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Grungy Acadian flag on vintage paper. Acadia referring to a French-Canadian culture & heritage distinct from most of Quebec.

I don't know all the history, but it is my understanding that the British made a special agreement with Quebec once they "conquered" Canada... so that the local people, former French colonists, were free to perpetuate their culture & religion as long as they did not rebel because the British had their hands full dealing with the Americans to the South. That's the shorthand story of Quebec as I understand it, and probably why the province evolved as it did into a culture very proud of its French heritage to this day.

There was however another separate French culture in Canada, and it did not benefit from the same freedoms Quebec did... off towards the Eastern provinces, and that is the Acadians. A large number of people oppressed by British empiricism, many of which emigrated to Quebec, Louisiana (hence the word Cajun, a colloquial distortion of the word Acadian), but some still decided to stay in Eastern Canada, accepting British Rule, but continued to embrace their French roots often in secret. For that reason, we still have a thriving Acadian culture in Canada which adopts the French flag with a yellow star at the top left corner.

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~unrealmotion May 6, 2012
You forgot that a lot of us got deported after the British came to the maritimes...
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*Charles-the-Great Mar 9, 2012
Could I add some Acadians did return to Nova Scotia but love the flag [link]
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*somadjinn Mar 10, 2012  Professional Photographer
I know :) I drove to the Maritime provinces in 2009, and noticed that some regional pockets reclaimed their French pride, like Chéticamp on Cape Breton Island. I gotta say though, being fluent in French, even I have trouble understanding a thick Acadian accent =p
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*Charles-the-Great Mar 10, 2012
Yes! It's Acadian French and is really different from Quebec French or even French in France. If you learn French in Nova Scotia than they teach you Acadian French which is really different from Quebec French and believe me when I go to Quebec I do not even have a clue what they were saying since I know Acadian French. If you want really practice french skills, Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a good place to go since it is a part of France located off of Newfoundland and the French is the French in France.
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*somadjinn Mar 11, 2012  Professional Photographer
Funny, I was just reading about Saint Pierre and Miquelon on wikipedia yesterday morning before you mentioned it =p I'd like to go there one day along with Newfoundland, supposed to be great for nature photos
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*Charles-the-Great Mar 14, 2012
it is a nice place but and the ferry is around $75, but I would staying there for a few days it is very different then French Canada
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