Kalina people
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The Kalina, also known as the Caribs or mainland Caribs and by several other names, are an Indigenous people native to the northern coastal areas of South America. Today, the Kalina live largely in vi
Kalina schoolchildren from Bigi Poika, Suriname, 2002.
Drawing of a Kaliʼna ritual.
Kaliʼna weapons and tools.
Kaliʼna man in Paris in 1892 holding a putu, or wooden club.
French Guiana
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French Guiana, also known by its French name Guyane, is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Surin
Kalina people
…to the northern coastal areas of South America. Today, the Kalina live largely in villages on the rivers and coasts of Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil. They speak a Cariban language known as Carib. They may be related to the Kalinago of the Caribbean, though their languages are unrelated…
View of Fort Cépérou Mount, Cayenne
View from Salvation Islands, Kourou
Following the Portuguese conquest of French Guiana in 1809, João Severiano Maciel da Costa served as its only governor until 1817.
French Guiana, c. 1930