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A member of the
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
, the Maohi are the original residents of what is now known as
French Polynesia
. This territory includes
Tahiti
and 117 other islands. The Maohi form the majority (70%) of the region's 190,000 inhabitants. They are thought to be related to the
Maori
of
New Zealand
. Arriving on the islands 2,300 years ago, their culture developed without much outside interference until the 19th century.
In 1842 France seized control of
Tahiti
from Queen Pomare IV, promising to bring "peace and civilisation" to the islands. In 1880, a
colony
was established and the islands have been a French possession ever since.
When
Algeria
won independence from France in 1960, French
nuclear testing
was moved to the Pacific. In 1963 the construction of the Centre d'Experimentation du Pacifique (CEP) was under way. In 1966 the first of 180
nuclear tests
was instigated.
Nuclear testing proved to be the penultimate contentious issue for the Maohi people in the latter half of the 20th century. Rising
cancer
rates and fears of
environmental disaster
highlighted the unfair nature of French rule in
French Polynesia
.
After a three year
moratorium
,
Jacques Chirac
ordered testing to resume in 1995. Luckily, France signed the
Treaty of Rarotonga
in 1996, in which France promised to permanently discontinue nuclear testing and make the Pacific a
nuclear-free zone
.
Nonetheless there are significant outstanding obstacles to Maohi self-determination. French Polynesia relies on aid from France for its economy, though most of the funds go into French colonial hands. The Maohi haven't been able to kickstart their own economy due to a policy of reliance which furthers French interests in the region.
Today the Maohi continue their struggle for
self-determination
and independence.
Sources:
http://www.unpo.org/member.php?arg=36
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Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
Tahiti
self-determination
Moriori
Maori
South Pacific
Sheri S. Tepper
Polynesia
French Polynesia
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