Today is Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Day. On this day in 1994 the Australian South Sea Island Community were formally recognised by the Federal Government as a ‘distinct cultural group’. We remember the over 60,000 Islanders who were blackbirded from over 80 Pacific Islands during a period of four decades from 1863–1904. The Australian South Sea Islanders community continues to prevail and thrive today.
Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Day
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