Aboriginal status has been requested by Plains Aboriginals. Her family are from the Atayal tribe of indigenous Taiwanese aboriginals. Koalas were hunted for food by Aboriginals. Around years ago, Australoid peoples related to modern Australian Aboriginals and Melanesians colonised Central Java. In Oceania, circumcision is practiced by the Australian Aboriginals and Polynesians. Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander people are less affected. Taiwanese Aboriginals also lived on the western plains. Chinese Imperial records also claim that the Tanka were descendants of aboriginals. She stood with Aboriginals against Australian mining companies. South East Queensland was home to around 20,000 Aboriginals prior to British occupation. This long tradition of storytelling is evident in ancient cultures such as the Australian Aboriginals. He based his view on recent research regarding totemism among the Australian aboriginals. There are no statistics that show data for Whites or Aboriginals. Similar beliefs are found in present-day "stone age" cultures such as Australian aboriginals. Similar practices were followed by Aboriginals in Australia.