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Men Of Letters (Acadia)
The Acadian Men of Letters are a group of five Acadians, Acadian literary figures who are noted for their work in History of Acadia, Acadian history, literature, Acadian French, 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. They were declared Persons of National Historic Significance in Canada in 1955 and have a plaque dedicated to them in Shediac, New Brunswick. Members Pascal Poirier Pascal Poirier (February 15, 1852September 25, 1933) was an author, historian, lawyer, and Senate of Canada, Senator. Born in Shediac, New Brunswick he was educated at University of St. Joseph's College, College Saint-Joseph in Memramcook. While studying there he wrote multiple articles and a glossary of the Acadian French language and a book about the History of Acadia, origin of the Acadians which contradicted many myths at the time. Following his education he wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acadians
The Acadians (; , ) are an ethnic group descended from the French colonial empire, French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, most descendants of Acadians live in either the Northern American Acadia (region), region of Acadia, where descendants of Acadians who escaped the Expulsion of the Acadians (a.k.a. The Great Upheaval / ''Le Grand Dérangement'') re-settled, or in Louisiana, where thousands of Acadians moved in the late 1700s. Descendants of the Louisiana Acadians are most commonly known as Cajuns, the anglicized term of "Acadian". Acadia was one of the five regions of New France, located in what is now Eastern Canada's The Maritimes, Maritime provinces, as well as parts of Quebec and present-day Maine to the Kennebec River. It was ethnically, geographically and administratively different from the other French colonies such as the Canada (New France), French colony of Canada. As a result, the Acadians developed a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
