Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

régime de l’indigénat

English translation:

(system of) Native Regulations

Added to glossary by Anna Kiff
Oct 4, 2005 09:33
18 yrs ago
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French term

régime de l’indigénat

French to English Social Sciences History
From a document about France's colonial past.

"Le statut personnel est aussi un argument fondamental pour maintenir les indigènes dans un espace juridique d’exception. Puisque ceux ci ne sont pas citoyens, ils peuvent se voir appliquer des règles particulières non conformes aux principes fondamentaux du droit français. Et c’est notamment le cas dans l’application exclusive du régime de l’indigénat aux sujets de l’Empire français"

I've heard of 'indigenous régime' and 'citizenship régime' (which seems to come up a lot more). Are they the same thing? Or is there a better translation? Thanks!

Discussion

Anna Kiff (asker) Oct 4, 2005:
Good point!
David Sirett Oct 4, 2005:
To quote from the extract you give: "...les indig�nes...ceux-ci ne sont pas citoyens...". So I don't think "r�gime d'ing�nat" should be translated by "citizenship regime".
Anna Kiff (asker) Oct 4, 2005:
Thanks all for the ideas, but I really need to know if this is the same thing as the citizenship r�gime. Does anybody out there know?!

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): r�gime de l�indig�nat
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(system of) Native Regulations

Britannica:
Forced labour, limitations on travel, and curfews were imposed from the early days of colonial rule and became the basis of a system of administrative law codified in 1887 as the indigénat ("native regulations"). In 1899 a head tax was levied on male Melanesians to oblige them to obtain employment with settlers and the government and, like the indigénat, remained in force until 1946.

See also: http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=indigénat "...
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No, it's not a "citizenship regime". As my answer shows, the "régime de l’indigénat" is a repressive system of laws and regulations that applied to the indigenous population.

Here's the summary of an article titled: De la « légalisation » de la violence en contexte colonial : Le régime de l'indigénat en question

Résumé : En prenant appui sur une enquête en cours, cette contribution propose d'examiner à nouveaux frais ce qu'on a appelé le « régime de l'indigénat », pilier essentiel des politiques répressives menées par la France dans les colonies à l'encontre des populations assujetties. L'enjeu, ici, est d'éclairer de façon approfondie les contradictions que suscitent ce régime répressif en France métropolitaine ainsi que d'en analyser les modalités pratiques dans les différents territoires coloniaux, modalités extrêmement diversifiées et instables qui restent relativement méconnues. Afin de dépasser le registre des seules prescriptions, il s'est agi de mettre en lumière une « situation coloniale » singulière, celle de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, où le régime de l'indigénat a été appliqué localement dans toute sa rigueur jusqu'à 1946, sur une population Kanak particulièrement vulnérable, minoritaire et refoulée dans des réserves. A travers ce cas-limite, il s'agit d'apprécier concrètement les effets et les limites d'une « violence coloniale » telle qu'elle est organisée, au quotidien, par le régime de l'indigénat.
Peer comment(s):

agree French Foodie
32 mins
Thanks, Mara.
agree Ann Kirchoffer (X)
3 hrs
Thanks, Ann.
agree emiledgar : Yes, NOT an "indigenous government" since that is the government the indigenous population created on it's own. This is a colonial form of governing which creates different rules for the indigenous population and the colonial population.
5 hrs
Precisely! Thank you!
agree sporran
6 hrs
Thanks!
agree Vicky Papaprodromou : :-)
11 hrs
Thanks, Vicky!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Nick, very helpful answer."
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French term (edited): r�gime de l�indig�nat

state of native/nativeness regime/system

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French term (edited): r�gime de l�indig�nat

aboriginal system

The system of giving aboriginals more share in running the state
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neutral David Sirett : Actually, it appears to be a system giving fewer rights/privileges to the native/indigenous population.
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French term (edited): r�gime de l�indig�nat

native/indigenous (population) adminstration system

A bit wordy, perhaps! For "indigénat", Larousse (Grand) doesn't give a translation, but this definition: "special system of administration applying to the native populations of the French colonies".
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French term (edited): r�gime de l�indig�nat

indigenous government OR regime

you will find lots of instances on internet, from Iraq to Fiji...
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