South Sea Islanders, formerly referred to as Kanakas, are the Australian descendants of Pacific Islanders from more than 80 islands – including the Oceanian archipelagoes of the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, the Gilbert Islands, and New Ireland – who were kidnapped or recruited between the mid to late 19th century as ...

2024年8月16日 · Australian South Sea Islanders are the Australian-born direct descendants of people who were brought (in the main) to Australia between 1863 and 1904 to work as indentured labourers in the primary industries.

2022年9月27日 · South Sea Islanders. A group of 67 South Sea Island labourers were brought to Brisbane in 1863 to work on a cotton plantation, but that industry soon became unviable. As sugar was proving to be a more successful crop, most South Sea Islanders were sent to work in the cane fields instead.

Today their descendants are a distinct cultural group and are referred to as the Australian South Sea Islander (ASSI) community. Many have a shared South Sea Islander and Indigenous Australian heritage.

Pacific or South Sea Islanders began to arrive in Australia, to Sydney and Hobart, as boats’ crews. 1788-1820s The Pacific frontier was the most important economic element of British colonialism in Australia.

2022年8月19日 · Many South Sea Islanders were repatriated upon Federation, but at least 1,600 stayed legally in Queensland, and another 1,000 melted into society. Now, it is thought that there are more than 20,000 descendants of South Sea Islanders in Queensland. Dates and history of the Queensland Labour Trade.

Australian South Sea Islander identity is shaped by strong family networks and deep community connections extending along the eastern coastline of Queensland and parts of New South Wales. Discover more about who Australian South Sea Islanders are and how they unite through recognition, identity, and future aspirations.

Many have a shared South Sea Islander and Indigenous Australian heritage. Members of the ASSI community include activist Faith Bandler (best known for her role in the 1967 Referendum campaign) and Bonita Mabo, wife of Eddie Mabo, as well …

2025年1月2日 · It's been 30 years since Australian South Sea Islanders were recognised as a distinct group, but an exhibition to mark the occasion comes amid accusations of the modern-day slavery of Pacific ...

Today’s Australian South Sea Islanders have a special place in Queensland’s cultural diversity and history. They are the descendants of South Sea Islanders brought to Queensland from 1863 to...