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The tiny island nation formerly known as Nauru just officially changed its name to Naoero, reclaiming the indigenous identity European colonizers tried to erase. It's the latest country in a powerful 50-year movement of cultural reclamation sweeping the globe.
The world's smallest island republic is shedding its colonial past with a name that honors its native language. Nearly 10,000 citizens will vote to officially change Nauru back to Naoero, the name their ancestors used before foreign colonizers arrived.
The Pacific island nation of Nauru is voting to restore its original Indigenous name, Naoero, reversing more than a century of colonial mispronunciation. Nearly 10,000 citizens will decide whether to honor their heritage by changing the country's official name back to what their ancestors always called it.