![]() Martin Parish church during their stay in Acadiana in 1973 and '74. Traub snapped this image of a boy riding a bicycle in front of a St. This insulation and willingness to add local vocabulary continued after the Acadians settled in Louisiana creating a language all its own. Concurrently, the Acadian willingness to adopt loan words from their neighbors added further distinctions to an already differing way of speaking. ![]() The distance between French Canada and the mother country insulated the developing Acadian French from the standardization movement in France proper. Settlement in Acadia began in the early 17th century, some 30 years before the founding of the Académie Française, the standard bearer of MSF. These regional dialects differed from the Parisian dialect that would become MSF. Despite this cartoonish depiction, Cajuns have traditionally spoken a language that is distinct from the standard French that was spoken in France.Ĭajun French’s path forked from that of Modern Standard French (MSF) when the first French colonists in Acadia embarked to the New World. The majority of Acadian settlers came from Aquitaine, where the Occitan dialect is still common Brittany, whose dialect has Celtic influences and Normandy, which was settled by Norse-speaking Vikings. Often, when people outside of Louisiana picture a Cajun, the image they conjure comes complete with a ridiculous accent. ![]() Martinville is written in French in this 1964 image. For more to this complicated story, visit our First Draft article on the differences-and the debate as to whether there is a difference-between Cajuns and Creoles.Ī Bell Telephone Company sign in St. The 12 stories below cover what happened next, when Acadians arrived in Louisiana and started to settle among, and intermix, with local populations. This restlessness, coupled with Spain’s difficulty in settling their new Louisiana territory, prompted the Spanish government to invite and incentivize Acadian resettlement in South Louisiana in 1788. France, however, was no longer home to many Acadians. Many of these exiles found their way back to France. ( Design by Tana Coman, data courtesy Louisiana Geological Survey, LSU)Īcadian exiles soon found themselves scattered throughout North America in British colonies as well as in French colonial holdings in the Caribbean. This history of warfare would culminate in Le Grand Dérangement, the expulsion of the Acadians from Canada, which began in 1755.Ī map of Louisiana features the Acadiana region in light green. However, the Acadians would often find themselves in conflict with their neighbors to the south, the British.Ĭonflict between France and England occurred frequently throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. This peaceful coexistence included cooperation and often marriage. ![]() They lived alongside the Mi’kmaq who largely adopted the French settlers’ Catholic faith. Migration to this area, then known as Acadia, centered around the settlements at Port-Royal in 1604 and later at Grand-Pré, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Īcadians thrived in their new homes fishing and farming. The people who would come to be known as Cajuns are the descendants of some of the earliest French settlers in the New World, specifically in what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces. THNOC Visitor Services staff members and experts on Cajun and Creole identity delve into the people of south Louisiana. PSP, camera, and much more! Take your music, videos and other media wherever you go. doubleTwist supports all major audio and video formats. Top Software Keywords Show more Show less
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