"For the past eight years, he has led a project that aims to revive traditional boat making in New Caledonia, a territory of France in the Pacific ocean. Dozens of canoes have been built in an initiative designed to reconnect Indigenous Kanak people with their maritime heritage. Tikoure says the boats also help the start of conversation around ocean rights and environmental policies."
"In October in Lifou island, a double-hulled canoe was pushed into the lagoon - a small act that marked a deeply symbolic moment. It was the first launch of a traditional canoe on Lifou in generations, an event that brought together the island's three chiefly clans in a rare show of unity. Activist and sailor Aile Tikoure was behind the launch. For the past eight years, he has led a project that aims to revive traditional boat making in New Caledonia,"
In October on Lifou island a double-hulled canoe was launched into the lagoon, the first traditional canoe launch on Lifou in generations and a unifying event for the island's three chiefly clans. Activist and sailor Aile Tikoure led the initiative. For eight years he has directed a project to revive traditional boat-making in New Caledonia, producing dozens of canoes to reconnect Indigenous Kanak people with maritime heritage. The canoes promote conversations about ocean rights and environmental policy. Tikoure met France's president in July to call for marine policies shaped with Indigenous communities. The revival responds to traditions disrupted by colonisation and missionaries.
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