Other Americans

Cajun History - Acadian Genealogy - Acadian History
http://www.acadian-cajun.com/

My choice of (other) Americans are the Cajun Americans or Acadians as they are alternatively known as, Cajun is a more familiar term. The link above is a website which looks at the historical aspect of the Cajun race.

The Cajun's are decendants of Acadians who today live in Louisiana. French settlers moved to the New World in the early 17th century and founded Acadia in what would now consist of Nova Scotia, Eastern Quebec and Northern Maine. After the French Indian Wars many Acadians were exiled to New Orleans, Louisiana as a result of the Treaty of Paris.

( Web read gives a sense of survival despite hardships, driven to a new start. The site explains in "Acadian history" how the Acadian's lived in a secular society to the English who eventually poured into the area, beeing unable to be left alone is what contributed to their exile)



http://www.cajuncabin.com/

This web link is to represent the modern day aspect of Cajun culture. It is selling one of the most successful parts of Cajun culture, food. Cajun American's have managed to keep much of the old traditions alive and one of the strongest is the Cajun food, Cajun spices.

(Unlike the historical weblink this contemporary page doesnt show hardship or exile, it is more a testiment to how well the Cajun culture has survived and how despite problems earlier in the 20th century. )

This second website shows how Cajun race & culture has survived American assimilation yet remained outside the mainstream class. Previous ideals of secular behaviour has helped maintain tradition whilst successfully integrating into American society without major confrontation, something other ethnic minorities have struggled with.