Louisiana Creole and Cajuns: What's the Difference? Race, Ethnicity, History and Genetics
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2017
- Many people often use the terms Cajun and Louisiana Creole interchangeably, and although there are many historical, linguistic, and cultural similarities between the two groups, they are very distinct in other ways.
In this video we are going to be delving into the history of the Cajuns and Creole people that live in the modern American state of Louisiana, and why and how they both came to be.
Please share your thoughts on the two groups in the comments section down below!
Thanks for watching!
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Louisiana has one of the most unique cultures in the US
Agreed
@@americanalligator1284 So true! I'm gonna write a urban fantasy story that should take place in New Orleans!
All cultures are unique
You ain’t lying
And it is thanks to the Africans n Haitian Creole cultures.
The fact that the creole language has been lost. Both of my parents are creole born and raised in Louisiana. My grandparents spoke creole fluently but my parents never learned. I find it sad that I lost this part of my culture.
It may not be lost. Look at catalan-valencian and basque in Spain. Those are now thriving decades after the spanish dictatorship tried to extinguish them.
We all do😞
This is similar to my heritage. My grandparents were creole and my grandfather spoke the language fluently too. Of my parents, only my mom is creole born and raised in Louisiana. Unfortunately my mom and her siblings were discouraged from learning the language. So I feel I lost out on that part of the culture as well.
Why don't you learn Cajun Creole?
@Meg M they might speak French but they don't speak Creole.
My dad was a Cajun, he never lost his thick accent. I loved hearing him speak Cajun French to his family. ❤️
did your learn it?
The so called Cajun French language was taught in Louisiana schools in the 1970s. It is not the original Creole tongue which is comparable to Patois in Jamaican and Haitian Creole in Hayti. Our ancestors were the original CREOLES who were classified as black folks. We still retain remnants of our language. Cajuns are a newly created culture.
@@sarayb6607Your comment has nothing to do with what you were responding to. You angry about something?
@@NotLeftarded1He's competing with you. Lol. Like they say "You always win when you're playing by yourself."
@sarayb6607 oh stfu. My ancestors founded Acadiana in the 1600s you moron.
I'm from Louisiana and I am fluent in French and Spanish. Louisiana schools taught us to speak the heritage of our ancestry. I am an Italian mixed Cajun Creole Indian. I love being from Louisiana❤
Born at Southern Baptist Hospital and raised in Ponchatoula.
Ça va?
Billie Holiday is one of my favorites. Creole's have such beautiful skin.🥰😘🌹🥰
Just so you know most Acadians and Cajuns already have the first Nation ( Canadian native American) like the video said we were allies during the seven year war and beaver wars and regularly traded and interacted with the Mik maw and maliseet.
I live in Nova Scotia, where we have a large Acadian population.❤
Bonjou, cousine! I'm from New Orleans. I speak a little French and Spanish, but not fluent as I would like to be. I learned both in school too, though. I'm also mixed Indigenous American, French, Spanish, and Indigenous Subsaharan African.
I love being a Louisiana girl. Our culture is rich in history, traditions, cuisine, festivals and so much more 💜💛💚
So am I! I'm proud to tell ppl I'm from "the boot"
Hos!
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Most definitely! Who Dat?! Lol. ⚜️
Me to DeShawn.
In 1990 I joined the navy and met my future first wife who was from Arkansas. When she went home and told her family she was engaged to a Cajun her family tried to kick her out the house and family because they believed Cajun meant half white and half black. When my dad joined the Navy in 64 they made him take off his shoes and socks so they could see his webbed feet because they believed cajuns live in the swamps so long we all have webbed feet. In my boot camp in 1990 they honestly thought this was my first time on dry land and wearing shoes. My accent was so thick they believed me to be a very ignorant hick with little to no education. Imagine their surprise when they found out I passed the test to enter into the Navy’s Nuclear Power program. While stationed in Europe what little Cajun French I knew came in handy as some words were similar to words used in Italy and Spain. What you didn’t mention was the efforts to wipe out the French language from existence in Louisiana. My grandparents and parents told us of the physical abuse they endured in school if they spoke French at school. By my parents’ time it was taboo to speak French in school anywhere near a teacher or principal. The language they tried to wipe out was suddenly needed in WW2 in France. Many local men, including my grandfather, went to France to act as translators for the American troops. Those returning veterans were the ones who began the push to save the language. My parents and grandparents only spoke French when they had something to say that they didn’t want the children to know about. This caused us to not know most French other than select words and phrases.
Very sad and interesting my father family had the same experience but with Spanish language in Texas.When he joined the Navy in Vietnam they asked him where he parked his Burro. My father when he was a boy was forced to stand in a trash can every time he spoke spanish.He developed a stutter for many years.He was terrified of us speaking spanish.Thankfully my Italian,Irish mother believed we should be able to speak Spanish.
@@azuldreamerforever3453 in my grandparents era it was against the rules to speak French in school. After the US Civil War the French language was even made illegal in the state of Louisiana. If caught speaking French at school the punishment could be severe. My grandparents told us of students being slapped across the face, punched in the face or gut, or whipped with belts or paddles for speaking French in school. Then came WW2 and all those Cajuns who spoke French were now needed by the US Army in France.
@@sailordave1000 in my part of the state we were Rebels. We spoke French and didn't give a damn what the government said.
Thanks for sharing your story. I'm originally from Arkansas and there are a LOT of closed-minded people there. Many of them have never been outside of the state. I moved to Lafayette Louisiana with my wife who is from Gulf coast MS. I love it here. The people are very unique and friendly. Also, tbe food is amazing once you get used to the spice 😄. Thanks again
@Rasheed Gazzi and then the US Army needed these French speaking Cajuns and Creoles in France in WW2. The schools “literally” tried to beat the French language out of them and then the US government turns around and says we need you to speak your language for us.
I’m Cajun and Creole. Crazy to see people actually recognizing Los Isleños - some of my ancestors were from the Canary Islands.
ud like to be sit down
Same. I am happy that people are trying to revive the languages and cultures. The we are on the last generation of people spoke Cajun and Louisiana Créole. My parent's parent did not teach them the languages. My generation has learned so that we can document stories and family history.
My ancestors are from there. The guanche people were incentivized to come to Louisiana as well as Puerto Rico.
Fun fact lots of Creoles immigrated to Puerto Rico...
My daughter's father's grandmother was from the Canary Islands. They settled in Delacroix, Nunez is their name.
I LOVE being a Louisiana Lady! It wasn't until I was older than 25 that I would appreciate how rich our heritage is here!
I used to ride horses with corn cob in my ass
@@orangegummugger1871 Can't tell if you mean that in a good, or bad way.
@@orangegummugger1871 That's good then, it's always good to learn about other cultures. And understandable, but not all black lady's are like that though.
@@orangegummugger1871 Beyonce is also creole. Her family is from New Orleans. So is Frank Ocean. He might even have some Cajun descent.
Creoles come in all colors, not only lightskin!
I'm french and a little Danish with some Spanish ancestry and I'm creole because I was born in Louisiana from settlers. This dude is making the same uninformed assumptions as many others. There's the Louisiana creole language, Kouri-vini, spoken by both whites & blacks alike and there's the creole people which is not so much a race thing as it is a cultural thing. That's why in Louisiana, we have creoles and creoles of color. I'm part acadian (cajun) too but I'm mostly creole from my European French and Spanish ancestry. Technically the french in Canada are creoles too but most of the world only thinks black or mixed which is not true. I love all the people in our gumbo pot culture down in South Louisiana. Now them german protestants in North Louisiana are a different issue. Lol joking. Mostly.
@@CleverNameTBD Same here. I'm third generation American with one paternal great grandmother from Spain and the other paternal great grandmother from Germany yet my parents first language was French. Thanks for sharing your comment.
Greetings from New Iberia Louisiana USA 💚 ✔️
Black people come in all shades.
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Ur right
I am Cajun and my wife is Creole. My children are beautiful.
Bet they need sunscreen lol
So your children are Creole?
@@vickiekay8317 at least they'll be intelligent.
What does that mean?
Both are top of their class, and one just started LSU.
My gramma came from Quebec and spoke French. They settled in Alger, Michigan and were called "Cheesers" and Dairy Maids. French here in Michigan had their own language too.
