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Place D'Acadie
The Place d’Acadie is a public square in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, dedicated on 8 March 1984 by the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac, and by the president of an association called "Les Amitiés Acadiennes", Philippe Rossillon. It is located near the Mabillon metro station, where the Boulevard Saint-Germain intersects the Rue du Four and the Rue de Buci. The square takes its name from the old French North-American territory of Acadia that was once part of New France. Acadia existed in what is now called New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, provinces of Canada that are, today, home to a large number of francophone Canadians. Acadia is represented, in international forums on the French-speaking world's culture (''francophonie''), by the Province of New Brunswick. Dedication of this square in Paris was meant to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Acadian flag in 1884 in connection with the second '':fr:Convention nationale acadienne, National Acadian Convention''. It was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''. The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a reference to the Luxembourg Palace, seat of the Senate (France), Senate and its Jardin du Luxembourg, garden, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, River Seine. It includes educational institutions such as the , the and the Institut de France, as well as Parisian monuments such as the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, the Pont des Arts, which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain-des-Prés (abbey), Saint-Germain Abbey and Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Saint-Sulpice Church. This central arrondissement, which includes the historic districts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (surrounding the Saint-Germain-des-Prés (abbey), abbey founded in the 6th century) and Luxembourg (surrounding the Luxembourg Palace, Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadian Flag
The flag of Acadia is a 2:3 ratioed symbolic flag representing the Acadian community of Canada. It was adopted on 15 August 1884, at the Second Acadian National Convention held in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, by nearly 5,000 Acadian delegates from across the Maritimes. It was designed by Father Marcel-Francois Richard, a priest from Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick. Richard's flag was a French tricolour, with a star in papal colours in the blue segment, representing devotion to the Virgin Mary – and successfully proposed that it become the Acadian national flag. At that conference Richard, using military metaphors stated "At the great 1881 convention held in Memramcook, we joined together in an orderly army set for battle, not to wage war on our brothers who share our religion, but to defend ourselves against any threat made to our nationhood." He continued in stating that this army needed a banner, "a national flag". The Musée Acadien at the Université de Moncton h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Madawaska
The Republic of Madawaska () was a putative republic in the northwest corner of Madawaska County, New Brunswick (also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle") and adjacent areas of Aroostook County in the US state of Maine and of Quebec. The word "Madawaska" comes from the Miꞌkmaq words ''madawas'' (place of) and ''kak'' (porcupine). Thus, the Madawaska is "the country of the porcupine". The Madawaska River which flows into the Saint John River at Edmundston, New Brunswick, and Madawaska, Maine, flows through the region. History The origins of the unorganized republic lie in the Treaty of Paris (1783), which established the border between the United States of America and the British North American colonies. As with several other disputed areas along the imprecisely defined border, the Madawaska area and the larger region of overlap between Maine and New Brunswick remained in dispute until 1842. John Baker In 1817, a US settler, John Baker, arrived in the region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Upheaval
The Expulsion of the Acadians was the forced removal of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain. It included the modern Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, along with part of the US state of Maine. The expulsion occurred during the French and Indian War, the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War. Prior to 1758, Acadians were deported to the Thirteen Colonies, then later transported to either Britain or France. Of an estimated 14,100 Acadians, approximately 11,500 were deported, of whom 5,000 died of disease, starvation or shipwrecks. Their land was given to settlers loyal to Britain, mostly immigrants from New England and Scotland. The event is largely regarded as a crime against humanity, though the modern-day use of the term "genocide" is debated by scholars. According to a 1764 census, 2,600 Acadians remained in Nova Scotia at that time, having e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French In The United States
The French language is spoken as a minority language in the United States. Roughly 1.18 million Americans over the age of five reported speaking the language at home in the federal 2020 American Community Survey, making French the seventh most spoken language in the country after English, Spanish (the most spoken Romance language, and French is second), Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic. Several varieties of French evolved in what is now the United States: *Acadian French, spoken in Northern Maine by descendants of colonists in Acadia *Louisiana French, spoken in Louisiana by descendants of colonists in French Louisiana *New England French, spoken in New England by descendants of 19th and 20th-century Canadian migrants *Missouri French, spoken in Missouri by descendants of French settlers in the Illinois Country *Muskrat French, spoken in Michigan by descendants of habitants, voyageurs and coureurs des bois in the Pays d'en Haut *Métis French, spoken in North Dakota by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French In Canada
