A proposed truth and reconciliation commission aims to uncover the legacy of Catholic-run schools accused of erasing ...

As indigenous people, we feel lost ... populace started to associate themselves with the French. "Today, in French Guiana, there is a movement for self-determination. We are striving to realize ...

Montet emphasized that after departmentalization in 1946, the Western way of life was introduced, and the French began to promote a model of life alien to the indigenous peoples. Schools began to ...

Culturally, French Guiana is a melting pot, blending influences from Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant communities and European settlers.