
carrying liquids. Trade networks spanned the continent, and transportation included canoes. Shelters
varied regionally, and included wiltjas in the Atherton Tablelands, paperbark and stringybark sheets
and raised platforms in Arnhem Land, whalebone huts in what is now South Australia, stone shelters
in what is now western Victoria, and a multi-room pole and bark structure found in Corranderrk.[99]
A bark tent or lean-to is known as a humpy, gunyah, or wurley. Clothing included the possum-skin
cloak in the southeast and riji (pearl shells) in the northeast.
There is evidence that some Aboriginal populations in northern Australia regularly traded with
Makassan fishermen from Indonesia before the arrival of Europeans.[100][101]
At the time of first European contact, it is generally estimated that the pre-1788 population was
314,000, while recent archaeological finds suggest that a population of 500,000 to 750,000 could
have been sustained, with some ecologists estimating that a population of up to a million or even two
million people was possible.[10][102][f]
More recent work suggests that Aboriginal populations
exceeded 1.2 million 500 years ago, but may have fallen somewhat with the introduction of disease
pathogens from Eurasia in the last 500 years.[77] The population was split into 250 individual
nations,[103] many of which were in alliance with one another, and within each nation there existed
separate, often related clans, from as few as 5 or 6 to as many as 30 or 40. Each nation had its own
language, and a few had several.
There is some evidence to suggest that the section of the Australian continent now occupied by
Queensland was the single most densely populated area of pre-contact Australia.[104] There are also
signs that the population density of Aboriginal Australia was comparatively higher in the north-
eastern sections of New South Wales, and along the northern coast from the Gulf of Carpentaria and
westward including certain sections of Northern Territory and Western Australia.
Distribution of the pre-contact Aboriginal population when imposed on the current Australian states and territories[g]
1930-estimated share of 1988-estimated share of Distribution of trad. tribal
State/territory
population population land
Queensland 38.2% 37.9% 34.2%
Western
19.7% 20.2% 22.1%
Australia
Northern
15.9% 12.6% 17.2%
Territory
New South
15.3% 18.9% 10.3%
Wales
Victoria 4.8% 5.7% 5.7%
South Australia 4.8% 4.0% 8.6%
Tasmania 1.4% 0.6% 2.0%
Torres Strait Island people
The Torres Strait peoples' fishing economy relied on boats, which they built themselves. There is also
evidence of the construction of large, complex buildings on stilts and domed structures using bamboo,
with thatched roofs, which catered for extended family members living together.[93]
British colonisation
Dates by area
British colonisation of Australia began with the arrival of the First Fleet in Botany Bay, New South
Wales, in 1788. Settlements were subsequently established in Tasmania (1803), Victoria (1803),
Queensland (1824), Western Australia (1826), and the Colony of South Australia (1836).[105]
The first settlement in the Northern Territory was built after Captain Gordon Bremer took possession
of the Tiwi Islands of Bathurst and Melville, claiming them for the colony of New South Wales,
although that settlement failed after a few years,[106] along with a couple of later attempts; permanent
settlement was only finally achieved at Darwin in 1869.
Australia was the exception to British imperial colonisation

practices, in that no treaty was drawn up setting out terms of
agreement between the settlers and native proprietors, as was the
case in North America, and New Zealand.[105] Many of the men
on the First Fleet had had military experience among Native
American tribes in North America, and tended to attribute to the
Aboriginal people alien and misleading systems or concepts like
chieftainship and tribe with which they had become acquainted in Wurundjeri people at the signing of
the northern hemisphere.[107] Batman's Treaty, 1835
British administrative control began in the Torres Strait Islands

in 1862, with the appointment of John Jardine, police magistrate at Rockhampton, as Government
Resident in the Torres Straits. He originally established a small settlement on Albany Island, but on 1
August 1864 he went to Somerset Island.[108] English missionaries arrived on Erub (Darnley Island)
on 1 July 1871.[109] In 1872 the boundary of Queensland was extended to include Thursday Island and
some other islands in Torres Strait within 60 miles (97 km) of the Queensland coast, and in 1879
Queensland annexed the other islands, which became part of the British colony of Queensland.[108]
Impact
One immediate consequence was a series of epidemics of European diseases such as measles,
smallpox and tuberculosis. In the 19th century, smallpox was the principal cause of Aboriginal deaths,
and vaccinations of the "native inhabitants" had begun in earnest by the 1840s.[13] This smallpox
epidemic in 1789 is estimated to have killed up to 90% of the Darug people. The cause of the outbreak
is disputed. Some scholars have attributed it to European settlers,[110][111] but it is also argued that
Macassan fishermen from South Sulawesi and nearby islands may have introduced smallpox to
Australia before the arrival of Europeans.[112] A third suggestion is that the outbreak was caused by
contact with members of the First Fleet.[113] A fourth theory is that the epidemic was of chickenpox,
not smallpox, carried by members of the First Fleet, and to which the Aboriginal people also had no
immunity.[114][115][116][117] Moreover, Aboriginal people were infected with sexually transmitted
infections, especially syphilis and gonorrhea, which was detrimental to their survival. The intentional
nature of spreading STIs is one of the reasons it is considered a genocidal act, as one cannot control
who becomes infected with influenza but they can control who they infect with an STI.[118]
Another consequence of British colonisation was European seizure of land and water resources, with
the decimation of kangaroo and other indigenous foodstuffs which continued throughout the 19th and
early 20th centuries as rural lands were converted for sheep and cattle grazing.[119] Settlers also
participated in the rape and forcible prostitution of Aboriginal women.[120] Despite this a number of
Europeans, including convicts, formed favourable impressions of Aboriginal life through living with
Aboriginal Groups.[121]
In 1834 there occurred the first recorded use of Aboriginal trackers, who proved very adept at
navigating their way through the Australian landscape and finding people.[122]
During the 1860s, Tasmanian Aboriginal skulls were particularly sought internationally for studies
into craniofacial anthropometry. The skeleton of Truganini, a Tasmanian Aboriginal who died in
1876, was exhumed within two years of her death despite her pleas to the contrary by the Royal
Society of Tasmania, and later placed on display. Campaigns continue to have Aboriginal body parts
returned to Australia for burial; Truganini's body was returned in 1976 and cremated, and her ashes
were scattered according to her wishes.
Place names sometimes reveal discrimination, such as Mount Jim Crow in Rockhampton, Queensland
(now Mount Baga), as well as racist policies, like Brisbane's Boundary Streets which used to indicate
boundaries where Aboriginal people were not allowed to cross during certain times of the day.[123]
There is ongoing discussion about changing many of these names.[124][125]
Throughout most of the 19th and 20th centuries, Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander people had their lives under the jurisdiction
of various state-based protection laws. These Acts of Parliament
appointed Protectors of Aborigines and Aboriginal Protection
Boards, whose role was to ensure the safety of Indigenous
Australians as well as controlling their lives in matters of
employment and marriage. Wages were controlled by the
Protectors, and Indigenous Australians received less income than
their non-Indigenous counterparts in employment.[126][127]
During this time, many Aboriginal people were victims of slavery

