Present-day country
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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