Kanak in a sentence

And don’t miss the Tijibaou Cultural Centre, just outside Noumea, for a history of Kanak culture.

In the wake of the rejection, the Kanak population boycotted the referendum.

Kanak's lapse in judgment was emblematic of the Sooners' overarching struggle with discipline on both sides of the ball, something Venables harped on in his postgame news conference over the weekend.

But Azerbaijani flags have appeared on the t-shirts of Kanak independence supporters during the protests.

Even Kanak pro-independence leaders have urged such protestors to resist resorting to violence in favour of political discussions.

Macron last visited New Caledonia in July 2023, on a trip that was boycotted by Kanak representatives.

On Thursday, Macron made a whistle-stop visit and urged local leaders to use their clout to help quell the unrest that erupted May 13, sparked by proposed voting reforms contested by Indigenous Kanak people who have long sought independence from France.

The Kanak cause resonates widely in the Pacific bloc, which is stacked with former colonies now fiercely proud of their own hard-won sovereignty.

The National Council of Chiefs of the Indigenous Kanak people rejected allegations that the group was involved in the deadly violence.

The territory has long suffered from ethnic tensions and opposition to French rule by Kanak groups.

Under the 1998 Nouméa Accord, France agreed to hold three referendums on independence, and to restrict the vote only to those who were already resident (still a Kanak majority at that time).

It is intended to put an end to a battle between the largely pro-independence native Kanak inhabitants, and also the descendants of European settlers called”Caldoches”.

Women supporters for Independence hold the Kanak flag outside a voting station in the Rivière Salée district of Noumea, New Caledonia, October 4, 2020.

Customary authority The Kanak society has several layers of customary authority, from the 4,000-5,000 family-based clans to the eight customary areas (aires coutumières) that make up the territory.

Islamic Force (now KanAK) was founded in the 1980s as a way to give ethnic minorities in Germany a voice and is often recognized as the spark that started Oriental hip hop.

Islamic Force (now known as KanAK) is often recognized as the beginning of Turkish hip hop.

Kanak Bhawan is a temple gifted to Sita by her mother with her marriage to Rama, and only contains statues of Sita with her husband.

The 28 Kanak languages spoken in New Caledonia are part of the Oceanic group of the Austronesian family.