by colonists alongside Pacific Islander peoples who were
kidnapped from their homes, in a practice known as blackbirding.
Between 1860 and 1970, under the guise of protectionist policies,
people, including children as young as 12, were forced to work on Graph showing the destination of
properties where they worked under horrific conditions and most Indigenous wages in Queensland in
did not receive any wages.[128] In the pearling industry, the 19th and 20th centuries
Aboriginal peoples were bought for about 5 pounds, with
pregnant Aboriginal women "prized because their lungs were
believed to have greater air capacity"[129] Aboriginal prisoners in the Aboriginal-only prison on
Rottnest Island, many of whom were there on trumped up charges, were chained up and forced to
work.[130] In 1971, 373 Aboriginal men were found buried in unmarked graves on the island.[131] Up
until June 2018, the former prison was being used as holiday accommodation.[132]
From 1810, Aboriginal peoples were moved onto mission stations, run by churches and the state.[133]
While they provided food and shelter, their purpose was to "civilise" Aboriginal communities by
teaching western values. After this period of protectionist policies that aimed to segregate and control
Aboriginal populations, in 1937 the Commonwealth government agreed to move towards assimilation
policies. These policies aimed to integrate Aboriginal persons who were "not of full blood" into the
white community in an effort to eliminate the "Aboriginal problem". As part of this, there was an
increase in the number of children forcibly removed from their homes and placed with white people,
either in institutions or foster homes.[134]
Frontier Wars and Genocide
As part of the colonisation process, there were many small-scale conflicts and clashes between
colonists and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the continent and islands. In
Queensland, the killing of Aboriginal peoples was largely perpetrated by civilian "hunting" parties and
the Native Police, armed groups of Aboriginal men who were recruited at gunpoint and led by
colonialist to eliminate Aboriginal resistance.[135] There is evidence that massacres of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander peoples, which began with arrival of British colonists, continued until the
1930s. Researchers at the University of Newcastle under Lyndall Ryan have been mapping the
massacres.[136] as of 2020 they have mapped almost 500 places where massacres happened, with
12,361 Aboriginal people killed and 204 Colonists killed,[137] numbering at least 311 massacres over a
period of about 140 years. After losing a significant number of their social unit in one blow, the
survivors were left very vulnerable – with reduced ability to gather food, reproduce, or fulfill their
ceremonial obligations, as well as defend themselves against further attack.[138]
Estimating the total number of deaths during the frontier wars is difficult due to lack of records and
the fact that many massacres of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander were kept secret.[136] It is often
quoted that 20,000 Aboriginal Australians and 2000 colonists died in the frontier wars;[139] however,
recent research indicates at least 40,000 Aboriginal dead and 2,000 to 2,500 settlers dead.[140] Other
research indicates a minimum of 65,000 Aboriginal peoples may have been killed in Queensland
alone.[141] There have been arguments over whether deaths of Aboriginal peoples, particularly in
Tasmania, as well as the forcible removal of children from Aboriginal communities, constitutes
genocide.[142][143][144] Many place names in Australia mark places of frontier massacres, for example
Murdering Gully in Newcastle.[145]
Resistance
There has always been Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance, from the arrival of colonists
through to now.[146]
In 1938, over 100 Aboriginal peoples protested one of the first Australia Day celebrations by
gathering for an "Aborigines Conference" in Sydney and marking the day as the "Day of Protest
and Mourning";[147] the day is now often referred to as "Survival Day" or "Invasion Day" by
Indigenous peoples.
In 1963 the Yolngu people of Yirrkala in Arnhem Land sent two bark petitions to the Australian
government to protest the granting of mining rights on their lands. The Yirrkala Bark petitions were
traditional Aboriginal documents to be recognised under Commonwealth law.[148]
On Australia day in 1972, 34 years after the first "Day of Protest and Mourning", Indigenous
activists set up the Aboriginal Tent Embassy on the lawn of Old Parliament House to protest the
state of Aboriginal land rights. The Tent Embassy was given heritage status in 1995, and
celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012,[149] making it the longest, unanswered protest camp in
the world.[150]
1871–1969: Stolen Generations
The term Stolen Generations refers to those children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander descent who were forcibly removed[151] from their families by the Australian Federal and
State government agencies and church missions for the purpose of eradicating Aboriginal culture,
under acts of their respective parliaments.[h][152] The forcible removal of these children occurred in
the period between approximately 1871[153] and 1969,[154][155] although, in some places, children were
still being taken in the 1970s.[i]
Early 20th century
By 1900, the recorded Indigenous population of Australia had declined to approximately 93,000.[9]
However, this was only a partial count as both Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders were
poorly covered, with desert Aboriginal peoples not counted at all until the 1930s. During the first half
of the twentieth century, many Indigenous Australians worked as stockmen on sheep stations and
cattle stations for extremely low wages. The Indigenous population continued to decline, reaching a
low of 74,000 in 1933 before numbers began to recover. By 1995, population numbers had reached
pre-colonisation levels, and in 2010 there were around 563,000 Indigenous Australians.[102]
Although, as British subjects, all Indigenous Australians were nominally entitled to vote, generally
only those who merged into mainstream society did so. Only Western Australia and Queensland
specifically excluded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from the electoral rolls. Despite the
Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902, which excluded "Aboriginal natives of Australia, Asia, Africa and
Pacific Islands except New Zealand" from voting unless they were on the roll before 1901, South
Australia insisted that all voters enfranchised within its borders would remain eligible to vote in the
Commonwealth, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continued to be added to their rolls,
albeit haphazardly.
Despite efforts to bar their enlistment, over 1,000 Indigenous

Australians fought for Australia in the First World War.[156]
1934 saw the first appeal to the High Court by an Aboriginal Australian,
and it succeeded. Dhakiyarr was found to have been wrongly convicted
of the murder of a white policeman, for which he had been sentenced to
death; the case focused national attention on Aboriginal rights issues.
Dhakiyarr disappeared upon release.[157][158] In 1938, the 150th
anniversary of the arrival of the British First Fleet was marked as a Day
of Mourning and Protest at an Aboriginal meeting in Sydney, and has
since become marked around Australia as "Invasion Day" or "Survival
Day" by Aboriginal protesters and their supporters.[159]
Hundreds of Indigenous Australians served in the Australian armed

Aboriginal women, Northern
forces during World War Two – including with the Torres Strait Light
Territory, 1928. Photo taken
Infantry Battalion and The Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance
by Herbert Basedow.
Unit, which were established to guard Australia's North against the
threat of Japanese invasion.[160] However, most were denied pension
rights and military allotments, except in Victoria, where each case was judged individually, without a
blanket denial of rights accruing from their service.[j]
Late 20th century
The 1960s was a pivotal decade in the assertion of Aboriginal rights and a time of growing
collaboration between Aboriginal activists and white Australian activists.[161] In 1962, Commonwealth
legislation specifically gave Aboriginal people the right to vote in Commonwealth elections.[162] A
group of University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales
towns in 1965 to raise awareness of the state of Aboriginal health and living conditions. This Freedom
Ride also aimed to highlight the social discrimination faced by Aboriginal people and encourage
Aboriginal people themselves to resist discrimination.[163]
As mentioned above, Indigenous Australians received lower wages than their non-Indigenous
counterparts in employment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland in particular
had their income quarantined by the Protector and were allowed a minimal amount of their
income.[126][127] In 1966, Vincent Lingiari led the famous Wave Hill walk-off (Gurindji strike) of
Indigenous employees of Wave Hill Station in protest against poor pay and conditions[164] (later the
subject of the Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody song "From Little
Things Big Things Grow").[165] Since 1999, the Queensland
Government, under pressure from the Queensland Council of
Unions, has established a number of schemes to give any earned
income not received at the time back to Indigenous
Australians.[126][127]
The landmark 1967 referendum called by Prime Minister Harold

Holt allowed the Commonwealth to make laws with respect to Picture of Albert Namatjira at the
Aboriginal people by modifying section 51(xxvi) of the Albert Namatjira Gallery, Alice
Constitution, and for Aboriginal people to be included when the Springs. Aboriginal art and artists
country does a count to determine electoral representation by became increasingly prominent in
repealing section 127. The referendum passed with 90.77% voter Australian cultural life during the
support.[166] second half of the 20th century.
In the controversial 1971 Gove land rights case, Justice Blackburn

ruled that Australia had been terra nullius before British
settlement, and that no concept of native title existed in
Australian law. Following the 1973 Woodward commission, in
1975 the federal government under Gough Whitlam drafted the
Aboriginal Land Rights Bill. This was enacted the following year
under the Fraser government as the Aboriginal Land Rights
(Northern Territory) Act 1976, which recognised Aboriginal
Australians' system of land rights in the Northern Territory, and
established the basis upon which Aboriginal people in the NT
could claim rights to land based on traditional
occupation.[167][168][169][170]
In 1985, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru

(Ayers Rock) to the Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal people.[171] In 1992,
the High Court of Australia reversed Justice Blackburn's ruling
and handed down its decision in the Mabo Case, declaring the
previous legal concept of terra nullius to be invalid and
confirming the existence of native title in Australia.[172][173]
Australian tennis player Evonne
Indigenous Australians began to serve in political office from the Goolagong
1970s. In 1971, Neville Bonner joined the Australian Senate as a
Senator for Queensland for the Liberal Party, becoming the first
Indigenous Australian in the Federal Parliament. A year later, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was
established on the steps of Parliament House in Canberra. In 1976, Sir Douglas Nicholls was
appointed as the 28th Governor of South Australia, the first Aboriginal person appointed to vice-regal
office.[174] In the general election of 2010, Ken Wyatt of the Liberal Party became the first Indigenous
Australian elected to the Australian House of Representatives. In the general election of 2016, Linda
Burney of the Australian Labor Party became the second Indigenous Australian, and the first
Indigenous Australian woman, elected to the Australian House of Representatives.[175] She was
immediately appointed Shadow Minister for Human Services.[176]
In sport Evonne Goolagong Cawley became the world 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 led the Australian National Rugby League
team, the Kangaroos.[177] In 1982, Mark Ella became Captain of the Australian National Rugby Union
Team, the Wallabies.[178] In 2000, Aboriginal sprinter Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic flame at the
opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and went on to win the 400 metres at
the Games. In 2019, tennis player Ashleigh Barty was ranked world number one.[179]
In 1984, a group of Pintupi people who were living a traditional hunter-gatherer desert-dwelling life
were tracked down in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia and brought in to a settlement. They are
believed to have been the last uncontacted tribe in Australia.[180][181]
During this period, the federal government enacted a number of significant, but controversial, policy
initiatives in relation to Indigenous Australians. A representative body, the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), was set up in 1990.[182]
Reconciliation
Reconciliation between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians became a significant issue in