It was mixed with the Indians words from when they lived in Quebec. I loved when she would get upset and start speaking French, Indian and English! Hilarious when it came out.
Upset and in 3 languages... I know what you mean! My second wife was Panamanian (Spanish), Chinese (Mandarin), and spoke French and English fluently. I tried to grasp Spanish and be part of family conversation, but every one of them spoke in all 4 languages in just about every sentence... Shorted me out! LOL...
I think you meant mawmaw
My dads side is the same ! From Quebec, settled in Windsor and then Michigan and native on my moms side :)
Wait Indian as in Native American? What tribe/language?
"indian" isnt a language
l have for decades known about the differences between the Cajuns and Creoles of Louisiana; and this clip pretty much sums it up. Louisiana is one of my favorite States, and it never ceases to fascinate. And l find both the Cajuns and the Creoles intriguing peoples. Everybody should go to the Pelican State at least once!
My Father's family is Creole and I was always amazed at the diversity within it. My Father and I are brown skinned and have slightly more prominent Native American features such as cheeks and nose. His father was very dark with more African features, but his mother could pass for white all day long and they were French Creole speakers. All this within 3 generations. Go figure. :)
The beauty of genetics in the American south! Sounds like my family but we are Southern from VA.
Same as me my creole father was dark as chocolate his mom was ghost pale I remember being with her in this general store and this white man yells angrily at me saying I couldn't shop alone I said my grandmother is at the register he looked all over the store tryin to see where my black granny was lol once she called me to go,, the look on his face but I will say he was always so nice to me after..my mom parents (mom)native American and( dad)African..my mom has an soft peanut butter skintone with soft straight hair it's crazy my little sister has freckles and sandy reddish hair I'm my parents darkest child my little girl is pale light skin with straight hair it's really crazy cuz I'm an dark skin dread head black American woman lol
@@goldeneyebby7477 🔑 *DeTaiLsMaTTeR...ThanK you foR shaRinG youR eXpeRienCe.!* 🙏 ✊
You speak Creole?
@@angelacooper8973 It was spoken to me by my father and his mother when I was very little and I'm told that I could speak it, but my parents got divorced when I was 5, so that was the end of my exposure, so no I can't speak it. Surprisingly, I used to go to Montreal quite a bit on business and I could understand half of what we said to me and I could actually read about 70% of the signs... Don't ask me how.😁
IM SO PUMPED THAT MY CULTURE IS INTERESTING TO OTHER PEOPLE!! Even here in Louisiana it's not recognized by other people and alot of our culture has been appropriated and invalidated! Thank you for being aware and respectful ❤
Shut up about your culture and make me some Boudin!
lol, sorry, jk….. about the shut up part….. still want some Boudin!!,
Sameee😭❤
Shit so was the presidency
Your part of a rare race of people. That's definitely interesting,
My family were always intrigued with French culture. We are from the UK and like a lot of Brits France is always a go to for our holidays abroad. My dad has a friend that now lives in France and he used to go with my older brother grape picking with friends who own a vineyard. Never went myself but always had a keen interest in the culture and language. I did live in Quebec for a while with my brother who actually married a Quebecois and lived there for some time. I find these surviving pockets of foreign culture very interesting, especially French culture. But like Quebec, New Brunswick etc Louisiana has its own unique culture which adds an extra twist to the French culture and history. My wife and I have both visited the US a couple of times but for some reason never made it to Louisiana but it's on both of our bucket lists.
I’m from Shreveport so kinda from from the main culture areas however my great grandmother was full blown Cajun and my grandma is quite fluent in French as a second language. Most Louisianans (like myself) take a lot of pride in the culture of the state and it’s always nice being able to share it with others. My grandmother has taught me how to cook jambalaya, 10:24 , gumbo and all that
Wondering how long past few years ago club meeting with the lasdivinas flavor of the blooming natural university kismet diagonally counter and Philemon Titus judges Joshua Deuteronomy Ezekiel Luke James Hebrews Jude Daniel Obadiah Zephaniah Jonah Exodus Genesis
You from south Arkansas bro that ain’t Louisiana lol
@@Devinn504 LOL...Or East Texas, it's called the "Ark-La-Tx"!!
@@beckyfrogers I’m already knowing lol
I love gumbo too its my favorite food!
It's about time someone was smart enough to put this out there in a very comprehensive and sensible fashion. I've been telling people for years that skin pigmentation is not how one distinguishes one culture from another. People are way too focused on skin pigmentation and morphological traits rather than cultural or linguistic patterns and of coarse evolution to comprehend the various differences between one type of person and another. With that said I've always maintained that people, fundamentally, are the same everywhere. It doesn't matter what shade of skin, eye color, or hair color one imbues, we are the same. Having worked in New Orleans and befriending many individuals of Creole or Cajun ancestry, I learned much about their culture and historical progression. I find it fascinating and enlightening. thanks again for the info.
My dad is from Lake Charles Louisiana and I love how my aunts and uncles talk.They come in all colors light to dark brown.They have brown eyes or gray eyes.Much love to my creole roots .
my family look all different. My kids are fair-skinned. But they know who they are.
I have family in Lake Charles as well. Griffin family.
So is my daddy!
@@ThePookie25 The eye color thing is a clear giveaway. My famiky has blue grey, green or hazel. Most times they start off blue/grey then gradually change to hazel as the person gets older. For a long time, I did not even realize that eye color changing over time was not normal for everyone!! My family comes from Lafayette, specifically, Baton Rouge
@@palipali4264 That happened with my Dads eye too.
I'm a Louisiana creole of color, and we have been in the state since the early 1700's. We had already been there some 40 or 50 years by the time the Cajuns arrived in the mid-1700's. We not only have French, African and Native ancestry, but many of us have Spanish and Italian, and even some German and British/Irish ancestry. Some slaves were brought from Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and Mexico, too, so we have more of a Caribbean or Latino culture and ancestry.
JEH Aries ALL cajuns Have African ancestry
Louisiana is a Latino culture, being French and all.
+Sam Houston French is NOT Latino. A Spaniard would be Latino.
Rande Thorman a Spaniard would be spanish or of Latin descent. Not Latino!
Modern day Puerto Ricans, Cubans, spanish Dominicans, et. al. are Latinos, as are Mexicans (although they don't want to be called so). But they are.
This may not be true though, for all of Puerto Rico as there are those who still retain their native genes.
JEH Aries we also have Filipino ancestry some of us do anyway
I'm of Louisiana creole descent, and also born and raised in southeast Louisiana (New Orleans).
Creoles have been in Louisiana 150 years before the Cajuns, and constitutes for more than 80% of Louisiana's current population. Other states are trying to minimize the Louisiana creole culture into non-existence. Majority of our foods are creole with very few cajun ingredients. Creoles come in all colors ( Spanish creole, French creole, Italian Creoles, black Creoles of African descent, mix race creoles, etc.). We are a GUMBO OF PEOPLE....
Exactly
Cajun Country baby!
@@1n2333 Most Cajun dishes were dérivéd from Creole dishes as what is now called Acadiana was inhabited by Creole people (of all races) first. There's no gumbo or jambalaya in Novia Scotia.
Thank for making that distinction between Cajun & Creole. You are right that they are very different. My family is Creole and we have a multitude of racial mixtures Consequentially we all look very different from each other. Even in siblings one can have more European features and color while another can look Hispanic or Black. And yes, we still have African or Haitian blood.
I can’t wait for everyone to just check “mixed race” on the census. I am proud to be a little bit of everyone…. We are all just Human!
bonjou, cousin! I'm Creole too! I check "two or more races" on the census and other government documents lol.
Good work young man. I'm a Cajun raised in the heart of Acadiana. I thought your piece was well researched and presented. Thank you.
And yet he got so much wrong.
This guy doesn't know history well Black natives Louisiana been living in the usa southern seaboards lands over 1000000 thousands years and wasn't speaking french natives tongues of the so call Indians in facts Blacksare,Not racist Blacks can produce any shades of colors and hair types this just facts its just times for the truth to be told out who been here before any others ethnic groups before euro and slavetrades arrive not Asians,no
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@@livingtruth4455 Do you want to take another try at this? Black people have been around for 1 million thousands of years?
@@diii5358 hello Mr faker you can't spread your fake news on about who were here first your lies are returning to your self.
I was initially looking for Cajun recipes to cook some shrimp but I stayed for the history lesson, it was interesting and informative.
