Cajuns
The Cajuns, also known as Acadians, are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Texas, and in the Canadian maritime provinces consisting in part of the descendants of the original Acadian exiles-French-speakers from Acadia in what are now The Maritimes of Eastern Canada.
 Since 1974, this flag has officially identified the Acadians who migrated to Louisiana.[1] | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1.2 million (2002 estimate)[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States: 928,313 | |
 Louisiana | 815,259 |
 Texas | 546,354[source?] |
| Languages | |
| French (Louisiana French) English (Cajun English) Louisiana Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity: Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Acadians, Métis, French, French Americans, French Canadians, Spaniards, Isleño, Spanish Americans, Basque Americans, Québécois, Louisiana Creoles, French Haitians | |
Cajuns Media
The traditional 22 parishes of "Cajun country" or "Acadiana" in southern Louisiana, USA. Based upon en:Image:Louisiana parishes map.png, which is in public domain. QuartierLatin1968 03:49, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
2009 artist's rendition of Acadian militia captain Joseph "Beausoleil" Broussard (1702–1765).
1923 illustration of the 1755 deportation of the Acadians.
The Acadian Creole governor of Louisiana, Alexandre Mouton
Filipino Cajuns of Saint Malo, Louisiana.
Amédé Ardoin, the first Black Cajun recording artist; he only spoke Cajun French.
The Cajun-Creole population of Crowley enjoying a Cajun Music Concert in 1938.
Map depicting Cajuns in the United States, according to the 2000 census.
Louisiana's Cajun governor, Edwin Edwards.
The 22 parishes of Acadiana: The Cajun heartland of Louisiana is highlighted in darker red.
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References
- ↑ Sara Le Menestrel (2014). Negotiating Difference in French Louisiana Music: Categories, Stereotypes, and Identifications. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-62674-372-4.
- ↑ James Minahan (January 1, 2002). Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: A-C. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-313-32109-2.
Other websites
Media related to Cajuns at Wikimedia Commons
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