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New Caledonia's main tertiary education institution is the University of New Caledonia (Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), which was founded in 1993 and comes under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. It is based in Nouméa and offers a range of vocational, Bachelor, MA, and PhD programs and courses.
Cultural organizations based in New Caledonia (3 C) R. Religion in New Caledonia (5 C, 7 P) S. Sport in New Caledonia (16 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Culture of New ...
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.
The earliest traces of human settlement in New Caledonia go back to the Lapita culture, about 3000 BP, i.e. 1000 BCE. [2] [3] In addition, Polynesian seafarers have intermarried with the Kanaks over the last centuries. [4] [5] New Caledonia was annexed to France in 1853, and became an overseas territory of France in 1956. An independence ...
Culture of New Caledonia (11 C, 9 P) E. Economy of New Caledonia (5 C, 5 P) ... Pages in category "New Caledonia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of ...
The culture of Guam is a reflection of traditional Chamoru customs in combination with American, Spanish and Mexican traditions. [41] Post-European-contact Chamoru Guamanian culture is a combination of American, Spanish, Filipino, other Micronesian Islander and Mexican traditions. Few indigenous pre-Hispanic customs remained following Spanish ...
The city maintains much of New Caledonia's unique mix of French and old Melanesian culture. Even today the United States wartime military influence lingers, both with the warmth that many New Caledonian people feel towards the United States after experiencing the relative friendliness of American soldiers [ citation needed ] and also with the ...
The following category is for cultural festivals in New Caledonia, including folk festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, food festivals, and other sorts. Pages in category "Cultural festivals in New Caledonia"