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The Kanaks (French spelling until 1984: Canaque) are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific.Kanak peoples traditionally speak diverse Austronesian languages that belong to the New Caledonian branch of Oceanic.
The Kanak people, part of the ethnic Melanesian group, are indigenous to New Caledonia. [110] Their social organization is traditionally based on clans , which identify as either "land" or "sea" clans, depending on their original location and the occupation of their ancestors. [ 110 ]
The forty native languages of New Caledonia form two branches of the Southern Oceanic languages, part of the Austronesian family; West Uvean is Polynesian. Their speakers are known as Kanaks. The most important are: Drehu, Nengone, Paicî, Ajië, and Xârâcùù. People living around Nouméa prior to French settlement spoke Ndrumbea. [3]
Kanaka workers on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland, late 19th century Loyalty Islanders employed as sailors on the New Caledonian coast. Kanakas were workers (a mix of voluntary and involuntary) from various Pacific Islands employed in British colonies, such as British Columbia (Canada), Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Queensland (Australia) in the 19th and early ...
Opponents of the reforms say expanding voter lists that have not been updated since 1998 would benefit pro-France politicians in New Caledonia and further marginalize the indigenous Kanak people ...
It is difficult to gauge the total Caledonian population in New Caledonia today, since the most recent census in 2009 only distinguishes those of European descent (71,721 people, or 29.2% of the total population) from those of mixed origin or 'several communities' (20,398 people or 8.31%), Indonesians (5003 people, 2.5%), Vietnamese people ...
Population of New Caledonia according to ethnic group 1963-2019; Ethnic group census 1963 census 1969 census 1976 census 1983 census 1989 census 1996 census 2009 census
The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre (French: Centre culturel Tjibaou), on the narrow Tinu Peninsula, approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the historic centre of Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, celebrates the vernacular Kanak culture, the indigenous culture of New Caledonia, amidst much political controversy over the independent status sought by some Kanaks from French rule.