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The measure was aimed at giving greater representation to the Kanak population, who make up about 40% of the population.
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Ben Westcott, Fortune Asia, 23 May 2024
Starting in the 1970s, in the wake of a nickel boom that drew outsiders, tensions rose on the island, with various conflicts between Paris and Kanak independence movements.
—Gabriel Stargardter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Protests erupted last week following legislative changes that could reduce the voting power of the indigenous Kanak community.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Political tensions have simmered for years in the archipelago — pitting the island's largely pro-independence Indigenous Kanak communities against the mostly French inhabitants opposed to breaking away from France.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 15 May 2024
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Ben Westcott, Fortune Asia, 23 May 2024
Starting in the 1970s, in the wake of a nickel boom that drew outsiders, tensions rose on the island, with various conflicts between Paris and Kanak independence movements.
—Gabriel Stargardter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Protests erupted last week following legislative changes that could reduce the voting power of the indigenous Kanak community.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 21 May 2024
Political tensions have simmered for years in the archipelago — pitting the island's largely pro-independence Indigenous Kanak communities against the mostly French inhabitants opposed to breaking away from France.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 15 May 2024
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“Kanak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kanak. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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