Australian politics in the late 20th century. In 1991, the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was
established by the federal government to facilitate reconciliation. In 1998, a Constitutional
Convention which selected a Republican model for a referendum included just six Indigenous
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 representatives.[183]
An inquiry into the Stolen Generations was launched in 1995 by the Keating government, and the final
report delivered in 1997 – the Bringing Them Home report – estimated that around 10% to 33% of all
Aboriginal children had been separated from their families for the duration of the policies.[184] The
succeeding Howard government largely ignored the recommendations provided by the report, one of
which was a formal apology to Aboriginal Australians for the Stolen Generations.[184]
The republican model, as well as a proposal for a new Constitutional preamble which would have
included the "honouring" of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, was put to referendum but
did not succeed.[183] In 1999, the Australian Parliament passed a Motion of Reconciliation drafted by
Prime Minister John Howard in consultation with Aboriginal Senator Aden Ridgeway naming
mistreatment of Indigenous Australians as the most "blemished chapter in our national history",
although Howard refused to offer any formal apology.[185]
On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a formal apology to Australia's Indigenous
peoples, on behalf of the federal government of Australia, for the suffering caused by the Stolen
Generations.[186]
21st century
In 2001, the Federal Government dedicated Reconciliation Place in Canberra. On 13 February 2008,
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd reversed Howard's decision and issued a public apology to members of
the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian Government.[187]
ATSIC was abolished by the Australian Government in 2004 amidst allegations of corruption.[182]
Emergency Response/Stronger Futures
The Northern Territory National Emergency Response (also known as the Intervention) was launched
in 2007 by the government of Prime Minister John Howard, in response to the Little Children are
Sacred report into allegations of child abuse among Aboriginal communities in the NT. The
government banned alcohol in prescribed communities in the Territory; quarantined a percentage of
welfare payments for essential goods purchasing; dispatched additional police and medical personnel
to the region; and suspended the permit system for access to Aboriginal communities.[188] In addition
to these measures, the army were released into communities[189] and there were increased police
powers, which were later further increased with the so-called "paperless arrests" legislation.[190]
In 2010, United Nations Special Rapporteur James Anaya found the Emergency Response to be
racially discriminatory, and said that aspects of it represented a limitation on "individual
autonomy".[191][192] These findings were criticised by the government's Indigenous Affairs Minister
Jenny Macklin, the Opposition and Indigenous leaders like Warren Mundine and Bess Price.[193][194]
In 2011, the 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. The policy has been criticised by
organisations such as Amnesty International and other groups, including on the basis that it
maintains "racially-discriminatory" elements of the Emergency Response Act and continues control
by the federal government over "Aboriginal people and their lands".[195]
Constitutional change proposed
In 2010, the federal government appointed a panel comprising Indigenous leaders, other legal experts
and some members of parliament (including Ken Wyatt) to provide advice on how best to recognise
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the federal Constitution. The panel's
recommendations, reported to the federal government in January 2012,[187] included deletion of
provisions of the Constitution referencing race (Section 25 and Section 51(xxvi)), and new provisions
on meaningful recognition and further protection from discrimination.[k] Subsequently, a proposed
referendum on Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians was ultimately abandoned in
2013.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart[196] was released 26 May 2017 by delegates to an Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Referendum Convention, held near Uluru in Central Australia. The statement
calls for a "First Nations Voice" in the Australian Constitution and a "Makarrata Commission" to
supervise a process of "agreement-making" and "truth-telling" between government and Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander peoples.[197] The statement references the 1967 referendum which brought
about changes to the Constitution to include Indigenous Australians.
Population
Pre-colonisation
It has been variously estimated that before the arrival of British settlers, the population of Indigenous
(probably Aboriginal only) Australians was approximately 318,000–1,000,000[10] with the
distribution being similar to that of the current Australian population, the majority living in the
south-east, centred along the Murray River.[11]
Definition
Over time Australia has used various means to determine membership of ethnic groups such as
lineage, blood quantum, birth and self-determination. From 1869 until well into the 1970s, children
under 12 years of age with 25% or less Aboriginal blood were considered "white" and were often
removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church
missions, under acts of their respective parliaments in order that they would have "a reasonable
chance of absorption into the white community to which they rightly belong".[198] Grey areas in
determination of ethnicity led to people of mixed ancestry being caught in the middle of divisive
policies which often led to absurd situations:[199]
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. He returned home but was refused
entry to the reserve because he was not Aboriginal. He attempted to remove his children
from the reserve but was told he could not because they were Aboriginal. He then walked
to the next town where he was arrested for being an Aboriginal vagrant and sent to the
reserve there. During World War II he tried to enlist but was rejected because he was an
Aborigine so he moved to another state where he enlisted as a non-Aborigine. After the
end of the war he applied for a passport but was rejected as he was an Aborigine, he
obtained an exemption under the Aborigines Protection Act but was now told he could no
longer visit his relatives as he was not an Aborigine. He was later told he could not join the
Returned Servicemens Club because he was an Aborigine.[199]
In 1983 the High Court of Australia (in the Commonwealth v Tasmania or "Tasmanian dam(s)
case")[200] defined an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander as "a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by
the community in which he or she lives". The ruling was a three-part definition comprising descent,
self-identification and community identification. The first part – descent – was genetic descent and
unambiguous, but led to cases where a lack of records to prove ancestry excluded some. Self- and
community identification were more problematic as they meant that an Indigenous person separated
from his or her community due to a family dispute could no longer identify as Aboriginal.[201][202]
As a result, there arose court cases throughout the 1990s where excluded people demanded that their
Aboriginality be recognised. As a result, lower courts refined the High Court test when subsequently
applying it. In 1995, Justice Drummond in the Federal Court held in Gibbs v Capewell "...either
genuine self-identification as Aboriginal alone or Aboriginal communal recognition as such by itself
may suffice, according to the circumstances." This contributed to an increase of 31% in the number of
people identifying as Indigenous Australians in the 1996 census when compared to the 1991
census.[203] In 1998 Justice Merkel held in Shaw v Wolf that Aboriginal descent is "technical" rather
than "real" – thereby eliminating a genetic requirement.[202] This decision established that anyone
can classify him or herself legally as an Aboriginal, provided he or she is accepted as such by his or her
community.[201]
Demographics
Inclusion in the National Census
Indigenous Australians have been counted in every census albeit

only approximately and using inconsistent definitions.[204][205]
Section 127 of the Constitution, which was repealed in 1967, had
excluded "aboriginal natives" from being counted in the overall
population statistics for each state and territory and nationally
with the Attorney-General providing a legal advice that a person
was a 'aboriginal native' if they were a 'full-blood
aboriginal'.[206][207] As a consequence of section 127, Indigenous
Australians in remote areas uninhabited by non-Indigenous
Australians were not counted prior to 1967 in censuses and
sometimes estimated.[207] Indigenous Australians as a
percentage of the population, 2011
Post 1967, Torres Strait Islanders were considered a separate
Indigenous people.[208] Prior to 1947, Torres Strait Islanders
were considered to be Aboriginal in censuses.[208] In the 1947
census, Torres Strait Islanders were considered to be Polynesian
and in the 1954 and 1961 censuses were considered to be Pacific
Islanders.[208] In the 1966 census, Torres Strait Islanders were
considered to be Aboriginal.[208]
A "Commonwealth working definition" for Indigenous

