▁Province , ▁Turkey . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Ant al ya ▁Province ▁Category : El mal ı ▁District ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Turkey <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁an ▁Australian ▁context , ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island ers ▁refers ▁to ▁Australian ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Island ers ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Se as including ▁the ▁Mel anes ian ▁arch ip el ago es ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands , ▁New ▁C aled onia ▁and ▁Van u at uw ho ▁were ▁kid n apped ▁or ▁rec ru ited ▁between ▁the ▁mid ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁as ▁labour ers ▁in ▁the ▁sugar c ane ▁fields ▁of ▁Queensland . ▁Some ▁were ▁kid n apped ▁or ▁trick ed ▁( or ▁" black bird ed ") ▁into ▁long - term ▁indent ured ▁service . ▁At ▁its ▁height , ▁the ▁rec ruit ing ▁account ed ▁for ▁over ▁half ▁the ▁adult ▁male ▁population ▁of ▁some ▁islands . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁kid n apped ▁or ▁“ black bird ed ”. ▁ ▁These ▁people ▁were ▁generally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Kan ak as , ▁which ▁means ▁" man ", ▁although ▁many ▁Island er ▁descend ants ▁now ▁regard ▁the ▁term ▁as ▁pe jor ative ▁and ▁an ▁ins ult ing ▁rem inder ▁of ▁their ▁ancest ors ' ▁explo itation ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁white ▁plan ters . ▁ ▁With ▁time , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁inter mar riage , ▁many ▁Australian ▁South ▁Sea ▁Island