The term Acadian refers to that set of peoples belonging to an ancestry that is connected withn the first francophone descendants of the New World - primarily then, they are families and groups descended from the original settlers of Port Royal and were forcibly removed from Nouvelle Ecosse in 1755 - later to resettle in New Orleans and parts south.
As the francophone diaspora of eastern north america transitioned into the new English world - the
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The term Acadian refers to that set of peoples belonging to an ancestry that is connected withn the first francophone descendants of the New World - primarily then, they are families and groups descended from the original settlers of Port Royal and were forcibly removed from Nouvelle Ecosse in 1755 - later to resettle in New Orleans and parts south.
As the francophone diaspora of eastern north america transitioned into the new English world - the culture of Acadia (the original location - see Grand Pre and the story of Evangeline by Longfellow) became widely known as referring to differing styles of contemporaneous music - touches of traditional french folk, bluegrass, and southern R&B led gave rise to many of the artists we label as Acadian today.
It is the source of the word "cajun".
