Blackbirding

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Authors: Eleanor Ridge
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Abstract

On Chief's Day 2015 Chief Gabriel tells the history of men who were kidnapped from Sameo village and taken to work on a plantation in Queensland after shooting a white sailor. This is a miscellaneous story. This item is about the following topics: History; Blackbirding; Cannibalism. This was recorded in Sameo. The setting for this recording was outside the nakamal. This item has been transcribed, spell-checked, translated into Bislama and English, and has morpheme-level interlinear glossing.. Language as given: Vatlongos

Fields of Study & Subjects

Australian Indigenous Culture and History Language and Culture Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
OLAC - Open Language Archives Community
Publication date
26 February 2026
Language
EN