Acadians
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The Acadians are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. Acadian culture first emerged in and around Port-Royal, wh
Population distribution of Acadians by census division, 2021 census
Acadians by Samuel Scott, Annapolis Royal, 1751
Homme Acadien (Acadian Man) by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur represents a Mi'kmaq man in the area of Acadia according to the Nova Scotia Museum.
The Deportation of Acadians by Henri Beau
New France
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New France was the territory colonized by France in mainland North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New F
Jean Talon, count of Orsainville, first intendant of New France
Habitation at Port-Royal c. 1605
Habitation at Quebec c. 1608
One group of King's Daughters arrives at Quebec, 1667