The Bounty descendants whose Pacific island world carries the most romantic origin story in the history of the British Empire.
Norfolk Islanders — the community of Norfolk Island, the small volcanic island rising from the South Pacific between Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia whose extraordinary population of Pitcairn Islander descendants, themselves the children of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions who settled Pitcairn Island in 1790 and were relocated to Norfolk Island in 1856, carry in their DNA and their culture the most romantically improbable origin story in the entire history of the Pacific world, the Fletcher Christian mutiny against Captain Bligh having set in motion a chain of events whose human consequences — a community of English sailors and Tahitian women building a new civilization on one of the most remote islands on earth — produced a people of genuinely unique cultural heritage whose Norf'k language, a creole of eighteenth-century English and Tahitian that exists nowhere else on earth, is the living daily expression of that extraordinary founding encounter. The Norfolk Island community — whose connection to Australia deepened through the island's incorporation into the Australian federal system and whose members who have settled on the mainland carry with them the Pitcairn-Tahitian-English cultural synthesis of their ancestors, the pride of descent from one of history's most famous maritime dramas, and the island identity of a people whose small community has maintained across nearly two centuries on Norfolk a distinct language, a distinct culture, and a fierce attachment to their island home — represents one of the Pacific world's most singular and cherished human stories. This interactive sweatshirt connects you to that legendary legacy with a QR code linking to the full story.
HERITAG is a purpose-driven brand that celebrates cultural diversity and awareness. Wear and share your social identity and cultural heritage with a unique collection of interactive sweatshirts that carry flags of aboriginal Australian people. Create informative and fun moments by inviting people to scan the visible QR code and learn about the diverse Australia population.
Making products on demand instead of in bulk also helps reduce overproduction, and this quality sweatshirt is made especially for you as soon as you place an order.
Few more things to know about this sweatshirt: • Scannable QR code printed on the back for an interactive and fun experience • Designed to educate about a nation's proud history milestones and rich culture • Custom print-on-demand • 50% cotton, 50% polyester • Regular fit, sturdy and warm, pre-shrunk soft-feel fabric • Double-needle stitched spandex collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem
