EditorialA line of voters for a referendum on independence, boycotted by many Indigenous Kanaks, in Noum?a, New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific, Dec. 12, 2021. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople wait to vote in a referendum for independence of New Caledonia, a tiny scattering of islands in the South Pacific that are part of France, in Noum?a, New Caledonia, Dec. 12, 2021. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)