Book

The people called Cajuns: an introduction to an ethnohistory

Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern LouisianaLafayette, La. • Published In 1983 • Pages:

By: Dormon, James H..

Abstract
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.
Subjects
External migration
History and culture change
Total culture
Speech
Settlement patterns
Ethnic stratification
External relations
Peacemaking
Ideas about nature and people
culture
Cajuns
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle, 1993
Field Date
ca. 1955-1980 (p. ix)
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Louisiana, United States
Notes
James H. Dormon
Includes index.|Bibliography: p. 91-93
LCCN
83071493
LCSH
Cajuns