via BBC News, 07 March 2020: Video story from the BBC on the reconstructed prau to celebrate ancient trade links between the Makassans in Sulawesi and the Indigenous people of Australia.
Indigenous Australians had contact with Indonesian sailors long before the first European settlers arrived in Australia in the 18th Century.
The Muslim Makassans traded with the local Yolngu people as early as the 1500s, some experts believe.
Now the sea voyage has been recreated, aiming to help young Muslim Australians feel a better sense of belonging.
Source: Recreating the first Muslim voyages to Australia – BBC News