Australians was developed from 1968 and endorsed by Cabinet in
1978 which contains elements of descent, self-identification and
community recognition in contrast to the earlier preponderance
of Aboriginal blood definition.[209][210]
As there is no formal procedure for any community to record Aboriginal Australians as a

acceptance, the primary method of determining Indigenous percentage of the population, 2011
population is from self-identification on census forms. The
Australian Census includes counts based on questions relating to
individuals' self-identification as Aboriginal, Torres Strait
Islander, or of both origins.[1] Owing to various difficulties which
lead to under-counting, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
follows a set method to estimate total numbers.[211]
Distribution and growth
The 2006 Australian census showed growth in the Indigenous

population (recorded as 517,000) at twice the rate of overall
population growth since 1996, when the Indigenous population
stood at 283,000. In the 2011 census, there was a 20% rise in
people who identify as Aboriginal.[212] In the 2016 census, there Torres Strait Islanders as a
was another 18.4% rise on the 2011 figure. 590,056 respondents percentage of the population, 2011
identified themselves as Aboriginal, 32,345 Torres Strait
Islander, and a further 26,767 both Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders.[42]
Growth was mainly in major cities and along the eastern coast of
Australia. The ABS published a report exploring the reasons for
these findings, with some of the factors behind the increase being
higher fertility rates of Indigenous women; people entering the
population through migration; variation in census coverage and

response rates; and people changing how they self-identify
between census years.[213] Another factor might be the children
of mixed marriages: the proportion of Aboriginal adults married
(de facto or de jure) to non-Aboriginal spouses increased to
78.2% in the 2016 census,[214] (up from 74% in 2011,[215] 64% in
1996, 51% in 1991 and 46% in 1986); it was reported in 2002 that
up to 88% of the offspring of mixed marriages subsequently self-
identify as Indigenous Australians.[203]
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait
In the 2016, over 33% of the Indigenous population lived in Islanders as a percentage of the
major cities, compared with about 75% of the non-Indigenous population, 2011
population, with a further 24% in "inner regional" areas
(compared with 18%), 20% in "outer regional" (8%), while nearly
18% lived in "remote" or "very remote" areas (2%).[216] (Ten
years earlier, 31% were living in major cities and 24% in remote
areas.[217])
Languages
Aboriginal languages
Aboriginal boys and men in front of a
bush shelter, Groote Eylandt, c. 1933
According to the 2005 National Indigenous Languages Survey
(NILS), at the time the Australian continent was colonised, there
were around 250 different Indigenous languages, with the larger
language groups each having up to 100 related dialects.[218] Some of these languages were only ever
spoken by perhaps 50 to 100 people. Indigenous languages are divided into language groups with
from ten to twenty-four language families identified.[17] It is currently estimated that up to 145
Indigenous languages remain in use, of which fewer than 20 are considered to be strong in the sense
that they are still spoken by all age groups.[17][219] All but 13 Indigenous languages are considered to
be endangered.[18] Several extinct Indigenous languages are being reconstructed. For example, the
last fluent speaker of the Ngarrindjeri language died in the late 1960s; using recordings and written
records as a guide, a Ngarrindjeri dictionary was published in 2009,[220] and the Ngarrindjeri
language is today being spoken in complete sentences.[17]
Linguists classify many of the mainland Australian languages into one large group, the Pama–
Nyungan languages. The rest are sometimes lumped under the term "non-Pama–Nyungan". The
Pama–Nyungan languages comprise the majority, covering most of Australia, and are generally
thought to be a family of related languages. In the north, stretching from the Western Kimberley to
the Gulf of Carpentaria, are found a number of non-Pama–Nyungan groups of languages which have
not been shown to be related to the Pama–Nyungan family nor to each other.[221] While it has
sometimes proven difficult to work out familial relationships within the Pama–Nyungan language
family, many Australian linguists feel there has been substantial success.[222] Against this, some
linguists, such as R. M. W. Dixon, suggest that the Pama–Nyungan group – and indeed the entire
Australian linguistic area – is rather a sprachbund, or group of languages having very long and
intimate contact, rather than a genetic language family.[223]
It has been suggested that, given their long presence in Australia, Aboriginal languages form one
specific sub-grouping. The position of Tasmanian languages is unknown, and it is also unknown
whether they comprised one or more than one specific language family.
Cross-cultural communications
Cross-cultural miscommunication can sometimes occur between Indigenous and non-Indigenous

peoples. According to Michael Walsh and Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Western conversational interaction is
typically "dyadic", between two particular people, where eye contact is important and the speaker
controls the interaction; and "contained" in a relatively short, defined time frame. However,
traditional Aboriginal conversational interaction is "communal", broadcast to many people, eye
contact is not important, the listener controls the interaction; and "continuous", spread over a longer,
indefinite time frame.[224][225]
Torres Strait Island languages
There are three languages spoken in the Torres Strait Islands, two indigenous languages and an
English-based creole. The indigenous language spoken mainly in the western and central islands is
Kalaw Lagaw Ya, a language related to the Pama–Nyungan languages of the Australian mainland. The
other indigenous language spoken mainly in the eastern islands is Meriam Mir: a member of the
Trans-Fly languages spoken on the nearby south coast of New Guinea and the only Papuan language
spoken on Australian territory. Both languages are agglutinative; however Kalaw Lagaw Ya appears to
be undergoing a transition into a declensional language while Meriam Mìr is more clearly
agglutinative. Yumplatok, or Torres Strait Creole, the third language, is a non-typical Pacific English
Creole and is the main language of communication on the islands.
Belief systems
Traditional beliefs
Aboriginal
Within Aboriginal belief systems, a formative epoch known as

"the Dreaming" or "the Dreamtime" stretches back into the
distant past when the creator ancestors known as the First
Peoples travelled across the land, and naming as they went.
Depiction of a corroboree by 19th
Indigenous Australia's oral tradition and religious values are
century Indigenous activist William
based upon reverence for the land and a belief in this
Barak
Dreamtime.[226] The Dreaming is at once both the ancient time of
creation and the present-day reality of Dreaming. Different
language and cultural groups each had their own belief structures; these cultures overlapped to a
greater or lesser extent, and evolved over time. Major ancestral spirits include the Rainbow Serpent,
Baiame, Dirawong and Bunjil. Knowledge contained in the Dreaming has been passed down through
different stories, songlines, dances and ceremonies, and even today provides a framework for ongoing
relationships, kinship responsibilities and looking after country.[227]
Traditional healers (known as Ngangkari in the Western desert areas of Central Australia) were highly
respected men and women who not only acted as healers or doctors, but were generally also
custodians of important Dreaming stories.[228]
Torres Strait Islander
Torres Strait Islander people have their own traditional belief systems. Stories of the Tagai represent
Torres Strait Islanders as sea people, with a connection to the stars, as well as a system of order in
which everything has its place in the world.[227][229] Some Torres Strait Islander people share beliefs
similar to the Aboriginal peoples' Dreaming and "Everywhen" concepts, passed down in oral
history.[230]
After colonisation
Christianity and European culture have had a significant impact on Indigenous Australians, their
religion and their culture. As in many colonial situations, the churches both facilitated the loss of
Indigenous culture and religion and also facilitated its maintenance.[231] In some cases, such as at
Hermannsburg, Northern Territory and Piltawodli in Adelaide, the work of missionaries laid the
foundations for later language revival. The German missionaries Christian Teichelmann and
Schürmann went to Adelaide and taught the local Kaurna people only in their own language and
created textbooks in the language.[232][233] However, some missionaries taught only in English, and
some Christian missions were involved in the placement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
children after they were removed from their parents upon orders of the government, and are therefore
implicated in the Stolen Generations.
Aboriginal peoples
The involvement of Christians in Aboriginal affairs has evolved significantly since 1788.[231] The
Churches became involved in mission work among Aboriginal peoples in the 19th century as
Europeans came to control much of the continent, and the majority of the population was eventually
converted. Colonial clergy such as Sydney's first Catholic archbishop, John Bede Polding, strongly
advocated for Aboriginal rights and dignity.[234] Around the year 2000, many churches and church
organisations officially apologised for past failures to adequately respect Indigenous cultures and
address the injustices of the dispossession of Indigenous people.[231][235]
A small minority of Aboriginal people are followers of Islam as a result of intermarriage with "Afghan"
camel drivers brought to Australia in the late 19th and early 20th century to help explore and open up
the interior.[236]
Torres Strait Islander peoples
From the 1870s, Christianity spread throughout the Torres Strait Islands, and it remains strong today
among Torres Strait Islander people everywhere. The London Missionary Society mission led by Rev.
Samuel Macfarlane arrived on Erub (Darnley Island) on 1 July 1871, establishing its first base in the
region there. The Islanders refer to this as "The Coming of the Light", or "Coming of Light"[237] and
all Island communities celebrate the occasion annually on 1 July.[109] However the coming of
Christianity did not spell the end of the people's traditional beliefs; their culture informed their
understanding of the new religion, as the Christian God was welcomed and the new religion was
integrated into every aspect of their everyday lives.[237]
Recent census figures
In the 2016 Census, Australia's Indigenous and non-Indigenous population were broadly similar with
54% (vs 55%) reporting a Christian affiliation, while less than 2% reported traditional beliefs as their
religion, and 36% reported no religion. The proportion of Indigenous people who reported no religion
has increased gradually since 2001, standing at 36% in 2016. According to "Table 8: Religious
Affiliation by Indigenous Status", 347,572 Indigenous people (out of the total 649,171 in Australia)
declared an affiliation to some form of Christianity, with a higher proportion of Torres Strait Islander
than Aboriginal people in this number. 7,773 reported traditional beliefs; 1,511 Islam; other religions
numbered less than 1,000 each. However the question is optional; 48,670 did not respond, and in
addition, nearly 4,000 were reported as "inadequately described".[l]
(In the 2006 census, 73% of the
Indigenous population reported an affiliation with a Christian denomination, 24% reported no
religious affiliation and 1% reported affiliation with an Australian Aboriginal traditional religion.[238])
Culture
Art
Australia has a tradition of Aboriginal art which is thousands of years old, the best known forms being
Australian rock art and bark painting. Evidence of Aboriginal art can be traced back at least 30,000
years,[239] with examples of ancient rock art throughout the continent. Some of these are in national
parks such as those of the UNESCO listed sites at Uluru and Kakadu National Park in the Northern
Territory, but examples can also within protected parks in urban areas such as at Ku-ring-gai Chase
National Park in Sydney.[240][241][242] The Sydney rock engravings are between 5000 and 200 years
old. Murujuga in Western Australia was heritage listed in 2007.[243]
In terms of age and abundance, cave art in Australia is comparable to that of Lascaux and Altamira
(Upper Paleolithic sites in Europe),[244] and Aboriginal art is believed to be the oldest continuing
tradition of art in the world.[245] There are three major regional styles: the geometric style found in
Central Australia, Tasmania, the Kimberley and Victoria, known for its concentric circles, arcs and
dots; the simple figurative style found in Queensland; and the complex figurative style found in
Arnhem Land and the Kimberley. These designs generally carry significance linked to the spirituality
of the Dreamtime.[239] Paintings were usually created in earthy colours, from paint made from ochre.
Such ochres were also used to paint their bodies for ceremonial purposes.[246][247]
Several styles of Aboriginal art have developed in modern times, including the watercolour paintings
of the Hermannsburg School and the acrylic Papunya Tula "dot art" movement. Some notable
Aboriginal artists include William Barak (c.1824–1903) and Albert Namatjira (1902–1959).
Since the 1970s, Indigenous 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.
The National Gallery of Australia exhibits a great many Indigenous art works, including those of the
Torres Strait Islands who are known for their traditional sculpture and headgear.[248]
Aboriginal art has influenced many non-Indigenous artists, such

