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37 Cards in this Set
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Sportman's Paradise |
-Monroe on Ouachita river -Ruston -Natchitoches -Shreveport on Red river -lakes, hills, and forests -Anglo Saxon |
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The Crossroads |
-Alexandria on Red river -Most rural area |
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Cajun Country |
-Lake Charles -Lafayette -Morgan City -Thibodeaux -Houma -Triangle Prairie Cajuns-agriculture and livestock Wetland Cajuns-fishers and trappers |
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Plantation Country? |
-Baton Rouge -old plantation homes, moss, live oak, and trees -biggest mix of people and lifestyles |
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Greater New Orleans |
-New Orleans -European+like American city -busy port -In common with Caribbean area |
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Cultural Elements |
-Language -Clothes -Arts -Literature -Sports |
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Roman catholic |
French and Spanish brought it |
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Protestant |
Churches came after the Louisiana Purchase |
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Budism Jews Muslims |
Came from immigration |
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Jazz |
-Birthplace is New Orleans -pianos and brass instruments |
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Blues |
-based on black folk music -guitar and harmonica -add horns = rhythm and blues |
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Zydeco |
-like Cajun music -Sung in french Played on accordion and rub board
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Country Music |
-guitar, fiddle, and mandolin -bluegrass music |
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Rock n Roll |
-Blues and country -adapted in 1940s -Fats domino, Little Richard, and Elvis |
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Gospel |
-blend of folk music, spirituals, and hymns |
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Classical |
-orchestra |
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Food |
-Considered best cultural element -Spicy -cajun and creole -Gumbo=onion,celery, and pepper |
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Cajun vs. Creole |
Cajun-butter,cream,tomato Richer food.
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Festival |
-Blueberry Festival -celebrating success on harvest -DeSoto parish -BBQ -Wine -Country |
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Mardi Gras |
-Brought by French explorers -Festive time b4 Lent -Fat Tuesday -Begins on Jan.6 -Parties, balls, and parades -New Roads, Mamou, Eunice, and New Orleans |
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"Running of the Mardi Gras" |
-collect food -entertain donors with singing and dancing -catch live chickens to make gumbo |
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Acadians |
-exiled French Canadians -Moved to Southwest La -Cajun food and music |
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Anglos |
-English colonies on east coast -Settled in North and plantations on Mississippi |
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African americans |
-Came via West Africa and west Indies -Developed zydeco -Creoles |
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Germans |
-Blended with French culture -Most came during 1900s |
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Italians |
-Large group lives in Tangipahoa Parish -St.Joe's altar=Thank you; for blessings; food feast |
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Hispanics |
Islenos-Canary islanders brought by Spain -Others from Texas, Cuba, and Mexico |
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Natives |
-Tribal headquarters Tribes-Houma, Tunika-Biloxie, Coushatta, Choctaw, and Chitimacha |
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Other Groups |
Croations-developed oyster industry Filipinos and Vitnamese-fishing and shrimping Chinese-plantation workers and shrimp industry |
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Culture |
A group's way of life |
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Cultural Anthropologist |
a studier of human cultures |
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Fais-do-do |
Cajun dance. word means go to sleep |
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Spirituals |
sacred folk songs |
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Gumbo |
hearty Creole soup |
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Jambalaya |
Cajun-Spanish dish of rice and meat |
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Region |
area defined by similar features |
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Ethnic group |
group that has strong feeling of belonging and share common ideas |
