Ethnic groups in Oceania Ethnic groups in Oceania Caldoche is the name given to European inhabitants of the French territory of New Caledonia. The formal name to refer to this particular population is Calédonien, short for the very formal Néo-Calédonien. Caldoche may also be used as a pejorative by outsiders, comparable to pied-noir. Another "white" demographic element (although they may well be Frenchmen of different ethnic backgrounds) in the colony is expatriates from metropolitan France who live there temporarily as functionaries. Caldoches are keen to differentiate themselves from these inhabitants, underlining their position as the permanent locals, referring to them as métros, short for métropolitains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caldoche"
(Europeans in Oceania) For detailed histories of each place see the articles: ...more on Wikipedia about "Europeans in Oceania"
Indo-Fijians are people born in Fiji, but are ethnically Indian. The constitution of Fiji defines "Indian" as anybody who can trace, through either the male or the female line, their ancestry back to anywhere on the South Asia. They are mostly descended by indentured labourers brought to the islands by Fiji's British colonial rulers between 1879 and 1916 to work on Fiji's sugar plantations. These were complemented by the later arrival of Gujarati and punjabi immigrants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indo-Fijian"
Kanak (formerly also Canaque) are the indigenous Melanesian inhabitants of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific. They comprise 45% of the total population of New Caledonia. The word is derived from kanaka maoli, a Hawaiian word which was at one time applied indiscriminately by European explorers, traders and missionaries in the region to any non-European Pacific islander. Prior to European contact there was no unified state in New Caledonia and no single self-appellation used to refer to its inhabitants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kanak"
The Kanakas were workers brought from the Pacific Islands as indentured servants to cover serious labor shortages in various European colonies, such as Fiji, Australia and British Columbia, Canada. Their recruitment sometimes involved kidnapping or blackbirding as the practice was known at the time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kanakas"
The Negritos include the Ati, the Aeta and at least 4 other tribes of the Philippines, the Semang of the Malay peninsula, and 12 Andamanese tribes of the Andaman Islands. The Malay term for them is orang asli, or original people. They are likely the indigenous people of south-east Asia, including New Guinea. Pygmy-sized, they are numerically and physically among the smallest as well as among the least-known of all living human races. ...more on Wikipedia about "Negrito"
The Australian label South Sea Islanders refers to the Australian descendants of people from the more than 80 islands in the Western Pacific: ...more on Wikipedia about "South Sea Islander" If you like you could tell us your opinion about http://www.shortopedia.com Ethnic_groups_in_Oceania
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