'They are all dead': for Indigenous people, Cook's voyage of 'discovery' was a ghostly visitation
- Written by Alison Page, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. You can see other stories in the series here and an interactive here.
On a recent trip to Cape York, I was privileged to sit with Kaurareg/Gudang Yadhaykenu...