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My understanding is that- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander refers to people who are accepted as they are by the community in which they live. They have their own cultural beliefs which enables them to have a very strong blood relationship with their own kinship related families. They give significance to land, water and sea. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are different from other cultural groups they have beliefs and values, that are different from non- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Culture and History of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture-
-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are called by Aborigines because they were living on their own lands when the settlers from elsewhere came and

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