Black Vitriol Yep you are right about that.
Hector Ibarra there are Mexicans of Creole heritage and Creoles of Mexican heritage so we're connected in a way cousin
Hector Ibarra I was looking for food and wine. . The history lesson tho.... hahahaha
Hector Ibarra , look up "The Cajun Ninja" on U-tube. He is a great Cajun cook, and entertaining as well. You won't be disappointed.
Hector look for Justin Wilson cookbooks, some of the best Cajun recipes
Thank you so much! This is fascinating. I am French and American (now living in France) and I lived for a short time in Lafayette, LA. I am currently teaching English and American culture and I always have a chapter on Louisiana. The French kids love it. I will happily use your video in my class! By the way, I found other viewers’ comments great too!
I’m Louisiana Creole. My grandma spoke a mix of French & Spanish creole. If she had to translate anything and even older creole than her she would call them a Frenchman. But I love how my family spoke very serious joking all at the same time bc we were Irish French creole Spanish creole Indian(black) mix. Zydeco is our thing!!
Where your family from that they used Spanish? I know Spanish was spoken in SE Louisiana
Clifton chenier !!!
Zydeco!
Maybe write down stories from your older folks. We're losing our culture. Now that my mawmaw is gone, I wish I could go back and ask her questions and then write things down when she's not looking. (she would think it unsocial if i wrote while speaking to her) But she's been gone 20 years, so I can't ask her anymore.
I remember they were hog and turkey farmers who were contracted to grow meat animals for a oil and gas company, to feed their workers. They also grew other small cash crops on their alotted land, like beans and cotton and melons, anything they could sell to buy shoes and coats. Mawmaw made the girls dresses from flour sack fabric, and she'd tell pawpaw when he went to the store, to buy a flour sack that had the same pattern as one she already had, so she'd have enough matching fabric to make a dress.
Mom (born 1934) told me they were the last family to still have a horse and wagon when everybody else at church had a car, and they got picked on for not having a car yet. Mom said that even though there were 9 kids, everybody knew to quit horsing around when the person carrying the kerosene lamp came through the room, because it could cause a house fire if you made them drop it.
I guess I should write all that down for my grandkids to know. Oh, and mom said that picking cotton was horrible as a kid, because the plants had sharp parts that hurt her hands, and there were wasps in the cotton plants that would sting them, but they had to keep picking until it was done. And cotton picking was in hot hot weather. Another reason it was miserable. So many stores. We all need to remember our ancestors, because the culture is almost gone now.
It's a shame the Louisiana French were denied their languages, and culture. I sincerely hope you bring it all back, Louisiana is by far the most culturally rich area of the US.
i agree just as the Indians were denied the lagage and culture but thank god is still around..
My parent were not allowed to speak the Cajun French in school and were punished if they were caught. My grandma who is 101 and some of my Aunts still speak French, I only know a few words of French. We still have our culture and that we will never lose. I am from Terrebonne parish and have researched my family back to the 16 hundreds. My mom's family is related to Daniel LeBlanc (the c is silent).
RedWings01 I know...my grandma never taught me her first language French. Her school teachers traumatized her and other kids when they were caught speaking French in class.
Kathy Churray I had a former co worker last name Terrebonne from that parish
Stop saying MOST
I reeeaaally wanted to include the song "The House of the Rising Sun" but the YT copyright crew got me pinned down! We'll get 'em next time!
Mason love all of your work and dedication to The Truth! MASON FOR PRESIDENT! You should do a video on all of the different musical genres,Birth of Jazz,Delta Blues,Gospel .....and good old Rock n Roll down forget Zydeco,Funk.....Iam sure theres more...I know you will find it!
Afrojack Thanks man! Music genres isn't something I know a lot about. I'll see if I know anyone who's an expert on the subject.
+Masaman there is a disc Jockey oldies king Bob Walker use to work for WTIX and is on FB, a real nice dude! Also has an oldie radio shrine on The internet! Hope you can use that ! Iam also a musician always have been since....forever-and if I can help in. Any way I will good luck Friend!,
Thank god you couldn't. That tune sucks ass so bad! Makes me wanna puke actually.
Gangsta Money Yeah because Hispanic isn't a race. Latinos are a mixture of Black, White and Native and Hispanics are people whose native language is Spanish.
This was great! Just in case no one's mentioned it, Creoles were initially (before LA was part of the USA) defined as anyone of French origin vs people like "Kaintucks", for example. I highly recommend the Free Man of Color series as well as Lyle Saxon's (born 1891) Fabulous New Orleans & Old Louisiana if you really want to understand Louisiana history from a juicy perspective 💜⚜💚
THANK YOU for getting this right! My great grandmother and grandmother spoke French creole. They did it when they did not want the kids (us) knowing what they were talking about lol! I love this video. ❤
Same. 😂
As a Nigerian, I'm fascinated by New Orleans and the culture there. The food, music, festivals, architecture and the various religions practised there. ♥️
I hope you get to come visit soon! New Orleans is a fun city to see!
Voodoo?
I wouldn't go near that hellhole unless you're into murders and gunfire. It's extremely dangerous and getting worse every day. I live about an hour and a half away between Morgan City and New Iberia. I know what its going on there, and I no longer go there. You will be taking your life into your own hands.
@@JustMe-ig5pn Damn. Really that bad?
@@lemiphil2388 Yes, really that bad. They have between 6 and 8 a night.
If you’re reading this, I hope you find your inner peace.
Thank you. I needed to hear that.
Haltestelle 7 Good! It was meant for you!
Thank you for this message. I appreciate it. Please be safe.
Peace and Love to you too✌️+♥️
Thanks! Needed that wish! 😔
I’m from New York and visiting Louisiana is on my bucket list. The culture is one of the most unique in the US and it’s one of my favorite accents. The way people say “baby” just melts my heart. Can’t wait to visit one day
The Yat accent is an interesting one. You will probably find it familiar if you're from NY as it has a similar type of sound to it as certain Nea York accents. Yat is somewhat similar as a dialect to Brooklynese.
I’m from New York and raised in Louisiana, I love the spices. Make sure you do a Louisiana tour and visit New Orleans
I'm a native NYer. I just hope we get some more Creole restaurants, so people in NY can experience the traditional dishes
You'd better visit fast. Our culture is fading and mixing in with everything else. New Orleans is NOT cajun. If you want cajun, visit New Iberia, Mamou, Lafayette, Basile. Go to a Catholic church in a small town in south central louisiana and listen to the people who hang around and talk after mass. If you find such a small church, go to a Knights of Columbus cookout/fundraiser, or a Bingo night, if that church parish has a bingo night. As you leave the church, take a church bulletin handed to you at the door, because that's where the bingo night and fundraiser cookouts are listed.
Don't talk much. Just listen. If you do talk, ask questions about hunting or fishing or gardening, or crawfish farming. Ask them how the season went. You're bound to get stories. Oh, and hang around and listen more to the older folks. The younger ones are less likely to be deep in the culture anymore.
We had a huge influx of Cajuns and Creoles in OKC, Tulsa, and throughout Oklahoma as well after Katrina. OKC even hosted the New Orleans hornets for a couple seasons during rebuild. A lot of the New Orleans folk who moved to OKC were happy to get to see their hornets play in OKC. It definitely helped them adjust having their team in their new city for a bit. That’s what lead to OKC getting the Thunder.
As someone who has both cajun and creole family all i can say is jamabalaya amazing
I also have both but I'm not light skinned but my grandparents look almost white.
@@apostlestevenl.williams5384 that is very common sir, respect!
I love all colors ❤️ love thy neighbor
I’m not Cajun but I make a kickass jambalaya!
Louisiana should take some hints from Quebec. They should implement some language protecting laws similar to Quebec.
gmoney too late...
I just got a b j in the 7/11 parking lot
They've started to create bilingual schools.
@xbleedingx it never too late .. they got that whole island of Ireland speaking that Celtic language they aint spoke in a long time(I was really being facetious when I typed this out months ago) just saying
@@vannjunkin8041 no they didn't
Aye boy you tied all this together you really did yo research 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
My family are mostly of Cajun origins. The family spoke both French and English. My maternal grandfather’s paternal side came directly from France but when his ancestor first came to Louisiana, he married a German woman. Grandfather would tell me differences in words of Cajun and Parisian French. He wrote fluent French. I lived in New Orleans for awhile and the Creole dishes are somewhat different than Cajun. Creoles cook with more tomatoes in their recipe. Shrimp Creole is my favorite Creole dish and Stews and brown Jambalaya with fresh vegetables are my favorite Cajun dishes. The Creole Cane River are known for the best meat pies. Louisiana has some of the best food in the world.
