ðə tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt ˈaɪləndɚ pˈiːpəl ʌv pˈoːɹuːmə ɑːɹ ʌv mˌɛlənˈiːʒən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ænd lˈɪvd ɪn vˈɪlɪdʒ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl pˈætɚnz ʌv hˈʌntɪŋ, fˈɪʃɪŋ ænd tɹˈeɪd fɔːɹ mˈɛni θˈaʊzəndz ʌv jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ kˈɑːntækt wʌz mˌeɪd wɪððə fˈɜːst jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən vˈɪzɪɾɚz tə ðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
The Torres Strait Islander people of Poruma are of Melanesian origin and lived in village communities following traditional patterns of hunting, fishing and trade for many thousands of years before contact was made with the first European visitors to the region.