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Caledonians are a unique blend of French, Kanak, Polynesian and Asian people
living side by side and blending together to create a culture like no other.
The population breaks down as follows:
Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%.
The
French of New Caledonia mainly live in Noumea and their influence can be seen
in the architecture, food and shops. Those
Whites who have lived in New Caledonia for several generations are locally
known as "Caldoches". There is also a significant contingent of
people that arrive from France to work for a year or two and others that have
come to retire. Outside Noumea the indigenous
Melanesian people of New Caledonia the Kanaks still live their culture.
Kanaks live in all areas of New Caledonia and there culture has changed somewhat, since French rule has imposed it's culture. This is more evident in Noumea but Kanak culture has been preserved well outside Noumea, especially in the Loyalty Islands. These islands were deemed unsuitable for intensive colonisation, so they were constituted as native reservations, a status that established the archipelago's history for evermore. This special status allowed the Loyalty islanders to live a traditional Kanak lifestyle where customary organisation remains very strong, and continues to govern daily life.
From about the 11th century CE, Polynesians also arrived and mixed with the populations of the archipelago. They introduced their survival skills and art to the Melanesians.
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