Overseas territories and their intangible cultural heritage
To know the specificities and competences of each ultramarine territory in the management of intangible cultural heritage as well as the elements inscribed in the national inventory and on the lists of Unesco.
Saint-Barthélemy
Saint-Barthélemy is an overseas community. The state services are grouped together in the prefecture of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, located in Saint-Martin.
The community has a number of cultural responsibilities defined by the Social and Cultural Economic Council. The promoters of projects to enhance and safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of Saint-Barthélemy can draw on the expertise and support of the Directorate of Cultural Affairs of Guadeloupe, a decentralized service of the Ministry of Culture in the region.
No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Saint-Barthélemy has been inscribed in the national inventory so far.
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No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Saint-Barthélemy has been inscribed on UNESCO’s lists so far.
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For any request cPolicy and territorial actions
Economic, Social and Cultural Council
Community of Saint-Barthélemy
Hotel de la Collectivité La Pointe Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy
cesc@comstbarth.fr
05 90 29 10 43
Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC) - Guadeloupe
28 rue Perrinon 97100 BASSE-TERRE
guadeloupe@culture.gouv.fr
05 90 41 14 66
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Saint-Martin
Saint-Martin is an overseas community. The Youth, Sports, Culture and Community Life Directorate can support projects around the Saint-Martin ICP. The promoters of projects for the enhancement and safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage of Saint-Martin can also call on the expertise and support of the DAC of Guadeloupe which retains all competence in cultural matters in relation to the delegated prefecture.
No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Saint Martin has been inscribed in the national inventory.
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No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Saint Martin has been inscribed on the UNESCO lists.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Direction jeunesse, sports, culture et vie associative
Community of Saint-Martin
0590 29 59 12
Cultural Affairs Directorate (DAC) - Guadeloupe
28 rue Perrinon 97100 BASSE-TERRE
guadeloupe@culture.gouv.fr
05 90 41 14 66
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Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an overseas region and department and is one of the outermost regions of the European Union.
Responsibility for cultural matters is exercised by local and regional authorities and the State, while respecting the cultural rights set out in the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The local authorities, the region, the department, as well as the municipalities and to a lesser extent the intercommunalities, are engaged in culture and support in particular the safeguarding of the cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Directorate of Guadeloupe has as its main strategic axis knowledge, protection and enhancement of cultural heritage of the region. Its expertise and support can thus be requested in terms of safeguarding the ICP.
Guadeloupe is an associate member of the Association of Caribbean States and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, which promote economic, social and cultural relations between the territories bordering the Caribbean Sea.
- Gwoka: music, songs, dances and cultural practice representative of Guadeloupe’s identity, registered in 2012
Gwoka is practiced by all ethnic and religious groups in Guadeloupean society. It combines responsorial singing in Guadeloupean Creole, the rhythms played with ka drums and dance. - The buladjel, registered in 2013
Bouladjel is a traditional musical expression unique to Guadeloupe that is part of the gwoka system. It consists of a polyrhythmic superposition of percussive vocalizations (throat sounds on onomatopoeias and gasps) and hand beats performed by men to accompany some traditional songs, especially those of the funeral vigils of continental Guadeloupe. - Carnival in kabwet at Marie-Galante, registered in 2014
Every year, on the Sunday preceding Mardi Gras, nearly 30 decorated wagons, drawn by a pair of oxen, parade along a 22 km route through the countryside and the village of the town of Saint-Louis de Marie-Galante, located in the north of the island.
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- Gwoka: music, songs, dances and cultural practices representative of Guadeloupe’s cultural identity.
Gwoka was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2014
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC) - Guadeloupe
28 rue Perrinon 97100 BASSE-TERRE
guadeloupe@culture.gouv.fr
05 90 41 14 66
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Guyana
Guyana is a territorial collectivity and is one of the outermost regions of the European Union.
Responsibility for cultural matters is exercised jointly by local and regional authorities and the State with due regard for the cultural rights set out in the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The territorial collectivity of Guyana and the municipalities are committed to culture and support in particular the safeguarding of cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Directorate of Guyana is the decentralized department of the Ministry of Culture. It is responsible for the implementation of cultural policies defined by the government. Promoters of CIP enhancement and safeguard projects in French Guiana can draw on the expertise and support of the DAC.
- The ritual of maraké, registered in 2011
Initiation and alliance ritual specific to the wayana-apalai Native American communities of the Amazon - Aluku traditions of danced music and speaking in music, registered in 2017
Since the aluku society was created around 1757, it can be assumed that a culture specific to this group, mixed with multiple African roots, is developing. With the Alukus, music is everywhere. - The carnival of Guyana with the Touloulou ball dressed-masked, registered in 2017
Carnival is a flagship and popular event in the cultural calendar of Guyana. This festive event begins on the first Sunday following the Epiphany until Ash Wednesday.