French is the mother tongue of approximately 10 million Canadians (22 percent of the Canadian population, second to English at 56 percent) according to the 2021 Canadian Census. Most Canadian native speakers of French live in Quebec, the only province where French is the majority and the sole official language. Of Quebec's people, 85 percent are native francophones and 95 percent speak French as their first or second language. About one million native francophones live in other provinces, forming a sizeable minority in New Brunswick, which is officially bilingual; about a third of New Brunswick's people are francophones. There are also large French-speaking communities in Manitoba and Ontario, and smaller communities (about 1 to 2 percent of the population) in Alberta, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. Many of these communities are supported by French-language institutions. In 2016, 29.8 percent of Canadians reported being able to conduct a conversation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Colonization Of The Americas
France began colonizing America in the 16th century and continued into the following centuries as it established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France established colonies in much of eastern North America, on several Caribbean islands, and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish, rice, sugar, and furs. The first French colonial empire stretched to over at its peak in 1710, which was the second largest colonial empire in the world, after the Spanish Empire. As they colonized the New World, the French established forts and settlements that would become such cities as Quebec City, Quebec, Trois-Rivières and Montreal in Canada; Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Mobile, Alabama, Mobile, Biloxi, Mississippi, Biloxi, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans in the United States; and Port-au-Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foire Brayonne
The Foire Brayonne is a music and cultural festival held each summer in Edmundston, New Brunswick since 1985. The Foire is sometimes considered the biggest French festival held in Canada outside the province of Quebec. It is usually held in August, at several locations in Edmundston. History The first festival was held in 1978 and up to 1985 was a 10-day event. Today the festival is running strong with five days of activities for all ages. It is held the week before the New Brunswick Civic Holiday, which is the first Monday of August. Etymology The name "Foire Brayonne" stems from the word "foire" which is French for fair. "Brayonne" is the feminine form of the French word "Brayon" which is the name given to residents of Edmundston and the surrounding Madawaska County area. There have been many disputes as to why this term is used. The word is defined as someone who mixes (such as pancakes or laundry). However, some historians dispute the term when it comes to the people of Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cajun
The Cajuns (; French: ''les Cadjins'' or ''les Cadiens'' ), also known as Louisiana ''Acadians'' (French: ''les Acadiens''), are a Louisiana French ethnicity mainly found in the US state of Louisiana and surrounding Gulf Coast states. While Cajuns are usually described as the descendants of the Acadian exiles who went to Louisiana over the course of '' Le Grand Dérangement'', Louisianians frequently use ''Cajun'' as a broad cultural term (particularly when referencing Acadiana) without necessitating race or descent from the deported Acadians. Although the terms ''Cajun'' and ''Creole'' today are often portrayed as separate identities, Louisianians of Acadian descent have historically been known as, and are, a subset of Creoles (synonymous for "Louisianais", which is a demonym for French Louisianians). Cajuns make up a significant portion of south Louisiana's population and have had an enormous impact on the state's culture. While Lower Louisiana had been settled by Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brayon
Brayons (; ), also called Madawaskayens, are a Francophone people inhabiting the area in and around Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada, and some parts of northern Maine. In French, Brayons are referred to by the masculine or the feminine . They speak with a French accent also known as "Brayon". Etymology "Brayon" used to be written as "Breillon". The origins of the word are not well known. It is hypothesized to have perhaps been derived from the verb "Brayer" (to pull on a rope), the noun "Braie" ("old clothes" in certain dialects of the West of France), or the verb "Broyer" (to crush; the inhabitants of the region used to crush flax). Culture Given their location in New Brunswick, and that most Brayons descend from Acadians who escaped the deportation of the Acadians, they are considered by many to be Acadians. However, some residents relate more to Quebec and have strong roots and ancestral ties to Quebec. Therefore, Brayons formed a distinctive culture with a histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadiana
Acadiana (; French language, French and Cajun French language, Louisiana French: ''L'Acadiane'' or ''Acadiane''), also known as Cajun Country (Cajun French language, Louisiana French: ''Pays des Cadiens''), is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that has historically contained much of the state's Francophone population. Many inhabitants of Cajun Country have Acadians, Acadian ancestry and identify as Cajuns or Louisiana Creole people, Creoles. Of the 64 List of parishes in Louisiana, parishes that make up the U.S. state of Louisiana, 22 named parishes and other parishes of similar cultural environment make up this List of regions of the United States#Intrastate regions, intrastate region. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette Parish and the seven surrounding parishes are identified as the "Cajun Heartland, USA" district. Etymology The word "Acadiana" reputedly has two origins. Its first recorded appearance dates to the October 15, 1946, when a Crowley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
