Kanakas were employed as cane cutters in north Queensland. They were considered cheap labour, and were not treated at all well.
Aborigians or Indigenous Australians have been on that continent at least 40,000 years and that is even before the continent was discovered by Dutch explorers in 17th century and that is even before British came to Australia in late 18th century. The real question should be; "WHEN" DID ABORIGIANS CAME TO AUSTRALIA?
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The kanakas were brought to Australia, especially Queensland, to work in the sugar cane industry.
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the kanakas are are very remotely located group of people who live in the most remote parts of the pacific islands/ pacific location unknown.
the kanakas are are very remotely located group of people who live in the most remote parts of the pacific islands/ pacific location unknown.
Kanakas Diving for Money - Honolulu No- 2 1898 was released on: USA: June 1898
Kanakas Diving for Money - Honolulu No- 1 1898 was released on: USA: June 1898
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They worked mainly in the cane fields.
The Kanakas came from various Pacific Islands, mostly recruited from the Solomon Islands and New Hebrides (Vanuatu), though others were taken from the Loyalty Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati and Tuvalu.
It was the Kanakas who were brought in from South Pacific islands to be used as slave labour for Queensland cane growers in the late 1800s. The Germans had nothing to do with this practice, being largely concentrated in southern Australia.
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The term "Kanakas" historically refers to indigenous Hawaiian people and, more broadly, to Pacific Islanders, especially those of Polynesian descent. In the context of a state census, it may be used as a classification for individuals of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander ancestry. However, its use can be controversial and is often viewed as outdated or pejorative. Modern censuses typically use more respectful and accurate terms to describe these populations.