Acadians

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Acadians are a French-speaking people of colonial North American origin, historically centered in the Maritime provinces of Canada and known for their distinct culture and diaspora following the 18th-century deportations.

All labels observed (14)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Francophone community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
colonialPower France ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
cuisine Acadian cuisine ⓘ
culturalRegion Acadian Peninsula ⓘ
Argyle, Nova Scotia ⓘ
linked to: Clare, Nova Scotia

Clare, Nova Scotia ⓘ
Madawaska region ⓘ
culturalSymbol Acadian flag ⓘ
Evangeline ⓘ
Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption ⓘ
demography concentrated in New Brunswick ⓘ
deportationPeriod 1755–1764 ⓘ
diaspora Caribbean ⓘ
France ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
New England ⓘ
Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
education French-language schools in Atlantic Canada ⓘ
ethnicOrigin French ⓘ
festival Congrès mondial acadien ⓘ
heritageStatus distinct culture within French North America ⓘ
historicalCenter Maritime provinces of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Maritime Provinces

New Brunswick ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ
Prince Edward Island ⓘ
parts of Maine ⓘ
parts of Quebec ⓘ
historicalEvent Expulsion of the Acadians ⓘ
Great Upheaval ⓘ
historicalRegion Acadia ⓘ
languageStatus French-language minority in Atlantic Canada ⓘ
musicTradition Acadian folk music ⓘ
nationalDay 15 August ⓘ
Assumption Day ⓘ
politicalMovement Acadian nationalism ⓘ
primaryLanguage French ⓘ
recognizedMinority Canada ⓘ
relatedGroup Cajuns ⓘ
linked to: Cajun

French Canadians ⓘ
linked to: French Canadian

Mi'kmaq ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
speakDialect Acadian French ⓘ
warContext French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (118)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Americans → relatedGroup → Acadians ⓘ
subject linked to: French American
Evangeline → protagonistNationality → Acadian ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Evangeline → subjectMatter → Acadian diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian culture → ethnicGroup → Acadians ⓘ
Acadia → ethnicGroup → Acadians ⓘ
St. John Valley → hasCulturalHeritage → French-Acadian ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadie–Bathurst Titan → languageCommunity → Acadian ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Cajun → subgroupOf → Acadians ⓘ
Acadian French → ethnicGroup → Acadians ⓘ
Acadian French → usedBy → Acadian communities ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
French Canadians → relatedGroup → Acadians ⓘ
subject linked to: French Canadian
New Brunswick → hasEthnicCommunity → Acadian community ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian cuisine → ethnicGroup → Acadians ⓘ
Franco-Americans → relatedGroup → Acadians ⓘ
Gabriel Lajeunesse → ethnicGroup → Acadian ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Expulsion of the Acadians → hasEffect → Acadian diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Chiac → spokenBy → Acadians ⓘ
Chiac → hasEthnicAssociation → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian flag → represents → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian flag → symbolizes → Acadian diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian flag → usedBy → Acadian diaspora worldwide ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian flag → relatedTo → Acadians ⓘ
National Acadian Day → observedBy → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian theatre → hasCulturalContext → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian music → hasCulturalOrigin → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Grand Dérangement → involvedPopulation → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Van Buren, Maine → heritage → French-Acadian ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Miramichi River → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Clare, Nova Scotia → partOf → Acadian communities in Canada ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Acadian festivals → associatedWith → Acadian people ⓘ
linked to: Acadians
Dieppe, New Brunswick → hasCulturalCommunity → Acadians ⓘ
subject linked to: Dieppe