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CajunAny descendant of French Canadians who in the 18th century were driven by the British from the captured French colony of Acadia (now Nova Scotia and adjacent areas) and settled in the fertile bayou lands of southern Louisiana, U.S. Many Cajuns speak a dialect of North American French. U.S. census figures for Cajuns are deceptive; although in 2000 only some 85,000 people reported themselves to be Acadian/Cajun, the census form also included a French Canadian category, which may have confused the issue. Experts suggest that there are some 100,000 Cajuns in Texas and from 500,000 to 700,000 Cajuns in Louisiana. In recent decades Cajun cuisine, noted for its use of spicy seasonings, and zydeco music have become popular among non-Cajuns. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If god had to pick one person that all Cajuns could emulate, it would be Jake Delhomme. Isolated from the English-speaking population, the Cajuns (a slang version of Acadians) maintained their language and many of their traditions, while absorbing many other ethnic groups into their culture, including the Spanish, German, and Scottish of Louisiana, whose names are still found among many Cajun families, and the French-speaking African Americans, now called Creoles. The people who became Louisiana's Cajuns were French colonists, expelled from Acadie (Nova Scotia) by English troops in 1755. |
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