My mom is Louisiana Creole, raised in Natchez, MS. She used to teach me a lot of Creole words, but I kind of have forgotten the language over time. However I still remember the foods! Lol. This was a pretty good take on understanding the diversity of Cajun and Louisiana Creole peoples respectively. Not too bad.
im from Gulfport
My mom is creole from Natchez!
As a Canadian who also speaks Canadian French (which is different from the French spoken in France) I find this topic fascinating. Funny enough they still speak Acadian French in New Brunswick and those who understand Canadian French have trouble understanding the Acadian French in that province. In Montreal, Quebec there is a huge population of people from Haiti who all speak Haitian Creole and you hear it there all the time.
It's called chIac it's basically Franglais. J'ai parker mon car dans le parking lot.😂
Ta yeule ostie
@@xavier6037 Stop being just another French with a cry baby victim mentality . That's why nobody likes us in Canada. Not because of our identity but because we are crybabies it's the same reason many other minority groups are not liked currently. And I didn't speak to you in French because well ta yeule ostie.
@@NotLeftarded1 The Chiac are the Acadians of the south-east coast of New Brunswick. In the rest of the state the Acadians don't speak Chiac. Chiac is a variety of Acadian French with borrowings from English but also from the local Amerindian language.
@@elrevah I come from Acadie-Bathurst. I think I know about it .
Very well done! I appreciate how well you explained the myth that everyone from Africa are a singular ethnicity, when they are in fact a diverse people of many cultures/ethnicities. However, Louisiana will always be somewhat mysterious as a result of the remarkable diversity of its people and the beautiful culture that has resulted. So difficult to explain in mere words, you have to experience it for yourself.
You should take into consideration the preparation of food by Creole and Cajun; it can help people understand the origins of each group.
All I know is that every time I go to Louisiana they are all marching to their own drum. It's like being in another country. People are just different there. And I'm from Florida, so I know different when I see it! 😂
@Kelly Buck Yeah, you'd probably be more comfortable in any of
the metro areas in central or south Florida. The more rural you get, the more Old South and racial attitudes you'll get.
I'm from Tampa where everybody's a mix of
something. Miami seems to have more first generation immigrants from all over the world, South America to Europe to Asia. Tampa has a lot of people who are more 2nd, 3rd, etc generation immigrants. Even Orlando is pretty diverse as people all over the world are drawn there to work in the tourism industry.
I'd highly recommend looking into the City Data website. They've got a lot of info on any city you choose such as racial make-up, how many people are biracial, average age, etc.
Just be prepared for the heat! You're in a nice spot up there weather-wise, and it's hot as heck down here!
@Kelly Buck Um... no... I moved from Louisiana to right outside Miami like 3 years ago and this is the most racist place I've ever been and I've traveled alot!
I am French Creole born and raised in Los Angeles. The most vitriol and hatred in my life has come from backwoods Creoles, whom I have never met, claiming that I’m “passing for white.” ????? These people are inbred, sick, and twisted stuck in 1952. I have never denied my heritage but I will never wave the Creole flag because of this experience. Good luck to all of you dwelling on if you’re black or white and just not embracing humanity.
@Kelly Buck You know what they say about Florida.....the more north you go, the farther South you get.
Well, it is like being in another country, because it was another country of its own.
Louisiane was part of the French colonization of the Americas, part of New France.
It developed for 150 years outside of anglo-saxon reign.
We are very different output, lifestyle. Than of the anglo world.
So yes, welcome in Louisiane, a country colonized by force, by the anglo-saxons.
The actual Louisiane being only a portion of the original Louisiane.
And "Acadiana" being the left-over, surviving French speaking communities of the forced assimilation and segregation made in anglo-saxon.
Welcome in Louisiane !
My mom is Louisiana creole. My mother did not speak English until she went to school. My grandmother could not speak English. She only spoke Creole until the day she died.
Peggy Clinton the correct term is broken French at least ppl from southern Louisiana ppl say it
Zecto Mask
True but an easy broken French. As a native French-speaker I easily understood what Louisiana Créoles were saying in a UA-cam video where they were asked to translate sentences from English.
I'm from New Orleans but lived in Lafayette and Houma. Your grandmother would be highly exceptional if she did not know english. I find that difficult to believe. What town, parish was she from?
@greatwhiteprivilege Cajun French is much more understandable than Louisiana Créole. In fact, Cajun French is French, but with a lot of archaic words and expressions that are no longer used in France.
@greatwhiteprivilege French is my 1st language. My mother us French and my father is a native French-speaker from New Brunswick, Canada. So I'm related to the Cajuns. The Cajun accent is very similar to the Acadian accent from New Brunswick and you can hear the same archaic words and expressions that are no longer used in France and even in Québec.
Good to finally see people bring awareness to my culture ⚜️
Best description of Creoles vs Cajuns. I’ve been asked that question so many times. This is basically my explanation.
Imagine my surprise when I saw the photo of my Dad and I in this video! It made me feel a a since of pride that finally; in honor of My father maybe one day soon my children and their children can finally be able to say they are Creole and people will know exactly what it is! Thank you so much🙏👍🏽
Bonjour
BIzé...c est faire la bise embrasser.. Faire un bisous, embrasser..♥️♥️👍👍
Shout Out Creole
Bizé, un nom français qui signifie faire la bise
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@Tonya Bizé Is your profile picture a picture of you? If yes, you are very pretty.
@@americanalligator1284 thank you🦋
It breaks my heart that my grandpa forbid my grandma from teaching her girls Cajun and forbid her from speaking it herself. I wish I could speak it.
Microlithic When he met my Granny it was in Mississippi and a couple years after they got married they moved to Louisiana. That’s when he found out that Granny had family members that were Creole. It didn’t sit well with him because he was racist.
Grandma’s family descended from the original French settlers and so most of her heritage was Cajun but Creoles if I understand properly can be any mixture of Spanish, French, African or Caribbean. I don’t know much about my Grandma’s family except that there are some Creoles in it also. Grandpa didn’t like that so he decided to not allow any of the heritage to be passed on. Even as a racist he didn’t stop long enough to realize that she spoke Cajun which predominantly from French background. So, we lost it. She had 5 girls ,11 grandkids and so far 18 grandkids and I believe I am the only one who wishes she could learn it.
Thankfully years before he died my Grandpa’s attitude changed but the damage had already been done.
Feels good to be acknowledged!!!! I'm a southwest Louisiana Acadien et creole! Bon Creole Sha! C'est tout!!!
Mason, you've done an amazing job here. 👏🏾 I'm decended from Gullah Geechee ppl and I'm going to show your video to my friends and family.
Creole girl here. Born and bred in central LA. I am very fair skinned with green eyes so a LOT of people find it hard to believe me when I say I have Spanish, French, African, Native American and Irish heritage(malado). It was a struggle when I was a child being the only creole family in town. We were often told we were "too dark to be white" and "too light to be black" even though I am much lighter than my family members.I still to this day am told I look like I "could pass(for white)" which frustrates me as a proud woman of color. It took a long time for me to be comfortable in my skin and love my beautiful, exotic features.
I'm proud of you, young lady, for standing your ground! God Bless you!
In the 40s the blacks from dixie migrated to the west coast for work during the war. You're a proud woman of color is BS, you are malato , a mutt like me. My mom was to light for her dark family to accept, which is ashame because I don't know my mom's family because of it. She would tell us how her and her identical twin would be made to stand in front of the family at gatherings so they could admire their olive skin and green eyes compared to their brothers who were brown on brown.
Please stop separating yourself by color and let's be Americans. Either origins of people would have not made it without the other. The government is trying to keep us apart so they can control us easier. Being from New Orleans is awesome, "home of the creoles ", I can speak enough french to get in trouble. My French would be fluent but the government band cajuns and creoles from speaking it. But they are now trying to teach it to the kids in school, when before they treated them as ignorant because they didn't speak English, wtf?
