Nathan Jawai

Birth Name: Nathan Leon Jawai

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales Australia

Date of Birth: 10 October 1986

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Curly Black

Ethnicity: Torres Strait Islander

Family info: Nathan Jawai is a 6’10 Professional basketball player of Torres Strait Islander descent. In regards to his ethnic background he stated:

There are two types of culture that qualify as indigenous. There’s aboriginal and then there’s Torres Strait. I’m from Torres Strait but we are all classed as one indigenous people.

Torres Strait Islands are a cluster of islands located in between the Cape York Peninsula, Australia and New Guinea.

Source:

http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/jawai_073108.html

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