[2] The majority of the people living in the Seychelles are referred to as Seychellois.

Originally slaves from Africa and other parts of the world who were transported to the Seychelles islands to work on various fields and plantations.

The Seychellois people are a mix of the descendants of slaves that were brought to the islands by the French and British.

The Seychellois people are proud of their African heritage and set up a Creole institute in Mahé to help promote their culture and to help others understand it.

Most of them are Catholic, with Protestant, Anglican, Adventist and other Christian denominations in the minority.