Hey thanks for sharing. I too am from central Louisiana and know very well what you what you mean. Nowadays there seems to be less stereotyping down here and when I tell people that in comment sections, they are either shocked or don't believe me!
When you said you have green eyes, any chance you have ancestors or relatives from the cane river area? Being from central La, I'm sure you know the beautiful people I'm referring too.
Beautiful group of people!
Half of them have green eyes!
Just from ur profile pic, u look like a textbook example of a beautiful creole woman
Most Creoles are 100% White, but there are mixed race Creoles of color too. Both are just as Creole as the other, so long as the individual grew up in Southeast Lousiana
CREOLE IS A CULTURE (similar to Caribbean culture) THAT STILL LIVES ON. ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
Its the same as Caribbeans. Caribbean are a mixture of spaniards portuguese french brittish and africans and other european people who had territories there. The french had haiti, spain most of latin america portugal had brasil Brittain had some virgin islands etc. And the native american. And they all spoke a mixture of these languages.
@@juanitamora4857 We have more native bloods in the little countries in the West indies
That were they came from the Caribbean..st Simmons all over there love it
So, I am a (non-native, but with ancestral heritage) Louisiana(Cajun) French speaking Louisianian, and you nailed this on the head! So, I would like to post an update on the situation of the culture and its peoples here in 2022, and what I would highlight as some things that may have been missed as this is a pretty difficult subject to research especially from out of the state, although speaking with native speakers was exactly the right thing to do there.
So, the state of the Louisiana French language in 2022. A correction to make on why the language was stopped in the 20th century, would be that on top of programs to get the louisiana francophones to learn English, which by itself would not have been enough to cause the language to die off as we are a very proud people of our heritage and would have very likely kept it up as a cultural language, rather, what killed the language was an active attack on Louisiana French and Kouri-Vini(Louisiana Creole) in the early to mid 20th centuries through the outlawing of French in the schools and cajuns and creoles alike being told they spoke "bad French" or "backwater French", which are both considered extremely offensive to say today fortunately. In my family's case, my paternal grandfather just outright denied his French heritage even though he could speak the language, and only a sparse few words such as Elan(Moose, my dad's nickname), sac-au-lait(local term for the White Crappie), and pirogue(local term for canoe) have prevailed in my family and the English speaking general population. This rough history has resulted in many parts of the state, particularly the Bâton Rouge area where I live, to be almost entirely devoid of Louisiana French which once thrived here.
Today, there has been a recent resurgence in interest of the language through immersion programs in K-12 and higher education(I learned Louisiana French at LSU, for example), and there are filmmakers, podcasters, and other content creators who speak the language creating Louisiana French and Kouri-Vini media to help spread interest in learning these dialects and languages, which is having some small effect. I am actually currently working on some Louisiana French content about astronomy to help create a more dynamic and rich media environment here in the state. Suffice it to say, there is a lot of hope for the languages in the future, but progress will be slow and uphill. Hope I added something interesting to the conversation.
My grandmother's mother was French and her family were among the first 7 ships of French Acadians to arrive in Louisiana in the 1700's. My grandmother loved in New orleans and met my grandfather who lived in North Hollywood at the time. They got married and they moved to the west coast to start our family. My grandmother's aunt was the one who showed my grandfather a picture of my grandmother when he was qorking at a diner in los angeles and he knew she was for him. wrote letters to each other and the rest is history. She was actually engaged to someone else, allegedly an oil millionaire. I appreciate the information in your video very much and appreciate the Louisiana history.
Acadie was what is now Nova Scotia, so they came from french Canada, but were expelled by the English, some returned to Québec were they speak the joual language !
i actally really like how you include the Filipinos that were brought over with the Spanish
yosh Sea this explains my DNA results. Mom's side is from Louisiana and I had 14 percent from the iberian region and less than 1 percent southeast asian.
80 percent African (obviously)
Im filipino american and i still cant believe this. I mention this and people dont believe me. Why if u look this up on google it doesnt mention this. I think if its true thats super coo
@@mrcochino281 look up Dan inosanto demonstration at the Smithsonian video....he gives the history of Filipinos in the new world ..he shows evidence of pinoys being navigator's and employed soldiers for those venturing to the Americas ..he also puts on a fantastic Filipino martial arts demo as well as the history behind it.
If you haven't seen it ...check out the Dan inosanto demo at the Smithsonian...he talks about Filipinos who were brought over to the new world and Mexico by the Spaniards either as political prisoners or navigator's...he also gives a fantastic demo on the Filipino martial arts
@@mrcochino281 look up California morro bay, honestly i think it has too do with two things, the standards in history education and the difference from college education to compare... i didn't know thus til i was 19
Louisiana's culture is so rich and vibrant.
Makes the rest of us seem boring.
Lol
Not really haha.
I'm Armenian. We are an ancient people with an incredibly rich and vibrant culture.
Gina-Marie Ourganjian Cheeseman by “the rest of us” she means other Americans
Thank you for your comment. Happy to see our culture down here get acknowledge in this video. There are also other groups down here that the video didn't mention. Sorta sub groups of Creoles. In Nachitoches parish there is a group of creole that possess the albino gene and has created a group of Creoles with African American/native American features but with very light skin. They all seem to have green eyes and are a very beautiful people. They are from the cane river area.
@@justjuli3t specifically african americans
Thank you very much for this. I am a Canadian of Irish/English/Scottish background who has long been in love with the music, culture and food of Southern Louisiana and this video puts the history of those beautiful people in great perspective. Kinda teary for some reason....god, I'm getting old.
I’m born and raised in Oregon, but grew up and met people in life from Louisiana! I love the culture and the people, some of the best people and funniest I’ve ever met. I speak a bit of French too as I’m Italian and French, but Cajun/creole is different than what I know lol, I love y’all’s beautiful culture 💕 I’d love to go to Louisiana one day!
Glad to see such interest in my Cajun & Creole culture!
My great grandma is of Louisiana creole descent with African, French, Spanish and Native American Ancestry.
Demonte Speechless_2 Shutup and do some research don’t regurgitate passed around info
@@pimpiniseasy2778 actually being Creole just meant that your family was in Louisana before 1803 or other states of the Louisana purchase (lower Mississippi) and Alabama too!
You don't have to be mix to be Creole! Louisana have Itialian Creoles, French Creole (me) Spanish Creole, Irish Creoles, German Creoles, Native American Creoles (Natchez-Choctaw me) Afro/mulatto-Creoles, English Creoles, and Cajun Creoles! Again anyone born into the colony was CREOLE! I hope this helps
Ninpo Budo I agree with that I have no idea why this mixed ancestry thing is being pushed so hard lol
Still black.
I know you said this a year ago. I’m happy you did. I heard this too. I’m Cajun. I heard Cajuns are mainly French. Creole is made up of many more races.
I come from the Louisiana Creole community in Los Angeles. A lot of Roman Catholic creoles migrated there in the 1930s, intermingled with each other and that’s how my whole family came to be. Just a bunch of creoles from Louisiana who decided to come to LA and live a better life.
They were fleeing the Jim Crow era and racial segregation in the south.
Very well done, sir. Thank you for the research and objective assessment. It gives me a much better perspective on the Cajun and Creole backgrounds. When I was growing up in the '70s, part of my history instruction pertained to how races mixed and the names assigned to the "results" (for lack of a better, less divisive word). I'll not go in to the details, but Creole was one of them. We also learned where the Cajuns originated. So far, my almost 50-year-old textbooks were right lol
Thanks again for your efforts. Keep up the good work.
Cest Bon! I am Blackfoot Amer Indian,And french creole i love my state and culture.Impressed that you included the differences in the cultures.Also the fact that you acknowledged the Indians of the creole culture ,showed that you have done some research..There is alot more of the Indigenous Indian aspect in louisiana ,That is rarely talked about ..The cooper colored people of the americas..
My grandma Blackfoot
@@mamuwaldevoudoupractitione3518 Intolerance never solved anything as history shows. Ignorance ran rife and rampant in the past and still does today and is only exacerbated by people who try to fight ignorance with ignorance. Make the world a better place by speaking reasonably with intelligence and tolerance. Show the world that you're not a fool and they will be in the wrong if they mistreat or misjudge you but act a fool and they will only feel justified in acting a fool back and the cycle of hate will only be strengthened.
