Moluccans
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Moluccans are the Melanesian-Austronesian ethnic groups indigenous to the Maluku Islands. The region was historically known as the Spice Islands, and today consists of two Indonesian provinces of Malu
Moluccan men performing the traditional Cakalele dance, carrying the parang salawaku (Maluku sword and shield)
Sukarno dancing with Moluccan people, 1958
Dutch people
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The Dutch are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common ancestry and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worl
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…with the exception of some areas where languages belonging to the West Papuan language group are still prevalent. Later added to this were several Dutch, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabian and English influences, due to colonization, intermarriage with foreign traders during the Silk-route era and…
The conversion of the Frankish king Clovis to Christianity would have great significance in helping shape the identity of the future Dutch people.
The Egmond Gospels contains the oldest known depiction of Dutch individuals, the count Dirk II of Holland and his wife Hildegard of Flanders.
The Act of Abjuration, signed on 26 July 1581, was the formal declaration of independence of the Dutch Low Countries.
Dutch people celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 7 May 1945