Rachel Warcon is an Australian South Sea Islander and says she finds it astonishing most Australians are unaware of 'the basics' of this country's blackbirding history.
The 23-year-old grew up in Rockhampton but spent much of her time in Joskeleigh, a small community on the Capricorn Coast."It is a special place and it connects us to our people from back in Vanuatu," she said.
Ms Warcon's grandmother Daphne Florence Warcon nee Malamoo taught her to be a proud Australian South Sea Islander."I have an older brother who also had to go through exactly what I have been through, and all of my cousins as well," she said.Ms Warcon found the answers through her grandmother, Daphne Florence Warcon nee Malamoo.
"She connected us back to our culture, she played a very big role in it, and hopefully I can always do her proud and keep that running through our family."Ms Warcon's great-grandfather William Robert Warcon, a first generation Australian South Sea Islander, is buried in Ayr cemetery."He talked to us about it all. Even going back over to Vanuatu they tell you the stories of how it all happened," she said.
Rachel Warcon visited the beach at Wakon Village, Ambrym, where her great-great-grandfather was taken from.
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