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00:00With the Kanak flag wafting through the wind, these pro-independence activists hold their
00:06fists high.
00:08For months, members of the CCAT have been demanding the independence of New Caledonia
00:12from France.
00:13They say they won't give up.
00:17Our demands have taken on this scope because blood has been spilled.
00:23And to pay tribute to the people, to the youths who died, we're going to hoist the flag,
00:29the flag of liberty, this one.
00:31The objective is liberty in its fullest form.
00:33It's freedom for our children.
00:37Since May, the political crisis has left over a dozen dead, including two police officers.
00:43There have also been widespread damages.
00:45Thousands were brought in for questioning.
00:48The leaders of the CCAT were arrested.
00:50Some activists admit things may have gone too far.
00:54We take responsibility for things because it's our youth.
00:58And because when your child does something wrong, you don't kick them out.
01:01So we take responsibility for that.
01:02But the real responsible party is the French state.
01:06It's the loyalists.
01:07It's those that didn't listen to the thousands of protesters.
01:11The CCAT independentists say they're as determined as ever to fight for sovereignty.
01:16But just a few metres away from their outpost, there are also loyalists.
01:20They too have set up camp.
01:22Here it is the French flag that flies high.
01:25Many have lived in New Caledonia for decades.
01:27They say they fear for their homes and property.
01:30And they say they don't see how the political crisis can be resolved.
01:36I'm worried because I don't see how we can come to an agreement.
01:40It's not possible with the CCAT and others.
01:43I'm not saying living together doesn't work anymore, but we're in a bad state.
01:48The CCAT are not the sole independentists.
01:50There are also others who call themselves more moderate.
01:53They feel a peaceful compromise is possible.
01:57We've plunged New Caledonia into a situation that could be dramatic.
02:01Peace is built through dialogue and discussions.
02:04Thousands of police officers have been sent to the islands since fighting broke out in
02:08May.
02:09A night-time curfew remains in place.
02:10And the new government is expected to meet with loyalists and independentists by the
02:15end of September.