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No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Guyana has been inscribed on the UNESCO lists.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Cultural Affairs Directorate (DAC) - Guyana
4 Pue du Vieux Port 97321 CAYENNE
guyane@culture.gouv.fr
+33 5 94 25 54 00
The Meeting
Réunion is an overseas region and department and is one of the outermost regions of the European Union.
The local authorities, the region, the department, as well as the municipalities and to a lesser extent the intercommunalities, are engaged in culture and support in particular the safeguarding of the cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Directorate of La Réunion implements the guidelines of the Ministry of Culture. Its expertise and support can thus be requested in terms of safeguarding the ICP.
- The maloya: music, singing and dancing of Reunion Island, registered in 2009.
Brought by slaves from East Africa or Madagascar, it was creolized on sugar plantations during the Engagisme period. Long linked to ceremonies of homage to ancestors, on plantations and in the boxes of agricultural and sugar factory workers, it conquered the public space from the 1970s. - The traditional tale of Reunion/ Rakontaz zistoir la Renion, registered in 2017.
The rakontaz zistoir is a form of the practice of tales and legends specific to the island of Reunion, in connection with its settlement from the end of the seventeenth century by arrivals of various statuses and various geographical origins, who created and used the Creole language. - Vacoa basketry at Réunion/ Vacoa braid, registered in 2017.
The braiding of vacoa in Reunion Island is a know-how that borrows its characteristics from different cultural areas (French, African, Malagasy, Comorian and Asian, among others). It is practised throughout the island with a concentration on the South-East coastal strip, where the plant has long been used as windbreaks, especially to protect vanilla plantations. - The know-how and practice of the simple at the Meeting, registered in 2018.
The know-how and practices of tizane represent, in Reunion and in the islands of the south-west of the Indian Ocean (Madagascar, Comoros archipelago, Mauritius, Rodrigues Island and Seychelles), a common heritage derived from the knowledge reported by populations from Africa, Asia, China, France, India and Madagascar during successive colonial migratory waves.
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- Le Maloya
Maloya was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at UNESCO in 2009.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC) - The Meeting
23 Labourdonnais Street - CS 71045 - 97404 Saint-Denis cedex
la-reunion@culture.gouv.fr
+262 (0)2 62 21 91 71
Regional Council of La Réunion
Regional Inventory Service
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Martinique
Martinique is a territorial collectivity.
Responsibility for cultural matters is exercised by local and regional authorities and the State, while respecting the cultural rights set out in the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The territorial collectivity of Martinique and the municipalities are committed to culture and support in particular the safeguarding of cultural heritage. The Cultural Affairs Directorate of Martinique is responsible for the implementation of cultural policies defined by the government. Promoters of projects for the enhancement and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Martinique can call on the expertise and support of the DAC.
Martinique is one of the outermost regions of the European Union. It is an associate member of the Association of Caribbean States and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States which promote economic, social and cultural relations between the territories bordering the Caribbean Sea.
- The round yolk of Martinique, registered in 2017
The yole regattas go beyond the event dimension: «It’s a matter of an entire people», said Aimé Césaire. In general, the history of the Martinique yole is linked to the Martinique community and the naval history of Martinique.
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No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Martinique has been inscribed on the UNESCO lists.
The Yole Ronde de la Martinique’s application for the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity was submitted to the Living Heritage Entity in March 2019.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Cultural Affairs Directorate (DAC) - Martinique
Villa Les Pergolas, 54 rue du Professeur Raymond Garcin, 97200 Fort-de-France
secretaire.martinique@culture.gouv.fr
05 96 60 05 36
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Mayotte
Mayotte is an overseas department and one of the outermost regions of the European Union.
As a single community, the Mayotte department exercises its cultural competences through the Directorate of Culture and Heritage, the Departmental Cultural Office, the Departmental Museum Mission, the Directorate of Departmental Archives and Scientific Documentation. These organizations all report to the General Directorate of Solidarity and Population Services. A “PCI mission” is also being created.
The Mayotte Cultural Affairs Directorate is responsible for the implementation of cultural policies defined by the government. Promoters of projects for the enhancement and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Mayotte can call on the expertise and support of the DAC.
No intangible cultural heritage practiced in Mayotte has been included in the national inventory so far.
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No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Mayotte has been inscribed on the UNESCO lists so far.
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For any request regarding the territorial policy and actions on the CIP:
Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DAC) - Mayotte
PO 76 97600 Mamoudzou, Mayotte
dac-mayotte@culture.gouv.fr
02 69 63 00 48
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia is an overseas community.
