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 of America
surface form: United States
cuisine Acadian cuisine
culturalRegion Acadian Peninsula
Clare, Nova Scotia
surface form: Argyle, 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, Canada
surface form: Quebec
education French-language schools in Atlantic Canada
ethnicOrigin French
festival Congrès mondial acadien
heritageStatus distinct culture within French North America
historicalCenter Maritime Provinces
surface form: Maritime provinces of Canada

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 Cajun
surface form: Cajuns

French Canadian
surface form: French Canadians

Mi’kmaq
surface form: Mi'kmaq
religion Roman Catholicism
speakDialect Acadian French
warContext French and Indian War (as part of British America)
surface form: French and Indian War

Seven Years' War

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