as Margaret Preston (1875–1963) and Elizabeth Durack (1915 –
2000).
Music, dance and ceremony
Music and dance have formed an integral part of the social,

cultural and ceremonial observances of people through the
millennia of the individual and collective histories of Australian Gwion Gwion rock paintings in the
Kimberley region of Western
Indigenous peoples to the present day.[250][251][252][253] Around
Australia
1950, the first research into Aboriginal music was undertaken by
the anthropologist A. P. Elkin, who recorded Aboriginal music in
Arnhem Land.[254]
The various Aboriginal peoples developed unique musical

instruments and styles. The didgeridoo, which is widely thought
to be a stereotypical instrument of Aboriginal people, was
traditionally played by Aboriginal men of the eastern Kimberley
region and Arnhem Land (such as the Yolngu).[255] Bullroarers
and clapsticks were used across Australia. Songlines relate to the Arnhem Land artist Glen Namundja
painting at Injalak Arts
Dreamtime in Aboriginal culture, overlapping with oral lore.[256]
Corroboree is a generic word to explain different genres of
performance, embracing songs, dances, rallies and meetings of
various kinds.[257]
Indigenous 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. Hip hop music is helping preserve some Indigenous
languages.[258] Aboriginal Memorial, National
Gallery of Australia
The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts in Brisbane
teaches acting, music and
dance, and the Bangarra
Dance Theatre is an
acclaimed contemporary
dance company.
For Torres Strait Islander

people, singing and dancing
is their "literature" – "the
Aboriginal dancers in 1981 most important aspect of Didgeridoo player Ŋalkan
Torres Strait lifestyle. The Munuŋgurr performing with East
Torres Strait Islanders Journey[249]
preserve and present their oral history through songs and
dances;...the dances act as illustrative material and, of course, the
dancer himself is the storyteller" (Ephraim Bani, 1979).[259]
Literature
There was no written form of the many languages

spoken by Indigenous peoples before
colonisation. A letter to Governor Arthur Phillip
written by Bennelong in 1796 is the first known
work written in English by an Aboriginal
person.[260] The historic Yirrkala bark petitions of
1963 are the first traditional Aboriginal
documents recognised by the Australian
Parliament.[261]
In the 20th century, David Unaipon (1872–1967),

known as the first Aboriginal author, is credited
for providing the first accounts of Aboriginal David Unaipon, the first Aboriginal lawyer, activist
mythology written by an Aboriginal person, in his Aboriginal published author and essayist Noel
Legendary Tales of the Aborigines (1924–1925). Pearson
Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920–1995) was a famous
Aboriginal poet, writer and rights activist,
credited with publishing the first book of verse by
an Aboriginal author, We Are Going (1964).[262] Sally Morgan's novel My Place (1987) was
considered a breakthrough memoir in terms of bringing Indigenous stories to a wider audience. The
talents of playwrights Jack Davis and Kevin Gilbert were recognised. Poetry by Indigenous poets,
including traditional song-poetry – ranging from sacred to everyday – has been published since the
late 20th century.[m]
Writers coming to prominence in the 21st century include Alexis Wright; Kim Scott (twice winner of
the Miles Franklin Award); Tara June Winch; Melissa Lucashenko; playwright and comedy writer
Nakkiah Lui; in poetry Yvette Holt; and in popular fiction Anita Heiss. Leading activists Marcia
Langton, who wrote First Australians (2008) and Noel Pearson (Up From the Mission, 2009) are as
of 2020 active contemporary contributors to Australian literature. Journalist Stan Grant has written
several non-fiction works on what it means to be Aboriginal in contemporary Australia, and Bruce
Pascoe has written both fiction and non-fiction works. AustLit's BlackWords project provides a
comprehensive listing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers and Storytellers. The Living
Archive of Aboriginal Languages contains stories written in traditional languages of the Northern
Territory.
Film and television
Australian cinema has a long history, and the ceremonies of Indigenous Australians were among the
first subjects to be filmed in Australia – notably a film of Aboriginal dancers in Central Australia, shot
by the anthropologist Baldwin Spencer and F.J. Gillen in 1900–1903.[263]
Jedda (1955) was the first Australian feature film to be shot in colour film, the first to star Aboriginal
actors in lead roles (Ngarla Kunoth and Robert Tudawali), and the first to be entered at the Cannes
Film Festival.[264] 1971's Walkabout was a British film set in Australia; it was a forerunner to many
Australian films related to indigenous themes and introduced David Gulpilil to cinematic audiences.
Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1976), directed by Fred Schepisi, was an award-winning historical
drama from a book by Thomas Keneally, about the tragic story of an Aboriginal bushranger. Peter
Weir's 1977 mystery drama The Last Wave, also starring Gulpilil and featuring elements of Aboriginal
beliefs and culture, won several AACTA Awards.
The canon of films related to Indigenous Australians increased from the 1990s, with Nick Parson's
film Dead Heart (1996) featuring Ernie Dingo and Bryan Brown;[265] Rolf de Heer's The Tracker
(2002), starring Gary Sweet and David Gulpilil;[266] and Phillip Noyce's Rabbit-Proof Fence
(2002).[267]
The soundtrack of the 2006 film Ten Canoes directed by Rolf de Heer was filmed entirely in dialects
of the Yolŋu Matha language group, with the main version featuring subtitles and English narration
by David Gulpilil. The film won the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Cannes Film
Festival.[268][269]
The Straits, a 2012 drama series for TV based on an idea by Torres Strait Islander
actor Aaron Fa'aoso, was partly filmed in the Torres Strait Islands and starred Fa'aoso and Jimi Bani
(from Mabuiag Island), as well as Papua New Guinean actors.[270] The documentary TV series Blue
Water Empire (aired 2019), featuring Fa'aoso and Bani, tells the story of Torres Strait Islands from
pre-colonial era up to contemporary times.
Many Indigenous actors, directors, producers and others have been involved in the production of film
and TV series in the 21st century: Ivan Sen, Rachel Perkins (with her company Blackfella Films),
Aaron Pedersen, Deborah Mailman, Warwick Thornton, Leah Purcell, Shari Sebbens, Sally Riley,
Luke Carroll and Miranda Tapsell, Wayne Blair, Trisha Morton-Thomas and Rachel Perkins, among
others, with many of them well-represented in award nominations and wins.[271] The films Sweet
Country (2017), Top End Wedding (2019) and TV series Cleverman and Total Control (2019), all
made by Aboriginal film-makers and featuring Aboriginal themes, were well-received and in some
cases won awards.
The third series of the sketch comedy TV series Black Comedy, co-written by Nakkiah Lui, Adam
Briggs, Steven Oliver and others, and featuring many Indigenous actors, goes to air in January
2020.[272]
Theatre
Recreation and sport

