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In the Great Lakes, many French Canadians also identify as Métis and trace their ancestry to the earliest voyageurs and settlers; many also have ancestry dating to the lumber era and often a mixture of the two groups. The main Franco-American regional identities are: French Canadians: French Canadians of the Great Lakes (including Muskrat French)
Franco-Manitobans celebrate their history and heritage with the Festival du Voyageur, and Franco-Albertans celebrate with the Festival du Canoe Volant. Additionally, French and Francophone communities across Canada wear the ceinture fléchée as part of their traditional clothing and cultures.
This category lists French Canadians: citizens of Canada who are first language francophone or who, despite being anglophone, self-identify as French Canadian or as a member of the various sub-ethnic groups, listed here as subcategories. (Note: French Canadians do not necessarily have ethnic French origins or ancestry.)
These writers may be Acadian, Franco-ontarian or from any other Canadian province. Some of these writers did move to Quebec at a later stage in their careers, and hence may also be listed at List of Quebec writers , although others did not.
This page lists Canadian citizens or people of pre-Confederation colonies that formed to make or joined the country of Canada who are of partial ethnic or national French descent. Most have sub-categories listed here below.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada – biographies of Canadian architects and lists of their buildings from 1800 to 1950 "Canada Questions and Answers: Everything You Need to Know About Canada" by canadafaq.ca; The Canadian Encyclopedia – click on "people" for links to articles about Canadians; English/French availability
Louis Hébert (French pronunciation: [lwi ebɛʁ]; c. 1575 – 25 January 1627) is widely considered the first European apothecary in the region that would later become Canada, as well as the first European to farm in said region. He was born around 1575 at 129 de la rue Saint-Honoré in Paris to Nicolas Hébert and Jacqueline Pajot.