Acadian French is a variety of French spoken by Acadians, mostly in the region of Acadia, Canada. Acadian French has seven regional accents, including Chiac and Brayon.
Antonine Maillet, is an Acadian novelist, playwright, and scholar. She was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada.
Caisse populaire acadienne ltée, operating as UNI Financial Cooperation, is a Francophone credit union based in New Brunswick, Canada whose members are primarily Acadians. UNI's administrative headquarters are in Caraquet on the Acadian Peninsula.
Gérald Leblanc was an Acadian poet notable for seeking his own Acadian roots and the current voices of Acadian culture. Leblanc was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. He studied at the Université de Moncton and lived in Moncton, where he died in 2005. He also spent a good part of his life in New York City, which he loved.
Robert Majzels is a Canadian novelist, poet, playwright and translator.
Phil Comeau is a Canadian film and television director, born in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia. He lives in Moncton, New Brunswick and Montreal, Quebec.
L'Acadie Nouvelle is an independent French newspaper published in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada since June 6, 1984. It is published from Monday through Saturday and is the only French-language daily newspaper in New Brunswick.
Acadieman is the first Acadian superhero, created by cartoonist and musician Daniel "Dano" Leblanc. His animated series Acadieman, aired from 2005 to 2009 as a community channel production on Rogers TV, and was then acquired by TV5 Québec Canada for national distribution; however, TV5 cancelled the series in advance of its premiere.
Léonard Forest was an American-born Canadian filmmaker, poet and essayist.
Hélène Harbec is a Canadian writer.
Emma Haché is a Canadian writer of Acadian descent.
Françoise Enguehard is a French-speaking author from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon who now resides in Canada. She served as president of the National Society of Acadia from 2006 to 2012 and is the current president of the National Acadian Foundation. She and her husband have been involved in promoting the history and education about Acadian people, through the development of schools. She speaks throughout the French-speaking countries to promote French culture. She received the rank of Knight in the Order of La Pléiade in 2011 and was honored as a knight in the Legion of Honour, France's highest award, in 2015 for her commitment to preserving the heritage of Acadians and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
Corinne Gallant was a Canadian professor emeritus and feminist. She held the office of Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Arts and director of the philosophy program at the Université de Moncton. As a feminist leader, she co-chaired a working committee that led to the creation of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women and chaired the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women. She was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1988 and received the Order of Moncton in 2012.
Louis Haché was a Canadian writer considered to be one of the great Acadian novelists.
Alexandra Hernandez is a French singer-songwriter from Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas collectivity of France located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Éloizes is a former Acadian literary publication based in Moncton, published by the Association of Acadian Writers. The journal was published 32 times between 1980 and 2002.
Acadian theatre refers to theatrical productions that originate from or are perceived as originating from Acadia. The most prominent playwright is Antonine Maillet, whose play La Sagouine has been staged over two thousand times, with Viola Léger as the sole actress.
Melvin Gallant was a Canadian teacher, literary critic, editor and writer.
The Acadian culture has several characteristics that distinguish it from other regions of Canada.
Acadian literature is literature produced in Acadia, or considered as such.