Darnell Ghoram I was a Merchant Mariner,,,, one of our Captains was from Honduras, he was a grandson of Captain Morgan,,,,well, he said there was an enclave of Native Americans of Cherokee descent there that went there to get away rather than go to reservations.
Heather You are wise.
Rodney Norman your dad was from africa?
Long story short: creole is usually a fancy word for mixed race people who have deep roots in louisiana. Cajun are french descendants who retain the cajun french dialect to this day.
Original Creoles were not mixed race and there are still Creoles with no mixed race but mixed ethnicity. So mixed race is not a necessity or given.
Lilolme Jusayin not true if you know the history there’s no such thing as original creoles? The term came from the French and Spanish trying to differentiate who was born in France and Spain and who was born in the colonies but slaves who were born there started being called creole
@@Jumbo37279 You are wrong. Today the term Creole is used to apply to people of color. Originally, in colonial Louisiana and well into the 19th Century, "creole" referred exclusively to the white, French settlers and their descendants in and around New Orleans. The Spaniards never colonized Louisiana, and there was never a mass-immigration of Spanish-speaking people into Louisiana, so even though the state tourism industry loves to play up Spanish influence it was very minimal. After the Civil War, the French Creoles of New Orleans were gradually assimilated into the general white, English-speaking population.
Sebastien Sade today people use the term wrong most people think creole are only mixed people when also my cousin is 80% European and 20% African basically she’s why the term is wrong! Creole can be any race people are not taught the language of culture today
Sebastien Sade also incorrect most of the growth happened when Spain had lousiana when the French sold it to lousiana there was only 10,000 people in the colony as of 1763 when Spanish got it and gave it back to the French there was 43,000 a lot of people immigrated from Cuba(Havana at the time) Dominican Republic (santo Domingo at the time) and (puerto Rico) also Haiti . The only thing is lousiana was ruled but the Cuban governer if I’m not mistaken and he let the territory keep its language.
Your video is very well done in so many ways ✔️
You did such great research! Thank you for sharing, this was nice insight on my cultures history.
Born and raised in Texas, but my dad's family was Cajun as well as my grandmother's family on my mother's side. So I consider myself Texan-Cajun. I love learning about this culture. Apparently my grandparents spoke French, but I've never been able to pick it up.
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Why don't you learn French, if you feel akin to Louisiana?
If your heritage is Cajun you are Cajun too you just live in Texas. Lol I’m Creole but I live in Florida. It’s how I was raised and I spend a lot of time in Louisiana because it’s in proximity, we didn’t leave the gulf coast there’s actually a lot of Creoles and Cajuns in the panhandle we kind of cliqué’d up naturally, to see my family. It’s never too late I learned Louisiana Creole in a years time with dedication. I just took 30 minutes to an hour a day to learn. There’s plenty of learning material out there for Louisiana French specifically though you can learn it there’s so many online enclaves of us preserving our languages and our shared Louisiana culture where you can speak Louisiana French with folks I speak Louisiana Creole just about everyday with people I’ve met online keeping our LC alive.
Me to!
The culture of Louisiana is unique and unlike anywhere else in the world. I love Cajun music and zydeco and Cajun/Creole cookin'
You did a great 😊 job describing our culture! As a creole girl horn and raised in New Orleans you did is well! Thank you 😊
I really enjoy watching this ethnical history. My mom and dad are Créole's born & raise in Louisiana. They move to Chicago when I was born, and we always travel to see my grandparents' every summer for vacation activities and it was always the highlight of my life growing up.
I'm Creole and I must admit you did a good job on this video. Well done. Alot of people think Creole is Haitian because of the language but that is about all they have in common.
Devin Belson Thanks! Yeah, big difference between Haitian and LA Creoles. Also, from what I heard very few people still speak the actual LA Creole language.
Masaman thats true my grand father was the last in my family to speak Creole but I know a couple phrases.
There are a lot of French creole. Haitian can be considered creole but it's not limited to haiti or Louisiana but extend to the Caribbeans and Mascarene.
El Matador
Do you speak creole and are you culturally creole? if yes you are a creole if not you are French. Creole ranged in spectrum from pure breed French to pure African and anything in between. What linked them is a common culture. Being 100% white or black doesn't make you into another category of creole. Creoles are also not limited to Lousiana.
Devin Belson Yeah I'm going to interject here simply this delusional person calling him/herself El Matador knows zip about what they're saying. Commenting all over this comment section about what IS and what ISN'T Creole and Cajun and prefacing it with "no offense" and "with all due respect" bullshit, it's laughable. This person is hell bent on correcting everyone incorrectly. Creoles of many kinds exists, from various countries and states of origins, etc...same with Cajuns... Just because you WANT your opinion to be true El Matador, doesn't make it so.
I will be moving to USA in two months from the U.K. I've gotta say, what a culture you guys have! I can't believe some Europeans accuse America for having ZERO history/culture!
Welcome to America my guy
Tom Flynn We don't, oh wait, canned corn moon pies, jello, wife beaters, (t shirts) (wife beaters) kind that get restraining orders, Disney, mouse who took over the world. meth heads, mcmansions, Medicaid fraud, cheap women's clothing that falls apart in the wash. society of false wants & desires that marketers & manufacturers grow wealthy on, then have contempt for the lower class they cheated out of. big pharmaceutical. big ag.Your right we have no culture just unlimited lust & desires for more.
Tom Flynn, I'm surprised some people believe that. Only an idiot of the highest order would think a nation has no history. Even the smallest and most "primitive" cultures around the world have a rich history.
Well you just described much of modern Earth.
Anna Starr, What you describe occurs all over the world, it is not inclusive to the U.S. Yes, we have our problems but we are the greatest country to ever exist on this planet. You get to speak freely, you get to move about freely, you can go to any store and buy groceries without looking at empty shelves, you are protected by a constitution, you are able to vote without fear, laws that treats everybody equally and best of all you have the same opportunities to achieve a good live, free of poverty as everybody else. If you hate it so much you can move someplace else like North Korea, Venezuela, Mexico, or China.
My people❤️ This is all accurate! My father is creole and houma Indian and my houma Indian side of the family speaks Cajun French and like 2 elders speak houma French. I just met that side of my family a few days ago, flew out to Saint Bernard parish bayou rd for a houma spring gathering and a few Choctaw Indians were there too. They demonstrated stickball. If anyone is houma Indian on here please message me we need more houma members and especially for next years spring gathering! (Tasso time)
Very good unbiased presentation.
I appreciate your distinction between race and ethnicity and mention how people identity themselves on the census, and how this self identification is ultimately subjective.
Louisiana just seems so beautiful and unique!
Ca sé byen bél pou vré li sé (it is very beautiful for real it is)
halifaxx55 you try living here
halifaxx55 our roads are garbage and most homes are bordered up but yes it's nice better then Detroit don't go to the beaches there just redments of sunken land filled with tree leaves
halifaxx55 it is it's like a little europe here the food is Absolutley the best and the culture is unique
Our politicians are the most corrupt in the Union and our land is being drowned by the Gulf. But other than that, yeah. We're alright.
Great video! Super informative and put together well. Thanks for your time and thoughts!
Well put together and a super informative video, excellent work! Cheers!
I'm of creole of color decent and there were French speacking people in Louisiana long before cajuns arrived my family has been here since the early 18 the century
Conrad Sorapuru Right. Acadians were not the first French-speakers in Louisiana, but they were the base for the modern Cajuns.
+Conrad Sorapuru
Do you get the same benefits as blacks in the US? You could pass as white. You look kind like my brother. I myself I'm a real racial cameleon. No one can figure what my race is and I've been known to use the race card when it suits me.
Quetzalcoatl You gotta put that European side on when you get pulled over lol
Conrad Sorapuru you look very white....
Quetzalcoatl Don't. And don't call on black folk when you need help.
A large majority of people in southern Louisiana are of French, Spanish, Native American, African, and/or Caribbean descent. But there are also many people living in southern Louisiana who are ethnically German, Italian, and Irish whose families have lived here many generations. It's a huge melting pot. Most of my grandparents and great-grandparents on my dad's side spoke only French, but were ethnically German, English, and Irish.