Though lost to history, many traditional forms of recreation were
played and while these varied from tribe to tribe, there were often
similarities. Ball games were quite popular and played by tribes
across Australia, as were games based on use of weapons. There is
extensive documented evidence of traditional football games
being played. Perhaps the most documented is a game popularly
played by tribes in western Victorian regions of the Wimmera,
Mallee and Millewa by the Djab wurrung, Jardwadjali and Jarijari
people. Known as Marn Grook, it was a type of kick and catch
football game played with a ball made of possum hide.[276]
According to some accounts, it was played as far away as the 1857 depiction of the Jarijari (Nyeri
Yarra Valley by the Wurundjeri people,[277] Gippsland by the Nyeri) people near Merbein
Gunai people, and the Riverina in south-western New South engaged in recreational activities,
Wales. Some historians claim that Marn Grook had a role in the including a type of Aboriginal
formation of Australian rules football, and many Aboriginal football.[273][274][275]
people, from children in remote communities to professional
players at the highest level, the Australian Football League, play the modern game. Well-known
players include Graham Farmer, Gavin Wanganeen and Adam Goodes. Goodes was also the
Australian of the Year for 2014.
A team of Aboriginal cricketers from the Western District of

Victoria toured England in 1868, making it the first Australian
sports team to travel overseas. Cricketer and Australian rules
football pioneer Tom Wills coached the team in an Aboriginal
language he learnt as a child, and Charles Lawrence accompanied
them to England. Johnny Mullagh, the team's star player, was
regarded as one of the era's finest batsmen.[278]
Evonne Goolagong became the world number-one ranked female

tennis player, with 14 tennis titles. Sprinter Cathy Freeman
Aboriginal cricket team with Tom earned gold medals in the Olympics, World Championships, and
Wills (coach and captain),
Commonwealth Games. Lionel Rose earned a world title in
Melbourne Cricket Ground,
boxing. Arthur Beetson, Laurie Daley and Gorden Tallis captained
December 1866
Australia in rugby league, while Mark Ella captained Australia in
rugby union. Nathan Jawai and Patty Mills have played in the
National Basketball Association.
Sporting teams include the Indigenous All-Stars, Flying Boomerangs and Indigenous Team of the
Century in Australian rules football, and the Indigenous All Stars, NSW Koori Knockout and the
Murri Rugby League Team in rugby league.
Contemporary issues
Closing the Gap
To this day, the forced removal of children known as the Stolen Generations has had a huge impact on
the psyche, health and well-being of Indigenous Australians; it has seriously impacted not only the
children removed and their parents, but their descendants as well. Not only were many of the children
abused – psychologically, physically, or sexually – after being removed and while living in group
homes or adoptive families, but were also deprived of their culture alongside their families.[184] This
has resulted in the disruption of oral culture, as parents were unable to communicate their knowledge
to their children, and thus much has been lost.[184]
There are many issues facing Indigenous people in Australia today when compared with the non-
Indigenous population, despite some improvements. Several of these are interrelated, and include
health (including shorter life expectancy and higher rates of infant mortality), lower levels of
education and employment, inter-generational trauma, high imprisonment rates, substance abuse
and lack of political representation.[279]
Some demographic facts are related to these issues, as cause and/or result:
In the 2016 Australian Census, over 33% of the Indigenous population lived in major cities,
compared with about 75% of the non-Indigenous population, with a further 24% in "inner regional"
areas (compared with 18%), 20% in "outer regional" (8%), while nearly 18% lived in "remote" or
"very remote" areas (2%).[216]
The Indigenous population of Australia is much younger than the non-Indigenous population, with
an estimated median age of 21 years (37 years for non-Indigenous), due to higher rates of birth
and death.[280] For this reason, age standardisation is often used when comparing Indigenous
and non-Indigenous statistics.[281]
The federal government's Closing the Gap strategy, created in 2008 and coordinated by the National
Indigenous Australians Agency since July 2019, aims to address multiple areas to improve the lives of
Indigenous peoples. Draft targets for 2019 were created by the Council of Australian Governments
(COAG) in December 2018. These were in the following areas:[282]
families, children and youth

health
education
economic development
housing
justice (including youth justice)
land and water, "where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' land, water and cultural
rights are realised"
cross-system priorities, which "addresses racism, discrimination and social inclusion, healing and
trauma, and the promotion of culture and language for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples"
Health
Social and cultural determinants such as discrimination, lack of education or employment (and
therefore income), and cultural disconnection can impact both physical and mental health, and
contemporary disadvantage is related to colonisation and its ongoing impact.[279][283]
Successive censuses have shown, that (after adjusting for demographic structures) Indigenous
Australians experience greater rates of renal disease, several communicable diseases (such as
tuberculosis and hepatitis C virus), type 2 diabetes, respiratory disease, poor mental health and other
illnesses than the general population.[283][281]
Life expectancy
The life expectancy of Indigenous Australians is difficult to quantify accurately. Indigenous deaths are
poorly identified, and the official figures for the size of the population at risk include large adjustment
factors. Two estimates of Indigenous life expectancy in 2008 differed by as much as five years.[284]
The ABS introduced a new method in 2009,[285] but problems remained. A 2013 study, referring to
the national Indigenous reform policy, Closing the Gap, looked at the difficulties in interpreting the
extent of the gap because of differing methods of estimating life expectancy between 2007 and
2012.[n] The 2019 report by the Close the Gap campaign reported that the gap in life expectancy was
"widening rather than closing".[286]
Infant mortality (ages 0–4) was twice as high as for non-Indigenous children in 2014–6.[279]
Mental health
Mental health, suicide and self-harm remain major concerns, with the suicide rate being double that
of the non-Indigenous population in 2015, and young people experiencing rising rates of mental
health difficulties.[279] There are high incidences of anxiety, depression, PTSD and suicide amongst
the Stolen Generations, with this resulting in unstable parenting and family situations.[279]
Substance abuse
Many Indigenous communities suffer from a range of health, social and legal problems associated
with substance abuse of both legal and illegal drugs, including but not limited to alcohol abuse, petrol
sniffing, the use illegal drugs such as methamphetamine ("ice") and cannabis and smoking
tobacco.[283] Tobacco use has been estimated to be the "greatest contributor (23%) to the gap in the
disease burden between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians", with Indigenous people 2.5
times more likely to smoke daily than non-Indigenous Australians.[287]
Indigenous Australians were 1.6 times as likely to abstain completely from alcohol than non-
Indigenous people in 2012–3. Foetal alcohol syndrome has been a problem, but the rate of pregnant
women drinking had halved between 2008 and 2015 (from 20% to 10%).[283]
Petrol sniffing has been a problem among some remote communities.[288] A 2018 longitudinal study
by the University of Queensland (UQ), commissioned by the National Indigenous Australians
Agency,[o] reported that the number of people sniffing petrol in the 25 communities studied had
declined by 95.2%, from 453 to just 22, related to the distribution of a new, low aromatic petrol, Opal,
in NT in 2005.[289][290][291][292]
The 2018 UQ study also reported that alcohol and cannabis were the drugs causing most concern. Ice
was reported present in 8 of the 25 communities, but nearly all only occasional use.[291][p]
Education
There is a significant gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in educational attainment.
This presents significant issues for employment. As of 2018, Indigenous students or adults, when
compared with non-Indigenous peers:[293]
Have a lower school attendance rate, with these rates at 82% and 93% respectively (in remote
areas, as low as 63%)
Have lower literacy and numeracy, although rates had improved significantly on some NAPLAN
(standardised school testing) measures
Reach Year 12 at a lower rate, with improvement from 59% to 74% between 2006 and 2016, with
the gap at 24% in 2016
Are underrepresented in higher education and have lower completion rates
Closing the Gap has focused on improving education for Indigenous people, with some success.
Attainment of Year 12 or equivalent for ages 20–24 has increased from 47.4% in 2006 to 65.3% in
2016. This has led to more Indigenous people undertaking higher or vocational education courses.
According to the Closing the Gap report, Indigenous students in higher education award courses
more than doubled in number over the decade from 2006 (9,329) to 2017 (19,237).[293]
However, most of the Closing the Gap targets for education are not on track. In general, the gaps have
improved (such as in NAPLAN results) or not devolved (school attendance rate remaining stable for
several years) have not met targets. Remoteness seems to be a factor; students in isolated or remote
communities do not perform or attend as well as students in urban areas.[294] The Closing the Gap
Report 2019 reported that of the seven targets, only two – early childhood education and Year 12
attainment – had been met. Only Year 9 numeracy was on track in all states and territories, with
variations among them.[293]
The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts was established as a training centre by the state and
federal governments in 1997.
Employment
Compared to the national average, Indigenous people experience high unemployment and poverty
rates. As of the 2018 Closing the Gap Report, the Indigenous employment rate had decreased from
48% to 46.6% between 2006 and 2016, while the non-Indigenous employment rate remained steady
at around 72% (a 25.4% gap). The employment rate for Indigenous women, however, increased from
39% to 44.8% in the same period.[295]
A 2016 ABS report on labour force characteristics show low employment rates.[296] An analysis of the
figures suggested significant barriers to Indigenous people gaining employment, possibly including
job location, employer discrimination, and lack of education and others. A big factor is education.
Those with a degree had an employment probability of 85% (for males) and 74% (for females) for
gaining employment, decreasing along with qualifications, so that those who have completed Year 9
and below have a 43% (male) and 32% (female) probability of gaining employment. Other factors,
unlike education, are not covered by government policy, such as discrimination and unfair treatment.
Employed Indigenous Australians were more likely to experience discrimination than those who are
unemployed, and it has been found that the second most common source of unfair treatment (after
members of the public) is at work or applying for work. There was also a significant lack of
consultation with Indigenous peoples on the methods they think best to tackle issues like
unemployment.[297]
Crime
Indigenous Australians are over-represented in Australia's criminal justice system. As of September

