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Culture Summary: Kanak
Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published In 2019 • Pages:
By: Winslow, Donna.
Abstract
This is a culture summary of the Kanak people of New Caledonia. Information is presented on major aspects of Kanak culture.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Melanesia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard; 2018
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 1840-1998
- Coverage Place
- New Caledonia
- Notes
- Donna Winslow
- This culture summary is based on the article "Ajië" by Donna Winslow, in the Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. 2, Oceania, Terence E. Hays, ed. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co. 1991. The sections on Identification and Location, Demography, Linguistic Affiliation, Industrial, and Religious Belief were revised and/or expanded by Ian Skoggard in April, 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Kanaka (New Caledonian people)
- Ethnology--New Caledonia