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Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre

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The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre (Centre culturel Tjibaou), on the narrow Tinu Peninsula, approximately 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. [1]

28 relations: Africa, Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture, Aluminium, Araucaria columnaris, Araucaria heterophylla, Australia, Boulari Bay, Coconut, Colocasia esculenta, France, French people, Italy, Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Kanak people, L'Express, Louver, Melanesia, Milicia excelsa, New Caledonia, Nouméa, Pacific Islands, Pacific Ocean, Politics of New Caledonia, Renzo Piano, Sierra Leone, Steel, Tanzania, Yam (vegetable).

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture

The Agency for the Development of Kanak Culture (Agence de développement de la culture kanak, ADCK), on New Caledonia is an administrative agency, established in 1989, to preserve and promote Kanak and Pacific Islands culture, art and heritage.

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Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Araucaria columnaris

Araucaria columnaris, the coral reef araucaria, Cook pine, New Caledonia pine, Cook araucaria, or columnar araucaria, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae.

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Araucaria heterophylla

Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a vascular plant in the ancient and now disjointly distributed conifer family Araucariaceae.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Boulari Bay

Boulari Bay or Baie de Boulari is a bay in southwestern New Caledonia.

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Coconut

The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos.

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Colocasia esculenta

Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant grown primarily for its edible corms, the root vegetables most commonly known as taro.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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French people

The French (Français) are a Latin European ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Jean-Marie Tjibaou

Jean-Marie Tjibaou (January 30, 1936 – May 4, 1989) was a leader of the Kanak independence movement and a politician in New Caledonia.

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Kanak people

Kanak (French spelling until 1984: Canaque) are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific.

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L'Express

L'Express is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris.

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Louver

A louver (American English) or louvre (British English) is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and direct sunshine.

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Melanesia

Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from New Guinea island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.

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Milicia excelsa

Milicia excelsa (commonly known as African teak, mvule or iroko) is a tree species from tropical Africa.

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New Caledonia

New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie)Previously known officially as the "Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies" (Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et dépendances), then simply as the "Territory of New Caledonia" (French: Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie), the official French name is now only Nouvelle-Calédonie (Organic Law of 19 March 1999, article 222 IV — see). The French courts often continue to use the appellation Territoire de la Nouvelle-Calédonie.

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Nouméa

Nouméa is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia.

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Pacific Islands

The Pacific Islands are the islands of the Pacific Ocean.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

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Politics of New Caledonia

New Caledonia is a French sui generis collectivity with a system of government based on parliamentarism and representative democracy.

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Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano, (born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect and engineer.

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Yam (vegetable)

Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marie_Tjibaou_Cultural_Centre

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