2019, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners represented 28% of the total adult prisoner
population,[298] while accounting for 3.3% of the general population.[1] In May 2018, Indigenous
women made up 34% of all women imprisoned in Australia.[299] A 2017–2018 report into youth
justice undertaken by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported that about half (a total
of 2,339) of the young people aged 10–17 under supervision in 2016–17 were Indigenous, although of
that age group, Indigenous youth represent 5% of the general population. It concludes from the data
that there is a clear issue occurring not only within Australia's criminal justice system, but within
communities as a whole.[300]
Explanations given for this over-representation include the economic position of Indigenous
Australians, the knock-on effects of the stolen generations and disconnection from land, the effects of
their health and housing situations, their ability to access an economic base such as land and
employment, their education, and the use of alcohol and other drugs.[301][302]
Indigenous Australians are also over-represented as victims of crime, in particular, assault.

Indigenous women are highly over-represented in this figure, accounting for a higher proportion of
assault victims than the non-Indigenous category.[303]
In 2007, the Northern Territory Government commissioned a Board of Inquiry into the Protection of
Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse, which produced a report known as the Little Children are
Sacred report. This suggested, based largely on anecdotal evidence, that children in remote Aboriginal
communities in NT were suffering from widespread sexual abuse.[304] The Australian Human Rights
Commission's Social Justice Report 2008 said that the 2005−2006 ABS statistics did not appear to
support the "allegations of endemic child abuse...that was the rationale for the NTER" ("The
Intervention" by the Howard government) that followed.[305]
Political issues
Timeline
Since the 20th century there have been a number of individuals and organisations who have
instigated significant events in the struggle for political representation, land rights and other political
issues affecting the lives of Indigenous Australians:[306]
1937: Yorta Yorta man William Cooper collects 1800 signatures to petition King George VI for
representation of the original occupants of Australia in federal Parliament.
26 January (Australia Day) 1938: The Aborigines Progressive Association holds a Day of
Mourning, to protest 150 years of callous treatment and the seizure of land.
Political representation
Under Section 41 of the Australian Constitution, Aboriginal Australians always had the legal right to
vote in Australian Commonwealth elections if their State granted them that right. This meant that all
Aboriginal peoples outside Queensland and Western Australia had a legal right to vote. The right of
Indigenous ex-servicemen to vote was affirmed in 1949 and all Indigenous Australians gained the
unqualified right to vote in Federal elections in 1962.[162] Unlike other Australians, however, voting
was not made compulsory for Indigenous people, and it was not until the repeal of Section 127 of the
Constitution of Australia following the 1967 referendum that Indigenous Australians were counted in
the population for the purposes of distribution of electoral seats.
As of January 2020, six Indigenous Australians have been elected to the Australian Senate: Neville
Bonner (Liberal, 1971–1983), Aden Ridgeway (Democrat, 1999–2005), Nova Peris (Labor, 2013–
2016), Jacqui Lambie (2014–2017, 2019–incumbent), Pat Dodson (Labor, 2016– incumbent), and
former Northern Territory MLA Malarndirri McCarthy (Labor, 2016– incumbent).
Following the 2010 Australian Federal Election, Ken Wyatt of the Liberal Party won the Western
Australian seat of Hasluck, becoming the first Indigenous person elected to the Australian House of
Representatives.[307][308] His nephew, Ben Wyatt, was concurrently serving as Shadow Treasurer in
the Western Australian Parliament and in 2011 considered a challenge for the Labor Party leadership
in that state.[309] Linda Burney became the second Indigenous person, and the first woman, to serve
in the federal House of Representatives.
In March 2013, Adam Giles of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) became Chief Minister of the Northern
Territory – the first Indigenous Australian to become head of government in a state or territory of
Australia.[310] Hyacinth Tungutalum, also of the CLP, was the first Indigenous person elected to any
Australian (state or territory) parliament . A Tiwi man from Bathurst Island, he was elected to the
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in October 1974 as the member for Tiwi.[311]
A number of Indigenous people represent electorates at state and territory level, and South Australia
has had an Aboriginal Governor, Sir Douglas Nicholls. The first Indigenous Australian to serve as a
minister in any government was Ernie Bridge, who entered the Western Australian Parliament in
1980. Carol Martin was the first Aboriginal woman elected to a State parliament in Australia (the
Western Australian Legislative Assembly) in 2001, and the first woman minister was Marion
Scrymgour, who was appointed to the Northern Territory ministry in 2002 (she became Deputy Chief
Minister in 2008).[162] Representation in the Northern Territory has been relatively high, reflecting
the high proportion of Aboriginal voters. The 2012 Territory election saw large swings to the
conservative CLP in remote Territory electorates, and a total of five Aboriginal CLP candidates won
election to the Assembly, along with one Labor candidate, in a chamber of 25 members. Among those
elected for the CLP were high-profile activists Bess Price and Alison Anderson.[312]
Forty people identifying as of Indigenous Australian ancestry have been members of the ten
Australian legislatures.[313] Of these, 22 have been in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
The Northern Territory has an exceptionally high Indigenous proportion (about one third) of its
population. Adam Giles, who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 2013 to 2016, was the
first Indigenous head of government in Australia.[310] In 1974, the year of its creation, the Northern
Territory Legislative Assembly was also the first Australian parliament to have an Indigenous member
elected to it.[314]
Federal government initiatives
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) was set up as a representative body in
1990 under the Hawke government. In 2004, the Howard government disbanded ATSIC and replaced
it and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS) Regional and State Offices[315] with
an appointed network of Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICC) that administer Shared
Responsibility Agreements and Regional Partnership Agreements with Aboriginal communities at a
local level.[316] ICCs operate as whole-of-government centres, housing staff from a number of
departments to deliver services to Indigenous Australians.[315]
Major political parties in Australia have tried to increase Indigenous representation within their
parties. One suggestion for achieving this is to introduce seat quotas, as in the Maori electorates in
New Zealand.[317][318]
In October 2007, just before the calling of a federal election, the then Prime Minister, John Howard,
revisited the idea of bringing a referendum to seek recognition of Indigenous Australians in the
Constitution (his government having previously sought to include recognition of Indigenous peoples
in the Preamble to the Constitution in the 1999 Australian republic referendum). His announcement
was seen by some as a surprising adoption of the importance of the symbolic aspects of the
reconciliation process, and reaction was mixed. The Australian Labor Party initially supported the
idea; however Kevin Rudd withdrew this support just before the election, earning a rebuke from
activist Noel Pearson.[319]
The Gillard Government (2010–2013), with bi-partisan support, convened an Expert Panel to
consider changes to the Australian Constitution that would see recognition for Indigenous
Australians, who delivered their report, which included five recommendations for changes to the
Constitution as well as recommendations for the referendum process, in January 2012.[320][321] The
Government promised to hold a referendum on the constitutional recognition of Indigenous
Australians on or before the federal election due for 2013.[322] The plan was abandoned in September
2012, with Minister Jenny Macklin citing insufficient community awareness for the decision.
In December 2015, the 16-member Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Referendum Council was
jointly appointed by the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and Leader of the Opposition, Bill
Shorten. After six months of consultation, the First Nations National Constitutional Convention met
over four days from 23 to 26 May 2017, and ratified the Uluru Statement from the Heart by a
standing ovation from the gathering of 250 Indigenous leaders. The Statement calls for a "First
Nations Voice" in the Australian Constitution and a "Makarrata Commission"[306] (Makarrata is a
Yolngu word "describing a process of conflict resolution, peacemaking and justice").[323]
2019: Indigenous voice to government
In May 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison created the position of Minister for Indigenous
Australians, a Cabinet portfolio in the Second Morrison Ministry, with Ken Wyatt as the inaugural
officebearer.[324][325] On 30 October 2019, Wyatt announced the commencement of a "co-design
process" aimed at providing an Indigenous voice to Parliament. The Senior Advisory Group is co-
chaired by Professor Tom Calma AO, Chancellor of the University of Canberra, and Professor Dr
Marcia Langton, Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne, and comprises a total of 20 leaders
and experts from across the country.[326] The other members are Father Frank Brennan, Peter
Buckskin, Josephine Cashman, Marcia Ella-Duncan, Joanne Farrell, Mick Gooda, Chris Kenny,
Vonda Malone, June Oscar, Alison Page, Noel Pearson, Benson Saulo, Pat Turner, Maggie Walter,
Tony Wurramarrba, Peter Yu, and Dr Galarrwuy Yunupingu.[327] The first meeting of the group was
held in Canberra on 13 November 2019.[328]
Native title, sovereignty and treaties
About 22% of land in Northern Australia (Kimberley, Top End and Cape York) is now Aboriginal-
owned.[329][330] In the last decade, nearly 200 native title claims covering 1.3 million km2 of land –
approximately 18% of the Australian continent – have been approved.[331]
In 1992, in Mabo v Queensland, the High Court of Australia recognised native title in Australia for the
first time. The majority in the High Court rejected the doctrine of terra nullius, in favour of the
concept of native title.[332]
In 2013 an Indigenous 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.[333] Australia's Attorney General's Department indicated it did not consider the
declaration to have any meaning in law.[333]
In 2014 another Indigenous group describing itself as the Sovereign Yidindji Government declared
independence from Australia.[334]
Unlike in other parts of the former British Empire, like the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand, no
treaty has ever been concluded between Indigenous Australians and an Australian government.
However, although there is still no move toward a treaty at federal level, it is contended that the
Noongar Settlement (South West Native Title Settlement) in Western Australia in 2016 constitutes a
treaty, and at the state and territory levels there are currently (early 2018) other negotiations and
preparatory legislation.[335] In South Australia, however, following the 2018 state election
negotiations have been "paused".[336] In June 2018, the Parliament of Victoria passed a bill to
advance the process of establishing a treaty with Aboriginal Victorians.[337] The Victorian First
Peoples' Assembly was elected in November 2019 and sat for the first time on 10 December
2019.[338][339]
Prominent Indigenous Australians

