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French Guiana

6 nations list French Guiana among their present-day countries.

Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.

6 nations

  1. Kaliña

    Also known as Kari'na

    Lands Coastal Suriname and French Guiana, with related communities in Guyana, Venezuela and Brazil

    In Suriname the Kari'na (Kaliña) live in many villages with their own village heads, including Christiaankondre and Langamankondre at Galibi in Marowijne district.

    Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS) (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  2. Lokono

    Also known as Arawak

    Lands Coastal and river villages of Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana

    Suriname's association of Indigenous village leaders lists the Lokono among the country's four major Indigenous peoples, with villages such as Washabo, Apoera and Alfonsdorp.

    Source: Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS) (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  3. Parikwene

    Also known as Palikur

    Lands The Urukauá River in the Uaçá basin of Amapá, Brazil, and Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock, Cayenne and the lower Oyapock in French Guiana

    Parikwene families have villages in both Brazil and French Guiana and travel across the border often to visit kin and to trade.

    Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Indigenous Peoples in Brazil (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  4. Teko

    Also known as Émerillon

    Lands Camopi on the Oyapock River and Cayodé on the upper Maroni, French Guiana

    France lists Teko, formerly called Émerillon, among French Guiana's six Amerindian languages recognized as languages of France.

    Source: Ministère de la Culture, Direction des affaires culturelles de Guyane (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  5. Wajãpi

    Also known as Wayãpi

    Lands Wajãpi Indigenous Land in Amapá, Brazil, and the middle and upper Oyapock River in French Guiana

    UNESCO lists the oral and graphic expressions of the Wajãpi, including the kusiwa graphic art, on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

    Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (opens in a new tab) Checked

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  6. Wayana

    Lands Upper Maroni River and its tributaries in French Guiana, the Tapanahony and Paloemeu rivers in Suriname, and the East Paru River in Pará, Brazil

    France recognizes Wayana as one of six Amerindian languages of French Guiana with the status of a language of France.

    Source: Ministère de la Culture, Direction des affaires culturelles de Guyane (opens in a new tab) Checked

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