Madawaska region
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The Madawaska region is a historic cross-border area along the Saint John River in northern Maine and northwestern New Brunswick known for its strong Acadian heritage, French language, and distinct cultural identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madawaska region canonical | 5 |
| Madawaska Valley area | 1 |
| Madawaska region of New Brunswick | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cross-border region
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Maine–New Brunswick border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedBetween |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Acadians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFestival | Acadian cultural celebrations ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | distinct cultural identity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Acadian cuisine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Acadian music and dance ⓘ French-language education ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSymbol | Acadian flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
Francophone majority in many communities
ⓘ
bilingual French-English population ⓘ |
| hasEconomySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
cross-border trade ⓘ forestry ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Acadian heritage ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French language ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Saint John River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Clair, New Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmundston, New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Madawaska, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-François-de-Madawaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasToponymOrigin | Madawaska River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Aroostook War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Webster–Ashburton Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
French-speaking communities
ⓘ
bilingual population ⓘ strong Acadian culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Maine
ⓘ
northwestern New Brunswick ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
Aroostook County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madawaska County, New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Saint John River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCultureWith |
Restigouche region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Acadian regions of Atlantic Canada ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madawaska region of New Brunswick
this entity surface form:
Madawaska Valley area