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Blackbirding descendants fight for Australian South Sea Islander recognition | ABC Australia

Subscribe ✅ and tap the notification bell 🔔 to be delivered Australian stories every day: http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe For Aunty Doris Leo, advancing the rights of Australian South Sea Islanders has been a lifelong labour. Now aged in her 80s, her work has taken on a renewed urgency to educate younger Australians about the nation’s shameful blackbirding era before her generation passes on. “Not a lot of people knew about the history of blackbirding days,” Aunty Doris said. This week marks 27 years since the Commonwealth Government formally recognised Australian South Sea Islanders (ASSI) as a distinct cultural group. Recognition was a turning point for South Sea Islander people, a community born out of the legalised slavery of Pacific Islanders from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands in a practice known as blackbirding. Ms Leo’s brother-in-law, Uncle Butch Leo remembered the meetings held at his family’s property in Nerimbera – just outside of Rockhampton. ___________________________________________ Web: http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   ___________________________________________ This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).