Mauritian Creoles

Mauritian Creoles (also known as Black Creole Mauritians or Afro-Mauritians) refer to those on the island with mixed black ancestry and who trace their roots to Afro-Malagasy slaves.[1]Nowadays, a significant proportion of Mauritian Creoles are predominantly black with varying amounts of French and Indian ancestry. Rodriguais & Chagossians are usually incorporated within the creole ethnic group.

This article is about the Mauritian ethnic group. For the language, see Mauritian Creole.
Mauritian Creoles
Regions with significant populations
Mauritius, Australia, France, United Kingdom
Languages
Creole, French
Religion
Christianity, Rastifarianism

Origins

The ancestors of this community were brought in as slaves to work in the plantations of Mauritius, Agaléga, Rodrigues & the Chagos Islands. The slaves were Bantus mostly brought from East African Mozambique and Madagascar. Some of these slaves eventually had offspring with French settlers and Indian indentured labourers, producing a people group of mixed black heritage.[2]

See also

References
  1. Fregel, Rosa; Seetah, Krish; Betancor, Eva; Suárez, Nicolás M.; Calaon, Diego; Čaval, Saša; Janoo, Anwar; Pestano, Jose (2014-03-27). "Multiple Ethnic Origins of Mitochondrial DNA Lineages for the Population of Mauritius". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e93294. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093294. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3968120. PMID 24676463.
  2. Fregel, Rosa; Seetah, Krish; Betancor, Eva; Suárez, Nicolás M.; Calaon, Diego; Čaval, Saša; Janoo, Anwar; Pestano, Jose (2014-03-27). "Multiple Ethnic Origins of Mitochondrial DNA Lineages for the Population of Mauritius". PLOS ONE. 9 (3): e93294. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0093294. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3968120. PMID 24676463.
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