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D'Oney, J. Daniel – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2008
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected hundreds of thousands in southern Louisiana. To say that they touched people of every stripe and color dramatically is a gross understatement. Aside from the loss of life and property damage, families were uprooted, traditions disrupted, and one of the largest migrations in American history forced on a state…
Descriptors: Social Studies, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Studies
Gesner, Edward – 1986
A bibliography of 430 books, journal articles, papers, and other references on Acadian French written in English or French is divided into two principal sections: an annotated bibliography of works focusing on the Acadian French dialect spoken in the Canadian Maritime Provinces, and an unannotated bibliography pertaining to Louisiana Acadian…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Dialect Studies, Ethnology
Ward, Martha Coonfield – 1971
This is a study of how children in a small community called Rosepoint, in the vicinity of New Orleans, acquire speech. The author provides essential contextualization for her problem, dealing with family composition, life space, means used to control children, and interaction between members of the household. The author made intensive observations…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Child Language, Cultural Influences, Ethnology