After the arrival of European settlers in New South Wales, some
Indigenous Australians became translators and go-betweens; the
best-known was Bennelong, who eventually adopted European
dress and customs and travelled to England where he was
presented to King George III. Others, such as Pemulwuy, Yagan,
and Windradyne, became famous for armed resistance to the Cathy Freeman surrounded by
European settlers. world media and carrying the
Aboriginal and Australian flags
During the twentieth century, as social attitudes shifted and following her victory in the 400 m
interest in Indigenous culture increased, there were more final of the Sydney Olympics, 2000.
opportunities for Indigenous Australians to gain recognition.
Albert Namatjira became a painter, and actors such as David
Gulpilil, Ernie Dingo, and Deborah Mailman became well known.
Bands such as Yothu Yindi, and singers Christine Anu, Jessica
Mauboy and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, have combined
Indigenous musical styles and instruments with pop/rock,
gaining appreciation amongst non-Indigenous audiences.
Polymath David Unaipon is commemorated on the Australian
$50 note.
ABC footage and interviews of
While relatively few Indigenous Australians have been elected to Australians celebrating Freeman's
political office (Neville Bonner, Aden Ridgeway, Ken Wyatt, Nova Olympics win – many noting how it
Peris, Jacqui Lambie and Linda Burney remain the only brought the country together "as
Indigenous Australians to have been elected to the Australian one".
Federal Parliament), Aboriginal rights campaigner Sir Douglas
Nicholls was appointed Governor of the State of South Australia
in 1976, and many others have become famous through political activism – for instance, Charles
Perkins' involvement in the Freedom Ride of 1965 and subsequent work; or Torres Strait Islander
Eddie Mabo's part in the landmark native title decision that bears his name. The voices of Cape York
activists Noel Pearson and Jean Little, and academics Marcia Langton and Mick Dodson, today loom
large in national debates. Some Indigenous people who initially became famous in other spheres – for
instance, poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal – have used their celebrity to draw attention to Indigenous issues.
In health services, Kelvin Kong became the first Indigenous surgeon in 2006 and is an advocate of
Indigenous health issues.[340][341][342][343]
See also
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Aboriginal sites of New South Wales
Animal Management in Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities (AMMRIC)
Australian Aboriginal sacred sites
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian outback literature of the 20th century
Australo-Melanesian
Customary law in Australia
Indigenous Protected Area

IndigenousX, media platform for Indigenous Australians
List of Indigenous Australian firsts
List of laws concerning Indigenous Australians
NAIDOC Week
Repatriation and reburial of human remains
Slavery in Australia
Welcome to country
Notes
a. The use of the term Indigenous or Indigenous Australian is discouraged by many for being too
generic it is also incorrect as Indigenous merely refers to the first inhabitants of a land, whereas
Aboriginal refers to the first inhabitants who have a deep spiritual and cultural connection to the
land. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders generally prefer more specific terms for their unique
cultural origins or "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander". (AIATSIS 2015)
b. "Information adapted from Using the right words: appropriate terminology for Indigenous
Australian studies 1996 in Teaching the Teachers: Indigenous Australian Studies for Primary Pre-
Service Teacher Education. School of Teacher Education, University of New South Wales"
(Flinders Univ: Appropriate Terminology)
c. Rhys Jones:3,000-5,000, N. J. B. Plomley: 4,000–6,000, Henry Reynolds: 5,000–7,000, Colin
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[www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/stolen65.html Appendix 2 Victoria];
[www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/stolen66.html Appendix 3
Queensland]; Tasmania (https://web.archive.org/web/20000817181842/http://www.austlii.edu.au/a
u/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/stolen67.html);
[www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/stolen68.html Appendix 5 Western
Australia];
[www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/stolen69.html Appendix
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[www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/hreoc/stolen/stolen70.html
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i. In its submission to the Bringing Them Home report, the Victorian government stated that "despite
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served by keeping them in their own communities, the number of Aboriginal children forcibly
removed continued to increase, rising from 220 in 1973 to 350 in 1976" Bringing Them Home:
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contrast to other Australian states, Aboriginal authorities in Victoria did not systematically deny
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of Australia. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Indigenous Australians

First Peoples of Australia and First Australians are also

Distribution and growth

There are a number of appropriate terms to use when referring to

Terms "black" and "blackfella"

Aboriginal peoples of Australia are the various peoples

The broad term Aboriginal Australians includes many regional

The naming of peoples is complex and multi-layered, but a few

The Tasmanian Aboriginal population are thought to have first

Torres Strait Islanders

The Torres Strait Islander people possess a heritage and cultural

Several settlements of humans in Australia have been dated

The earliest anatomically modern human remains found in

Torres Strait Islands

Before European contact

lived near in Victoria. He saw

Along the northern coast of

Torres Strait Island people

settlement was only finally achieved at Darwin in 1869.

Australia was the exception to British imperial colonisation

British administrative control began in the Torres Strait Islands

Throughout most of the 19th and 20th centuries, Aboriginal and

During this time, many Aboriginal people were victims of slavery

Frontier Wars and Genocide

1871–1969: Stolen Generations

Early 20th century

Despite efforts to bar their enlistment, over 1,000 Indigenous

Hundreds of Indigenous Australians served in the Australian armed

Late 20th century

The landmark 1967 referendum called by Prime Minister Harold

In the controversial 1971 Gove land rights case, Justice Blackburn

In 1985, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru

Reconciliation between non-Indigenous and Indigenous Australians became a significant issue in

Emergency Response/Stronger Futures

Constitutional change proposed

Inclusion in the National Census

Indigenous Australians have been counted in every census albeit

A "Commonwealth working definition" for Indigenous

As there is no formal procedure for any community to record Aboriginal Australians as a

Distribution and growth

The 2006 Australian census showed growth in the Indigenous

population through migration; variation in census coverage and

Cross-cultural miscommunication can sometimes occur between Indigenous and non-Indigenous

Torres Strait Island languages

Within Aboriginal belief systems, a formative epoch known as

Torres Strait Islander

Torres Strait Islander peoples

Recent census figures

Aboriginal art has influenced many non-Indigenous artists, such

Music, dance and ceremony

Music and dance have formed an integral part of the social,

The various Aboriginal peoples developed unique musical

Indigenous musicians have been prominent in various

For Torres Strait Islander

There was no written form of the many languages

In the 20th century, David Unaipon (1872–1967),

Film and television

Recreation and sport

A team of Aboriginal cricketers from the Western District of