colonialism

The main characters in "Blackbird", Solomon Islander siblings Rosa and Kiko. They were blackbirded to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland in the late 1800s. Photo: Supplied

Descendants of Solomons’ slaves looking forward to dual citizenship

Post by on June 21, 2017   Views: 6

The descendants of Solomon Islands’ slave labourers living in Fiji say they hope dual citizenship legislation being proposed in the Solomons will help them reconnect with long lost relatives. In the mid-nineteenth century more than 60,000 Pacific Islanders from Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Niue were coerced to work on canefields in Australia and Fiji through […]

Melanesia (20) ‡ , citizenship, colonialism, ,  ¶  post | , and modified on August 10th, 2019. Length: [383] words.

The cast of the film "Blackbird" Photo: Supplied

Blackbirding’s dark secrets revealed

Post by on July 20, 2016   Views: 15

Indira Stewart – indira.stewart@radionz.co.nz More than 150 years on, many descendants of the victims of blackbirders still don’t know about the dark history which brought around 60,000 Pacific Islanders to Australia. The short film “Blackbird” has been helping to raise awareness about Australia’s blackbirding history which saw mainly Melanesians kidnapped and sent to work on plantations […]

Uncategorized (29) ‡ , colonialism,  ¶  post | , and modified on August 10th, 2019. Length: [1072] words.