Torres Strait Islander History: Sport, Culture and Identity

该项目旨在调查体育作为了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小组，该项目挑战了澳大利亚历史上将海峡边缘化或将岛民与土著人民混为一谈的版本。该项目的预期成果包括：澳大利亚土著居民的历史更加细致入微，岛民体育的大量资源被遣返，岛民社区更多地参与历史创造进程。预期的好处包括从多方面促进和解和更好地了解我们独特而复杂的民族特性。

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.