Saibai Corpus

Carrying island stories, wherever the journey leads

As rising seas threaten homes, sacred sites, and connection to country, this living archive holds space for memory, identity, and belonging. Every scrap of Saibai—language, story, place, and kin—has been gathered and collated into one site, with multiple ways to explore: a timeline, an audio archive, maps, and more.

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Wax Cylinders

During the 1898 Alfred Cort Haddon Expedition, Haddon, Ray, and Jack were on Saibai Island from 22 to 25 October and recorded a series of wax cylinders.

Na puidam purda

Wap (singer, male)

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Maduba na puidam

Gemetu (singer, male)

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Mawa na puidam

Kinaur (singer, male)

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Mawau na puidam

Gemetu (singer, male)

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Nau poida

Aimab (singer, male)

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About Saibai

Jack Assaii (speaker, male)

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Learn KKY

PART 01 - Oral history podcast

Jeffrey Aniba Waia

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PART 02 - Oral history podcast

Jeffrey Aniba Waia

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PART 03 - Oral history podcast

Jeffrey Aniba Waia

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Saibai Corpus acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country, and recognises their enduring connection to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to the Koeybuway and Moegibuway peoples of Saibai Island, whose rich storytelling traditions we seek to honour and help preserve.