Torres Strait Islander History: Sport, Culture and Identity

该项目旨在研究体育作为理解托雷斯海峡岛民文化、身份和历史的一种手段。通过以社区为中心的方法，以及包括托雷斯海峡岛民在内的项目团队，该项目挑战了澳大利亚历史中边缘化海峡或将岛民与土著人混为一谈的版本。该项目的预期成果包括更细致入微的澳大利亚土著历史，大量关于岛民体育的遣返资源，以及岛民社区在历史创造过程中的更多参与。预期的好处包括对和解和更好地了解我们独特和复杂的民族特性作出多方面的贡献。

This project aims to investigate sport as a means of understanding the cultures, identities and history of Torres Strait Islanders. Through a community-centred approach, and a project team including Torres Strait Islanders, the project challenges versions of Australian history that marginalise the Strait or conflate Islanders with Aboriginal people. Expected outcomes of this project include a more nuanced history of Indigenous Australia, a significant body of repatriated resources on Islander sport and increased involvement of Islander communities in the history-making process. Anticipated benefits include a multifaceted contribution to reconciliation and better understanding of our unique and complex national identity.