There, new surroundings shaped a similar but distinct cuisine and culture, and “Acadian“ became “Cajun.” While in Nova Scotia, Isaac met up with Alain Bossé, a local chef and author of ...

Many people from the state are descendants of the Acadians who were forced to leave by the British in the mid-1700s. Some have travelled to Nova Scotia to take part in the World Acadian Congress.

The history of Louisiana is closely connected with the history of Nova Scotia, once called Acadie or Acadia. The word Cajun, I was reminded on the Bayou, comes from “Acadian.”Les Acadiens ...

Zachary Richard co-produced and narrated this award-winning LPB documentary which tells the story of the Acadian people from their origins in France, their immigration to Nova Scotia, their ...

Warren Perrin has been fighting to preserve and champion Cajun history and ... Perrin launched a petition to get Queen Elizabeth II to apologize for the Acadian Deportation from Nova Scotia in ...

The story behind Cajuns, on the other hand, is simply that of a people immigrating to Louisiana after being expelled from ...

HALIFAX - More than four centuries of Acadian culture is being celebrated in Nova Scotia with the province’s first Acadian Heritage Month. Updated Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:35 p.m. Aug. 1, 2024 ...

The Viet . In 1975, when the Vietnam War ended, an influx of Vietnamese refugees immigrated to the United States. Most of them settled in California, followed by Texas, and then my home state ...

Behind them, on a mile-wide neck of land in the quiet Acadian country of Nova Scotia, they left one of the most remarkable villages in North America. West Pubnico has 1,426 citizens, and 1,422 of ...

Owners Wally and Cindy MacNeil opened the seafood restaurant inspired by Nova Scotia heritage in 1996. Mac’s menu is known for combining Cajun cuisine with “old world English charm ...