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The motto of Acadia is L'union fait la force, which translates to "Union Makes Strength" in English. The Acadian insignia comprises a blue silk band surmounted by a star encircled by rays, situated above a boat sailing with full sails. The flag bears the word "Acadie" in the center. The national motto is inscribed beneath the depicted vessel ...
At the second convention, on August 15, 1884, in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island, the Acadian flag, an anthem - Ave Maris Stella, and a motto - L'union fait la force were adopted. 1885, John A. Macdonald nominates Pascal Poirier from Shediac as the first Acadian senator; a second Acadian newspaper published, Le Courrier des Provinces Maritimes
Stanislas F. Perry became the first Acadian representative from Prince Edward Island in 1854. He later held the position of Speaker of the House from 1870 to 1874 before being elected to the new Canadian House of Commons, becoming the first Acadian Liberal Member of Parliament. He returned to provincial politics in 1879 and then to federal ...
The Acadian Diaspora: An Eighteenth-Century History (Oxford University Press; 2012) 260 pages online review by Kenneth Banks Jobb, Dean. The Acadians: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph , John Wiley & Sons, 2005 (published in the United States as The Cajuns: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph ) [ ISBN missing ]
The Acadian Men of Letters are a group of five Acadian literary figures who are noted for their work in Acadian history, literature, language, and culture.They were active from the 1880s to the 1930s and made up of Pascal Poirier, Placide Gaudet, John Clarence Webster, Israël Landry, and Ferdinand Robidoux.
Maison Olivier, designated a National Historic Landmark (as Acadian House) in 1974, is a plantation home built c. 1815 by Pierre Olivier Duclozel de Vezin, a wealthy Creole at the time. The structure is an excellent example of a Raised Creole Cottage, a simple and distinctive architectural form which shows a mixture of Creole, Caribbean, and ...
This category refers to the History of Acadia (1604–1713, similarly, "Canadian History" refers to the "History of Canada"). This history includes the history of all those who lived in Acadia (e.g., Acadians, British, Mikmaq people and so forth). For the history of the Acadian people see the History of the Acadians.
Acadiana (/ ɑː r ˈ k eɪ d i ə n ə /; French and Louisiana French: L'Acadiane or Acadiane), also known as Cajun Country (Louisiana French: Pays Cadien), is the official name given to the French Louisiana region that has historically contained much of the state's Francophone population.