Omg so unique just like all of latin america just less black
@@tragicallyhoney ? I can't tell if you're being sarcastic but over half the population of New Orleans is made up of Black Americans and about 1/3 of Louisiana citizens are Black lol
Oh wow yes how beautiful
Idk Caribbean is always mentioned as if it's a stand alone heritage. Those people were the same French, Spanish and African but Native Americans we're of different groups of Natives but still Native Americans.
@@misplacedcajun2325
No, they were everywhere
This has been a very good and informative video. I've learned a lot. Thanks for making.
Awesome video on Creole (Louisianan) culture! Thanks for shedding so much light on our culture!
We are very scattered now ... it’s sad thing . My mother is creole ... my family’s skin color goes from white to dark . Thanks for this video it’s hard to explain to people .
Char Love yeah im all the way in wisconsin im a light skinned creole with straight hair my african side barely shows :(
I'm Canadian Metis (European/Native) and my family is the same. Dark to light! lol
I'm all ears.
i am creole and speak the native tounge. from Breaux Bridge la. my mom is light skinned her fater is mullatoo my father was a darskined man there are very dark skinned creoles where i from. thank you for this video.
Rickey Demouchette Creole is not a race. It is a word with many different meanings that certain people choose to identify with, in most cases to avoid having to identify as black. If it means so many different things, how is it a real ethnicity? Example... African means a person from Africa. Right? There is no confusion or any other definition for it. Creole is only what you identify as. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not a race of people. If you choose to identify as creole you are choosing to identify with your oppressors. You may have Stockholm Syndrome and may need to seek professional help
Creole is just a fancy term for Louisiana mixed people and cajun is just a term for white people who live in Louisiana. Today We have mixed- bi-racial, multi-cultural.
Rickey Demouchette Hey my mom and dad are from Breaux Bridge! !
Desmen Hayes
So is it better to identify one self with the "one drop rule"? Isn't that even more following the point of view of the oppressors? Dear Desmen Hayes, just let people identify the way they want without any critique. They are rightly free to do so
do you speak french?
One of the best explanations I've seen on UA-cam. Good job
This was SO informative, thank you!!!💜
My grandpa would tell the story about how he would always get into fights and trouble with the teachers at school because he didn't know English and would get "the ruler" if they spoke French. Now two generations later the only time I hear cajun French is when the gossip gets goin at mawmaws house and they don't want the others to know what they're saying! I lived in Acadiana parish (County) and Assumption and don't know of anyone around my age that can actually speak cajun French (besides the popular sayings and swear words of course)
The Acadiana region should be officially bilingual. The constitution allows the Cajun parishes to adopt French.
I'm just envious your mawmaw is still alive! For those who don't know we call our grandparents mawmaw and pawpaw.
@@theonlyjamiebourgeois9703 Did you just say that to tell people that you say mawmaw and pawpaw
yeah it's more what i heard about (im french living in france).. i think cajuan-french dialect will remain small and maybe will extinct.. anyway you all cajuan are welcome to france if you want to come back to your roots, we even have free healthcare
I remember moving to Florida when I was little and was soooo embarrassed when people didn’t know what mawmaw was
An EXCELLENT presentation with maps, pie charts and data equally discussing both groups. Nicely done! Thank you for sharing.
Cajun here living in Texas. I came here for the horse industry just before hurricane Katrina, but I felt much more interest in staying after that. I grew up in Lafourche parish. My grandparents spoke very little English. My dad learned French first, but was whipped in school as part of that forced English. I myself know a good many French nouns, but I never learned more than that. It was neat to see Lafourche highlighted in red when you showed the map of French speakers.
I've always known Lafayette, Lake Charles, and Carencro to have more Creole people than we did closer to New Orleans. On the other hand, I wasn't too familiar with the east side of New Orleans and Plaquirmines Parish.
There were a few Cajuns with African American in their blood from 3 or more generations back, in our small towns, but there were more people that were Native American with a percentage of African American ancestry. In one family, just 3 generations back, there home was only accessible by boat.
Cajuns can be mixed race even now, just like how Louisiana Creoles can be mixed race even though most Louisiana Creoles are White rather than mixed race.
Those people you call black and African are the original people of America. Everyone else is descendents of the invaders. There was no so called Africans brought to America.
@@Tony_Cardozawrong most creoles are not white lol
@@Tony_CardozaI’m from Louisiana and majority of creoles are black or ppl of color. Most Cajuns are white and Cajun and creoles are different
@@atribecalledindiglow4429 Yes, Cajuns and Creoles are different. Cajuns can be black tho most are White, and the vast majority of Creoles are White though there are some black Creoles who are mixed with White since they are Creole which requires French ancestry. But do your research, most Louisiana Creoles are White. Just bc you live in Louisiana, that doesn't mean you're right about this subject. Some of the least informed people I've spoken to about this were from Louisiana. I'm from New Orleans too. That fact doesn't make me an expert. Doing research and reading is what gave me that knowledge.
Great video. Thanks for sharing this. I've always been intrigued by this culture in LA. Can you do another one and include info about the Sicilian influence there?
Cajuns didn't move away from New Orleans following Katrina. New Orleans people moved to Acadiana. They are 2 different regions.
Good point.
Louisiana is famous for several different things. Everything about Louisiana isn't in New Orleans like people seem to assume.
NOLA born and raised here!
This video crazy! He should have done more research. Never in my life have I met a true blue Cajun from New Orleans. Ever! Started off in New Orleans and moved to new Iberia and back again. The Cajuns all in Acadian .........Couteau, Eunice ray energy, st. Martinville, the flats, erath, delcambre, sunset, beaux bridge and that area. Not New Orleans , not Baton Rouge or really the rest of the state. Creoles are different though. They everywhere in south Louisiana . However the real creole accent , the super frenchy type of talk is only in those Cajun places. New Orleans uses more slang
This is a very accurate video. I am Louisiana French Creole ("je suis un creole d'origine francaise de Louisiane" [in Parisian French] and "mo kreyole d'origine francaise de l'wyzyane" [in Louisiana French Creole]. I am 50% Native American (evenly split between the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations), 37% French and 13% African ancestries. Born and raised in New Orleans and now living in Dallas (post-Katrina)...like I said, very accurate video. Good job Bro, (Bon travail, Ami)
PelegoRecords ' De Louisiane or de la Louisiane' and not 'Du Louisiane,' because it is 'La Louisiane ' not ' Le Louisiane'. I know French language is not so easy!
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"Je suis le creole français du Louisiane" I dont know where you learned French but thats so badly said xD, im French by the way.
You should have said:
Je suis un Creole d'origine Française de Louisiane
you're not Creole, you're a half-breed. Creole is a patois from a European language not an ethnic group. Creole is a language used by African settlers and slaves in the colonies of the Caribbean and reunion, among others.
Creole is both an ethnic group and a language dialect. 😀
The French white settlers of the islands is indeed an ethnic group that speaks French lexical basic Creole (the language of the planters) with a contribution of African words.
The Métis and Africans on the islands spoke the language of the "Creole settlers" without being of the same ethnic group.
Black people being more likely to speak Creole, there was confusion (island blacks = Creole)
My dad is Creole. I’ve been learning more about my history lately. great video. thanks for making this
You covered it 100 percent! Great job!
The term Creole can actually mean two different things, at least in the context of people from New Orleans. It can mean people of mixed race with French/Spanish ancestry as you mention in your video. However, it can also be used in this sense as well: "many whites in antebellum Louisiana also referred to themselves as Creoles. Among whites, the term generally referred to persons of upper-class French or Spanish ancestry, and even German ancestry (though all eventually spoke French as their primarily language)." " "Creole" can mean anything from individuals born in New Orleans with French and Spanish ancestry to those who descended from African/Caribbean/French/Spanish heritage."
Yes, the original term "Creole" referenced someone of French and/or Spanish ancestry who came over centuries ago - before the term came to mean anything related to mixed ethnicity.
not all of us r mix 🙄
myself, I consider a person Creole if the mix is Black, French, Spanish or Italian and Native American
My dad was a French Creole (surnames help) and mother was French Cajun… ⚜️
@@bonnienero9415 You would be wrong then. New Orleans Creole has nothing to do with being mixed race. There are mixed race Creoles but most are not.
