Pope Leo XIV's ethnic background is Creole

[Wolseley]

Or in other words, a mixture of French, Spanish, African-American, and Native American. His grandparents have roots in Louisiana and Haiti.

I wonder if this fact will bring more Black and mixed-race folks into the Church?

MSN

 

[Michie]

Or in other words, a mixture of French, Spanish, African-American, and Native American. His grandparents have roots in Louisiana and Haiti.

I wonder if this fact will bring more Black and mixed-race folks into the Church?

MSN

I saw that when he was elected. He has a very interesting background.

 

[RileyG]

Very interesting indeed!

 

[chevyontheriver]

Or in other words, a mixture of French, Spanish, African-American, and Native American. His grandparents have roots in Louisiana and Haiti.

I wonder if this fact will bring more Black and mixed-race folks into the Church?

MSN

I learned a West African Creole talk way back when. I learned the Gambian version from my hosts there and it served when I visited Sierra Leone. But it's very different from Haitian or Carribean Creole, which is different from Louisiana Creole. What I learned had a lot of English derived words. Not so many French. Anyhow, Creole heritage is so interesting.

 

[RileyG]

I learned a West African Creole talk way back when. I learned the Gambian version from my hosts there and it served when I visited Sierra Leone. But it's very different from Haitian or Carribean Creole, which is different from Louisiana Creole. What I learned had a lot of English derived words. Not so many French. Anyhow, Creole heritage is so interesting.

Very interesting. On a related note, Ins’t Cajun French Louisiana only?

I’m from the Midwest, so I know very, very little about Louisiana or the south.

 

[Wolseley]

Very interesting. On a related note, Ins’t Cajun French Louisiana only?

I’m from the Midwest, so I know very, very little about Louisiana or the south.

Pretty much. Cajun is a shortened pronunciation of "Acadian", which was a region in Nova Scotia, Canada. When the British took over that particular region, they booted the French out, and they sailed south and settled in Louisiana.

Here's an article that explains it better than I can:

https://hnoc.org/publishing/first-draft/whats-difference-between-cajun-and-creole-or-there-one

 

[RileyG]

Pretty much. Cajun is a shortened pronunciation of "Acadian", which was a region in Nova Scotia, Canada. When the British took over that particular region, they booted the French out, and they sailed south and settled in Louisiana.

Here's an article that explains it better than I can:

https://hnoc.org/publishing/first-draft/whats-difference-between-cajun-and-creole-or-there-one

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info!

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Pretty much. Cajun is a shortened pronunciation of "Acadian", which was a region in Nova Scotia, Canada. When the British took over that particular region, they booted the French out, and they sailed south and settled in Louisiana.

Here's an article that explains it better than I can:

https://hnoc.org/publishing/first-draft/whats-difference-between-cajun-and-creole-or-there-one

I'm Acadian and was a member of the Acadian Cultural Society for many years.

The Acadians didn't sail south, they were brought to South Carolina and sold into slavery
after the exile from what is now Nova Scotia. Others were put on ships with no sails and left out
at sea to starve to death. Others were placed up and down the East coast and three ships entered
Boston's harbor but were not allowed to disembark because they were Catholic. Eventually, the
state magistrate went onto the ships and found that most were women, children and elderly, and
were in rough shape. So, he ordered that they be allowed to disembark, but they had to settle out
in the wilderness areas. It was believed that the natives would put an end to them, but instead, they
got along fine with the natives and were helped by them.

Some of the Acadian slaves escaped and made their way into Louisianna, thinking that because it was
owned by the French, they'd be treated well. They weren't so went out into the bayous and wilderness areas
of Louisianna. The Acadians became known as Cajuns and created their own subculture still exist today.

The Creo's were a mixture of Black, Indian and French, but they are not part of the Acadian Culture.

 

[Wolseley]

I'm Acadian and was a member of the Acadian Cultural Society for many years.

The Acadians didn't sail south, they were brought to South Carolina and sold into slavery
after the exile from what is now Nova Scotia. Others were put on ships with no sails and left out
at sea to starve to death. Others were placed up and down the East coast and three ships entered
Boston's harbor but were not allowed to disembark because they were Catholic. Eventually, the
state magistrate went onto the ships and found that most were women, children and elderly, and
were in rough shape. So, he ordered that they be allowed to disembark, but they had to settle out
in the wilderness areas. It was believed that the natives would put an end to them, but instead, they
got along fine with the natives and were helped by them.

Some of the Acadian slaves escaped and made their way into Louisianna, thinking that because it was
owned by the French, they'd be treated well. They weren't so went out into the bayous and wilderness areas
of Louisianna. The Acadians became known as Cajuns and created their own subculture still exist today.

The Creo's were a mixture of Black, Indian and French, but they are not part of the Acadian Culture.

I stand corrected.