Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland

Miller, I; Youse, Z; Bickey, T; Haddow, E; Mate, G; Zubrzycka, A; Prangnell, J; Fairbairn, A; Robinson, H; Baumgartl, T; Flexner, JL

Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland

Miller, I Youse, Z Bickey, T Haddow, E Mate, G Zubrzycka, A Prangnell, J Fairbairn, A Robinson, H

Baumgartl, T Flexner, JL

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Citation:: Archaeology in Oceania, 2024, 59, (3), pp. 435-449
Issue Date:: 2024-10

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dc.contributor.author	Miller, I
dc.contributor.author	Youse, Z
dc.contributor.author	Bickey, T
dc.contributor.author	Haddow, E
dc.contributor.author	Mate, G
dc.contributor.author	Zubrzycka, A
dc.contributor.author	Prangnell, J
dc.contributor.author	Fairbairn, A
dc.contributor.author	Robinson, H https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0717-4639
dc.contributor.author	Baumgartl, T
dc.contributor.author	Flexner, JL
dc.date.accessioned	2024-11-01T00:33:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-11-01T00:33:03Z
dc.date.issued	2024-10
dc.identifier.citation	Archaeology in Oceania, 2024, 59, (3), pp. 435-449
dc.identifier.issn	0003-8121
dc.identifier.issn	1834-4453
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/181655
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>Australian South Sea Islanders are a distinctive cultural group comprising descendants of over 60000 labourers who came to Australia from Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and elsewhere in the Western Pacific between 1863 and 1904. “Blackbirded” labourers were commonly referred to as victims of a slave trade, though many also came voluntarily to work in the sugar plantations of northern New South Wales and Queensland. The advent of racist exclusionary immigration policies introduced from 1901 further forced South Sea Islanders to the margins of colonial society. Yet many Australian South Sea Islanders would argue their untold history speaks to resilience and overcoming adversity. Australian South Sea Islanders have a distinctive cultural heritage, including material culture, oral traditions embedded in the landscape and connections to places – from sugar mills to domestic sites – revealed archaeologically. This heritage must be approached sensitively given its association with sometimes difficult histories but is crucial to understanding the contributions of Australian South Sea Islanders to Australian society, contemporary communities and identities, and historical and social significance across multiple scales. Collaborative research with Australian South Sea Islanders pushes the boundaries of “community archaeology” by taking a slow approach to research, reframing ethnographic objects and cultural landscapes, and producing an archaeology that can include many voices.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Archaeology in Oceania
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dc.subject	2004 Linguistics, 2101 Archaeology
dc.subject.classification	Archaeology
dc.subject.classification	4301 Archaeology
dc.title	Developing a holistic and collaborative approach for the archaeology of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	59
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Provost/TD School
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ABSTRACTAustralian South Sea Islanders are a distinctive cultural group comprising descendants of over 60000 labourers who came to Australia from Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and elsewhere in the Western Pacific between 1863 and 1904. “Blackbirded” labourers were commonly referred to as victims of a slave trade, though many also came voluntarily to work in the sugar plantations of northern New South Wales and Queensland. The advent of racist exclusionary immigration policies introduced from 1901 further forced South Sea Islanders to the margins of colonial society. Yet many Australian South Sea Islanders would argue their untold history speaks to resilience and overcoming adversity. Australian South Sea Islanders have a distinctive cultural heritage, including material culture, oral traditions embedded in the landscape and connections to places – from sugar mills to domestic sites – revealed archaeologically. This heritage must be approached sensitively given its association with sometimes difficult histories but is crucial to understanding the contributions of Australian South Sea Islanders to Australian society, contemporary communities and identities, and historical and social significance across multiple scales. Collaborative research with Australian South Sea Islanders pushes the boundaries of “community archaeology” by taking a slow approach to research, reframing ethnographic objects and cultural landscapes, and producing an archaeology that can include many voices.

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