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The Acadians are descendants of 17th and 18th-century French settlers from southwestern France, primarily in the region historically known as Occitania. [1] They established communities in Acadia, a northeastern area of North America, encompassing present-day Canadian Maritime Provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island), parts of Québec, and southern Maine.
Ethnic Acadian descendants still live in and around the area of Madawaska, Maine, where some of the Acadians first landed and settled in what is now known as the St. John Valley. There are also Acadians in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, at Chéticamp , Isle Madame , and Clare .
Modern flag of Acadia, adopted 1884. The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of 17th and 18th century French settlers in parts of Acadia (French: Acadie) in the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Québec, and the Kennebec River in southern ...
In Quebec, the term Cadie or Petite Cadie refers to a town or region where Acadians have settled. The term is thought to have derived from Acadia and to have ancient roots, later becoming popularized by historians such as Raymond Casgrain, Antoine Bernard [], Robert Rumilly [], Napoléon Bourassa, and Eugène Achard []. [6]
Patricia McKenzie – actress born in Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Painchaud family) Philip Bourneuf – actor born in Somerville, Massachusetts. His parents, Ambrose Bourneuf and Josephine Comeau, are of Acadian ancestry. His mother was born in Clare, Nova Scotia as were his paternal grandparents. Ryan Doucette – actor from Clare, Nova Scotia
Cajuns have been categorized separatedly as they form their own distinct ethnic group descendant from Acadian culture. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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