Kanaka (Pacific Island worker)
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kanaka-pacific-island-worker-202-81167
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Kanaka (Pacific Island worker)
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Kanakas were workers from various Pacific Islands employed in British colonies, such as British Columbia (Canada), Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland (Australia) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They also worked in California and Chile. "Kanaka" originally referred only to Native Hawaiians, from their own name for themselves, kānaka ʻōiwi or kānaka maoli, kānaka meaning "man" in the Hawaiian language. In the Americas in particular, native Hawaiians were the maj
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1800s–1900s Pacific Islander employed in British colonies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanaka_(Pacific_Island_worker)
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2024-03-11T23:56:43Z
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