Australia waxay leedahay saddex calan oo kala duwan, haddana saddexduba wada metealaan qaranka. Waana Calanka Qaranka Australia, Calanka Aboriginal-ka iyo Calanka Torres Strait Islander oo laga yaabo inaad aragto iyagoo isku meel ka wada babanaya. Dadka Aboriginal-ka iyo dadka Torres Strait Islander waa laba qoomiyadood oo kala duwan oo asal ahaan Australia ka soo jeeda, kuwaas oo leh taariikho, dhaqammo, luqado iyo calamo u gaar ah.
Key Points
- The Torres Strait Islander flag represents land, sea and people.
- The flag was designed in 1992 by Torres Strait Islander artist Uncle Bernard Namok Snr and is now one of Australia’s three national flags.
- Its green, blue, black and white design includes a dari (headdress) and a five-pointed star for the five island groups of the Torres Strait.
- For many the flag is a symbol of identity, pride and survival, now visible around the world.
- Where did the Torres Strait Islander Flag come from?
- What does the Torres Strait Islander Flag mean?
- What is it like growing up with the flag?
- Where do we see the flag?
- What does the flag symbolise for the next generation?
Where did the Torres Strait Islander Flag come from?
Jasiiradaha Torres Strait la isku yiraahdaa waa koox jasiirado ah oo ku yaalla inta u dhaxaysa cirifka Cape York ee gobolka Queensland iyo dalka Papua New Guinea. Jasiiradahani waa qayb ka mid ah Australia, waxaana deggan dadka Torres Strait Islander oo leh dhaqammo, taariikho iyo luqado u gaar ah.
Sannadkii 1992, guddiga Island Coordinating Council ayaa qabatay tartan loogu talagalay dadka Torres Strait Islander si loo naqshadeeyo calan bulsho. Naqshaddii ku guuleysatay waxaa sameeyay nin la oran jirey Uncle Bernard Namok oo ka soo jeeday jasiisadda Thursday Island.
Uncle Bernard wuxuu geeriyooday tartankaas wax yar kadib, kahor inta uusan arkin naqshaddiisa oo isu beddeshay astaan qaran oo muhiim ah. Wiilkiisa, Bernard Namok Junior, calanku wuxuu u yahay xiriir joogto ah oo uu la leeyahay aabbihii. Mar kasta oo uu arko, wuxuu dib u xusuustaa carruurnimadiisii iyo habeenadii uu daawan jiray aabbihii isagoo sawirro iyo naqshado samaynaya.
Midab kasta iyo astaanta kasta ee calanka ku jirta waxay u taagan tahay macne gaar ah. Cagaarku wuxuu u taagan yahay dhulka, buluuguna biyaha Torres Strait, halka madowna uu matalo dadka Torres Strait Islander. Walaxda midabka cad leh, waxay u taagan tahay kooyad-dhaqameed la yiraahdo“Dari” wuxuu astaan u yahay aqoonsiga dhaqanka Torres Strait Islander, halka xiddigta cad ee shanta gees leh ay matasho shanta kooxood ee waaweyn ee jasiiradaha Torres Strait.
In 1992, the Island Coordinating Council ran a competition for Torres Strait Islander people to design the community’s flag. The winning entry was by Uncle Bernard Namok from Thursday Island.
Uncle Bernard’s son, Bernard Namok Jnr, remembers watching his dad work on the flag at their kitchen table on Thursday Island, sketching designs at night for the competition.
Uncle Bernard didn’t live to see his design become the symbol of his people, passing away shortly after the competition ended. Bernard Jnr’s connection with his dad is kept alive by the flag, recalling those nights watching his dad draw.
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