[3] In 1951, Lokono from Suriname started to migrate to French Guiana mainly for economic reasons.

[3] On 13 April 1969, a small plane carrying four people took off from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport in bad weather.

The land is legally owned by the tribe,[3] and the tribal government is recognized by French Guiana.

[3] Other shanty towns, mainly populated by Surinamese Maroons and Brazilians, have been constructed adjacent to Sainte-Rose-de-Lima.

[12] In 2017, Sainte-Rose-de-Lima was host to the Grand Village, the meeting of all Amerindian tribal chiefs in French Guiana.