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Ataï

d. 1878 · 19th century

Ataï was a Kanak high chief from the region of La Foa in New Caledonia who led the great revolt of 1878 against French colonial land seizures. The rising killed more than 100 settlers and soldiers, and French forces with Kanak auxiliaries suppressed it harshly. Ataï was killed in September 1878 and his head was sent to Paris; it was returned to New Caledonia in 2014.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ataï. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/atai
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