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.

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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

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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