I'm Louisiana Creole and we are a subcategory of African-American. Louisiana creole used to never be considered it's own ethnicity and it still isn't. It was considered a culture of New Orleans and Southern Louisiana. It's a very complicated history to get into but we are black people. Just like the Gullah people are subcategory of African-American so are Louisiana Creole people. It's more to do with the culture of Louisiana and specifically New Orleans then being mixed race because the average African-American person is 20 to 30% European and 1-5 percent native American, with some regions of the country having asian ancestry (New Orleans being one of thise places due to the influx of Chinese immigrants) and those are around averages of the average Louisiana Creole person. Someone could have the supposed creole makeup and not creole because its a cultural upbringing and heritage.
That's why the term is also called African-American Creole. Google African American Creole and see what pops up. Louisiana Creole will come up because they are one in the same.
Also there is a common misconception that all Creole people have light skin. There are many dark skin Creole people.
We check black on the census because we are black. We may have on average 10% more European DNA that's only because of the location of where New Orleans was. Genetic breakdown of African American people relies heavily on the region of the United
States as well as the migration patterns of freed slaves after the Great Migration between 1916 and 1970. Also, the majority of Louisiana Creole people are in New Orleans. There are lighter Creole people that we call Passe blanc, which means white passing.
But it was never this complicated until the idea Creole became its own ethnicity when it was always a culture. Culture of the surrounding places.
Thank you for mentioning that there are different ethnicities within the black race and that we are all not from West Africa, our African DNA is from all over Africa. African American in particular can have African DNA thats soans across Africa from the West, to the Congo, to the Southern Bantu region. But we are all black.
Also your information on the Gullah people, I'd like to see where you Source did that because Gullah people were slaves that were isolated in the Carolina Islands that kept as much of the original Heritage from Africa and DNA from Africa as possible. But they are still a part of the African American experience and in fact they teach African-Americans about where we came from. They hold tours and historical seminars frequently.
To sum everything up, Louisiana Creole people are a subcategory of African-American just as the Gullah people are. That is the diversity of African American people. These are more specific cultures that lie in certain regions of the United States. However they all fall under the black race. It's not that Louisiana Creole people mixed in and intermarried with African Americans, it's that we were always African Americans. It had more to do with the culture of New Orleans that it had to do with anything else. As well as tons of colorism issue buts that another post for another day. I'm physically from the area Tina Knowles's (by the way wasnt even born in LA or NOLA or have any connection to NOLA. She is from New Iberia which many creole people of NOLA dont even consider true creole but the country) and my family history has actually crossed paths with the family history of the Knowles. Tina Knowles had a black beauty shop in Houston. Many Louisiana Creole people consider ourselves black because we are black. We are African American. By bringing up these topics, the Gullah people aren't separate from African Americans, it shows the complexity and diversity of African-Americans. This intern shows the complexity and diversity of the black race worldwide.
And no matter what aren't necessity, just as you acknowledged in the video, we are all black in America no matter if we're Jamaican African American some form of melanesian or something else.
Also, this was taught in schools so I'm pretty sure people should know this or should be obvious, but the Creole people are a result of slavery and the rape of African slaves. They were freed black people because they're parent, typically the father, was a white person. So they weren't deemed slaves (unless they were dark but many were still house slaves as well) but they were not deemed white either. Hence the term Creole came about and its shift from just meaning anyone in the new world) because the Spanish and the French were very big on class systems. The Creole people of color were allowed to live amongst white people but they were always treated less than. Creole people even had to curtsy and bow when white people enter the room. They also weren't allowed to interact with the slaves which were their family and their mothers because they didn't want Creole people to sympathize with the slaves because then they were concerned about unification and Rebellion since Creole people were granted so much freedom. And that term freedom is Loosely used, Freedom only in comparison to the slaves.
Morever, creole was never intended as a term to associate with ethnicity. It was used at first for anyone born in the new world, whchh i beleived you may have mentioned, but then described cultural influences from the Spanish and mainly the French as they owned slaves or brought settlers to a multitude of places across the West. Hence there being African American Creole (AKA LA Creole), Bajan Croele, Hatian Creole, Cuban creole, Mississippi and Alabama creole, Acadian creole (now known as the Cajuns) and many more creole cultures (all from the french and spanish, hence the name across regions and water). Morever, we do not test any of these groups as genetic pools associated with ethnicty, similar to African Africans. Nonw are genetic pools we test for but migrations.
I work in genealogy specialzing in African Studies, african American studies African diasporic and anthropology. While this video was clearly made within the best intentions and did get some things correct, much of the information was false, misleading, or misinterpreted. Moreover, you do not link sources for your claims or statements so it makes it difficult to establish your credibility beyond a person on UA-cam spreading information they think is true based off of a trip and a couples hours or days of research. I do appreciate your want for knowledge.
I can provide sources if asked, but since im so late to this video and i highly doubt anyone will see my comment I am not going to list them unless requested.
We are Louisiana (Spanish) Creole (Criollo) and when we say it, and when people visit from Spain, Portugal and yes, even France, they know exactly what we mean--white people of Iberian descent. The whole idea of "Creole" as a name, has been appropriated by Francophones and blacks as though it somehow means "mixed with black", it does NOT mean that, necessarily--it means someone born in N. America of French or Spanish descent. The original "caste", similar to Nortenos in N. Mexico and Tejanjos in Texas. I've run into so many ignorant blacks who think that somehow creoles have to be "dark" or black or something. Ridiculous. The word isn't even English. Most of the land east of Baton Rouge and north of New Orleans was Spanish anyhow. As well as many other parts, like New Iberia. Much of the food is tapas oriented and has Spanish influence...not to mention the entire Architecture of the French Quarter.
@@rdeloges7957 so youre saying creole people are not black in any way? And not even french, but spanish?
And maybe the frech quarter is called the french quarter...because of the french architecture and history...becaue it was founded by the french. Why do you think damn nearly everything in Lousiana is named after French words
And that Louisiana is a spanish word??
So many ignorant black people youve run into thay say the same thing...or maybe youre just the one with the wrong info...
I need to gauage how much im dealing with here
No, I am saying that "Creole" does not necessarily mean "black" or mixed with black, as I wrote. In the Hispanic world (and originally in the French speaking world) "Creole" (Or "Criollo" in Spanish) meant, someone of French or Spanish, respectively, descent born in North America. Also, the architecture of the French Quarter is NOT French, it's Spanish (scroll through the comments, others have correctly pointed this out, besides me). You are throwing out red herrings and straw men, I am NOT claiming Louisiana is not French, French-oriented or mostly French, myself and other Criollos (see the other comments) are pointing out that Louisiana isn't defined by this Cajun vs. Creole issue. Sheesh. Open a book and read. There are literally thousands of Hispanics in Louisiana from the original (and continuing) Spanish colonists, to include Peninsulares, Isleños, Guanches and even Cubans. Why am I not surprised you have no idea about us. That's why there are areas like "New Iberia" in Louisiana (did that ever cross your mind?), and the architecture and "Tapas" themed food. Since you sound ignorant yourself, you probably have no idea, that we are taking New Orleans over (again) and there are more Spanish speakers in New Orleans than French speakers ! ! si se puede! [next you will be telling us Obama created that saying] lol.
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@@rdeloges7957 dude. Im from Lousiana. You obviously misread what I wrote. I said Lousiana Creole. Also known as Frech Creole, African American Creole or free people of color. Of course there are other creole cultures. Hell the cajuns were or called acadian creole originally. The word has gone through multiple interactions and can be applied to different subcultures. There are black creoles and there are white creoles. There are Hispanic croeles and carribean creoles. You are extremely condescending when some of the stuff you said wasn't even correct. Like Lousiana being a spanish term.
But by the way dude, find better sources. The video isnt credible or scholarly. Just because some people believ it is true doesnt mean it is
After hundreds of years of tragic separation, we French Canadians still view Cajuns as our long lost cousins. We share many cultural aspects to this day
This clears SO many things up! Thank you!!
I love that you took the time to really research this information. Thank you for sharing!
Damn, my ancestry is about the same as Louisiana Creole. I'm roughly 59% African, 35% European, and 6% Amerindian
Where are u from or ur parents?
They're the dark creole and light skins, which spoke French ,which was considered broken French. The city is full of different cultures which is great learning experiences.
Same. Where are you and your parents from originally?
So you are a Moor?
Same! I'm 62% African, 35% European, and 2% Native American
Thanks for explaining to me about the differences and similarities of Cajuns and Creoles .
Thank you for sharing this information! 🙏