Acadian Day
Acadia consisted of what is now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Acadians are descendants of the 17th and 18th century French settlers, who developed their own dialect of French.
They coexisted and intermarried with Indians in the area, such as Mi'kmaq and Wabanaki tribes.
Under the Treaties of Utrecht, in 1713-14, possession of Acadia passed to the English. In 1755, during the Seven Years War, the English enacted "The Great Upheaval." Believing the Acadians were aligning with France, they were deported and their lands were confiscated.
Many ended up in Louisiana as refugees, where they became known as Cajuns, mixing their culture in with the local Creole settlements.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem, Evangeline, which helped spread awareness.
The mural is part of the Britannica article, but I can't find a good reference to the artist....
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