The three Provinces implement public policies for culture in all sectors. The Mission for Cultural Affairs is under the authority of the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia. It is she who implements the policy of the Ministry of Culture in respect of the transfer of cultural competences to the benefit of the Caledonian Government and the Provinces.
The promoters of projects of valorization and safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in New Caledonia can call on the expertise and support of the service of valorization of the heritage of the province North, of the service heritage of the province South, the Culture and Customary Affairs Directorate of the Loyalty Islands Province, and the MAC.
No intangible cultural heritage practised in New Caledonia has been included in the national inventory so far.
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No element of intangible cultural heritage practised in New Caledonia has been inscribed on UNESCO’s lists so far.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Mission to Cultural Affairs (MAC) - New Caledonia
High Commission of the Republic, 1 avenue du Maréchal Foch, BP C5, 98845 Noumea
Direction de la Culture - Province Nord
PO Box 41- 98860 Kone
dc.contact@province-nord.nc
(687) 47 70 60
Direction de la Culture - Province Sud
6 route des Artifices - Moselle, Nouméa
PO L1 98849 - Nouméa Cedex
dc.contact@province-sud.nc
(687) 20 48 00
Directorate of Culture and Customary Affairs - Loyalty Islands
PO 50 WE 98820 Lifou
(687) 45 52 14
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French Polynesia
French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity.
The Directorate of Culture and Heritage at the Ministry of Culture and Environment and in charge of Crafts, is responsible for implementing the guidelines determined by the government of French Polynesia in cultural and heritage matters. Promoters of projects to enhance and safeguard the PCI in French Polynesia can call on the expertise and support of the Culture and Heritage Directorate. As early as 2006 a reflection group on the Polynesian CIP was formed to list the domains and elements of the CIP of French Polynesia and to establish a list of recommendations for its safeguard.
The State is represented locally by the High Commissioner of the Republic. The mission to Cultural Affairs of French Polynesia notably contributes to the protection and enhancement of material and intangible heritage.
- The 'Ori, artistic, social and cultural practice of Tahiti and the islands of the Society, registered in 2017
Tahitian dance is an artistic, social and cultural practice of Tahiti and the islands of the Society known as ’ori tahiti. It is the most practiced form of dance in the Polynesian ensemble.
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No element of intangible cultural heritage practised in French Polynesia has been inscribed on UNESCO’s lists so far.
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For any request concerning the territorial policy and actions for the safeguarding of the CIP:
Directorate of Culture and Heritage
And papa hiro e faufa'a tumu
PO Box 380 586 - 98718 Tamanu
direction@culture.gov.pf
40 50 71 77
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Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is an overseas community.
Cultural competences are exercised in the two municipalities of the archipelago by the Directorate of Social Cohesion, Labour, Employment and Population attached to the prefecture. The promoters of projects to enhance and safeguard the CIP in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon can draw on the expertise and support of this decentralized service that implements the orientations of the Ministry of Culture.
No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has been inscribed in the national inventory so far.
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No element of the intangible cultural heritage practiced in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has been inscribed on the UNESCO lists so far.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Directorate for Social Cohesion, Labour, Employment and Population - DCSTEP
8, rue des Petits Pêcheurs
PO 4212
97500 Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
05 08 41 19 40
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Wallis and Futuna
Wallis-et-Futuna is an overseas community that recognizes the existence of customary institutions alongside those of the Republic. The customary organization, respected by the Republic, distinguishes three kingdoms: that of Uvéa in Wallis and those of Alo and Sigave in Futuna.
The Department of Cultural Affairs in Wallis-et-Futuna is responsible for implementing the cultural and heritage policies defined by the government. Promoters of projects for the enhancement and safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Wallis-et-Futuna can draw on the expertise and support of the service.
No intangible cultural heritage in Wallis and Futuna has been included in the national inventory so far.
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No intangible cultural heritage practiced in Wallis and Futuna has been inscribed on UNESCO’s lists so far.
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For all requests regarding territorial policy and actions:
Department of Cultural Affairs
BP131 - Mata-Utu - 98600 Wallis
culture.wf@mail.wf
(00.681) 72 25 63
(00.681) 72 00 90
Futuna antenna
Mailing Address: PO 106 - 98620 Sigave
affairesculturelles.futuna@mail.wf
(00.681) 72 32 43
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For all enquiries regarding the National Inventory and UNESCO nominations please contact:
Delegation for Inspection, Research and Innovation, Directorate-General for Heritage and Architecture
6, rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris
dprps.dgpat@culture.gouv.fr
01 40 15 87 24
Thomas MOUZARD, PCI Overseas Referent
thomas.mouzard@culture.gouv.fr
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