Resistance to this aggression tock the form of a nunber of revolts~ Since it losing its saver eignty, the Kanak people has always v igoroosly rejected the usurpation of its la1d and so,ereignty. Our eventful history is dotted with A/AC.109/P\7.1369 37 (Mr. Wamytanl important dates marking bloody struggles: 1855, 1878, with High Chief Atai, and 1917, with High Chief Noel: And since 1953, with the emancipation J10vement annng colonized people.s after the Second World War; the struggle has continued within the institutions of the Territory, for it was then that the Kanak people began to nake effective use of the right to vote. Throoghout the past 30 years, the policy of the French colonial Government has been to strengthen the institutional links with France~ despite the fact that the Kanak people had opted for emancipa tlon and freedom. To oppose the colonial Power's attempts at integration and to ensure its own survival, the Kanak people organized itself and pre,,, ided itself with ell instrument: the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FINKS)~ the 1 ibera tion m01ement and the sole legi tinate representative of the Kanak people. The aim of FINKS is independence and th"e struggle against colonialism: In 1984, to oppose the s tatw that Georges Lemoine, the Socialist Minister for overseas Departments and Territories, sought to impose on the Territory, it organized an active boycott of the elections. After the Fabius-Pisani status arrangement, to which FINKS had agreed, we again had to fight the policy of negati~ the Kanak people, pursued by the then Minister, Bernard Pons, of the Rassenblement pour la Republique (RPR) Government of Jao:iues Cllirac. That policy lamentably led to the tragic events of May 1988 at Ouvea, with the killing of 19 FINKS mllitants and the imprisonment in France of 30 other individuals. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a historical account of the struggles of the Kanak people against colonialism and their fight for independence. The language used is formal and academic, suggesting a scholarly or official context. The text highlights key dates and events in the history of the Kanak people, including revolts, boycotts, and violent conflicts. The main theme is the struggle for self-determination and independence, rather than a specific economic or social issue.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture