1/200 S2E79 - Kanaky Self Determination and Independence

We speak with Joe Xulue about the history of Kanaky (New Caledonia) and the context for the current crisis caused by France’s National Assembly passing a bill that removed electoral restrictions protecting the demographic status of the nation’s indigenous Kanaky people on May 14 2024.Joe’s explainer in the SpinOffThis episode’s co-hostsJoe, Josephine, KyleTimestamps0:00 Introductions2:40 What’s Happening in Kanaky6:19 The Missing Voices of Discourse8:42 Independance vs Decolonization 11:44 A Brief History of Kanaky17:01 The 80s Protest Movements24:52 Resources and Wealth Disparity29:43 Failed Promises of the Accord34:41 Three Referendums and a Settler Majority47:35 Latest Referendum and a Common Destiny52:22 Double Standard of Violence59:42 The Relationships of the Pacific1:06:59 Going Forward1:11:48 ClosingsIntro/Outro by The Prophet MotiveSupport us here: https://www.patreon.com/1of200