Cajun

The Cajuns are an ethnic group consisting essentially of the descendants of Acadians who came from Nova Scotia to Louisiana as a result of their refusal to swear allegiance to the British Crown. The word "Cajun" is an Anglophone corruption of the French pronunciation of the word acadien, after Acadia, the name of their ancestral region in Nova Scotia; the name "Cajun" was applied to them by English-speaking colonists when they settled in Louisiana.

Related Topics:
Ethnic group - Acadians - Nova Scotia - Louisiana - British Crown - French - Acadia

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Cajuns

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Total population: (1990 US census)

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597,729

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Significant populations in:

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Louisiana: 432,549

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Eastern Texas: 56,000 (est.)

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Other US states: 91,000 (est.)

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LanguageCajun French, English.

Related Topics:
Cajun French - English

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ReligionPredominantly Roman Catholic

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Related ethnic groups

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French

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  Québécois

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  Acadians

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  Cajuns

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