Book
The people called Cajuns: an introduction to an ethnohistory
Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana • Lafayette, La. • Published In 1983 • Pages:
By: Dormon, James H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Based on the data obtained from Dormon's personal experiences with the Cajuns and interviews and secondary source materials, this study attempts to isolate the processes that have engendered Cajun group identity. Dormon does this through a critical analysis of the significant historical-cultural forces that have shaped Cajun ethnicity. This book is divided into two parts. Part one deals with the first settlements of Acadians (as they were then known) in Nova Scotia around 1604 up to their explusion by the British in 1755 and their eventual resettlement in Louisiana from about 1765 to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. Part two deals with the maintenance, reshaping, and revival of Cajun ethnicity from the end of the Civil War period to 1982.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- History and culture change
- Total culture
- Speech
- Settlement patterns
- Ethnic stratification
- External relations
- Peacemaking
- Ideas about nature and people
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Cajuns
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle, 1993
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- ca. 1955-1980 (p. ix)
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Louisiana, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- James H. Dormon
- Includes index.|Bibliography: p. 91-93
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83071493
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Cajuns