Talk:History of the Acadians

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I've been pulling together a lot of info on the history of the Acadians. There is much to do. A lot of the writing I've done so far is pretty amateurish, so it needs work. Also, there are big gaps that need to be plugged. As fun as it is, help would be appreciated.

edit time!
well, the text is WAAAAY to long. I edited out most of the photos... but they add character and oomphf to the article. I think it's time to get out red pens and butcher knives. I guess that was me who added most of it... but if anyone wants to edit, please, go ahead... if not, I'll give it a go in the near future. -21-108.168.15.92 (talk) 20:41, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

why is this page full of nothing
all off thih page is really use less put better info on it are stop posting stuff on it cool —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.131.80.250 (talk) 23:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

A PICTURE OF CHAMPLAIN???
I read somewhere that no real picture of Samuel de Champlain existed and we have one posted???
 * It's a "fictional portrait", as indicated in the image's description, painted in the 1860s. But Wikipedia users are resourceful, yes. ;) Eric Leb 01 (Page &#124; Talk)  23:59, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Métis versus small-m "métis
As with the other articles mentioning Acadians and Indigenous ancestry, care ought to be taken not to use capital-M "Métis" because it has a specific meaning in Canada, and Métis generally refers to the Red River Métis in western Canada, not Acadians. In French, the word "métis" with a small-m refers to any mixed ethnic ancestry. If it is going to be used at all in this article, the source should be cited with the example evident.OttawaAC (talk) 21:40, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

The "Where the Acadians came from section" ... is erroneous
The great majority of Acadians came from Northwestern France, not Southwestern France. Normandy, Brittany, Anjou, Maine, Poitou, and along the Loire river in the ancient province of Tourraine. Acadians can all trace their names to the French province of origin. For instance, mine are Poitou and Normandy. If I expand another generation, I can add Brittany to the mix. Over the decades that followed the first waves of settlers, others from all over joined. But the foundation is from Northwestern France. Two excellent sources and histories on this are (1) Something of a Peasant Paradise - Comparing Rural Societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755 - Gregory M.W. Kennedy (2014); and (2) A Great and Noble Scheme - The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland - John Mack Faragher (2005). And of course the best source is the Université de Moncton's Centre d'études acadienne. Acadien42 (talk) 12:42, 8 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Yes, please fix this article--it's an embarrassment! Many of the ancestors of the Acadians originated in Poitou-Charentes or Aquitaine, but that isn't even mentioned a single time in the current version of this article! Terrible. 98.123.38.211 (talk) 13:16, 12 March 2024 (UTC)