Editing Cocos (Keeling) Islands (section)

===Indigenous status===
Descendants of the Cocos Malays brought to the islands from the [[Malay Peninsula]], the [[List of islands of Indonesia|Indonesian archipelago]], [[Southern Africa]] and [[New Guinea]] by Hare and by Clunies-Ross as [[Indentured servitude|indentured workers]], [[Slavery|slaves]] or [[convict]]s are {{as of|lc=yes|2019}} seeking recognition from the [[Government of Australia|Australian government]] to be acknowledged as [[Indigenous Australians]].<ref>{{cite web|website=The Conversation|url=https://theconversation.com/a-group-of-southeast-asian-descendants-wants-to-be-recognised-as-indigenous-australians-98186|title=A group of Southeast Asian descendants wants to be recognised as Indigenous Australians|date=25 June 2018|first1=Nicholas|last1=Herriman|first2=David R.M.|last2=Irving|first3=Greg|last3=Acciaioli|first4=Monika|last4=Winarnita|first5=Trixie Tangit|last5=Kinajil|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726020326/https://theconversation.com/a-group-of-southeast-asian-descendants-wants-to-be-recognised-as-indigenous-australians-98186|archive-date=26 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>