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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: South Sea Islander (1179 words) |
 | These people were generally referred to as Kanakas, although many Islander descendants today regard the term as perjorative and an insulting reminder of their ancestors' exploitation at the hands of white planters. |
| Of the 62,000 South Sea Islanders recruited the majority were repatriated by the Australian Government in the period between 1906-08 under the Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901 ([1]), legislation related to the White Australia Policy. |
| Many of the South Sea Islanders have returned to their homelands to trace their families and have found that village live has not changed thus life is very hard and somewhat primitive. |
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