Talk:Acadians

message: The sentence "The British prohibited them from resettling their lands and villages in what became Nova Scotia" is misleading. While many former Acadian villages were resettled by English settlers (many of them "New England Planters"), the Acadians were allowed to resettle in Nova Scotia. In 1756, some of the Acadians were expelled from what is now called Barrington, in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. They spent 10 years in exile in Massachusetts and returned in 1766. Their land (Barrington) has been resettled but they were allowed to settle further up the coast. In fact, many Acadian villages in Yarmouth County--Amirault's Hill, Eel brook, Wedgeport, East and West Pubnico, etc.--were settled by returning exiled Acadians.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.222.54.82 (talk) 18:10, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Also British monarchy gave land for the Acadians. It's Acadian peninsula! Which to my knowledge is coastline between n.b and p.e.i. Acadianproud87 (talk) 15:39, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

text: Also town Moncton is named after Robert monkton . He lead the night raid against innocent people living in area. I believe he killed quite a few Acadians.. and most nowadays live-in or around Moncton! Statue of monkton is in downtown area .. which nobody seems bothered by it . Acadianproud87 (talk) 15:58, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acadians allowed to return to NS 

message: How do I have vandalism edits reverted on the page? I had added cited sources (academic ones) and those edits were reverted. The definition of the ethnic origins of the Acadians seems to be a contentious, controversial issue in the lead paragraph?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.95.87.187 (talk) 15:52, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The section needs revision despite the author using a "source". Great majority of Acadians (evidenced by family surnames and corresponding family trees) came from NW France (Poitou-Tourraine, Pays de la Loire, Maine, Saintonge, Bretagne, Normandie, etc...). These regions and their dialects are pays d'oïl not pays d'occ (Occitan). Acadien42 (talk) 16:35, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That is right. "Occitania" was never mentioned in any of the books I have read on my culture and ancestors: Some maybe, especially if you consider Gascogne part of "Occitania" otherwise, no mention of the many acadians from Bretagne and Normandie?! 99.192.43.233 (talk) 16:44, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Except for the one ones from Gascogne, Pau area mostly: Abbadie de Saint Castin, LeBorgne de Belisle, etc. 99.192.43.233 (talk) 16:47, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

text: Not sure what your saying....do you have a source that can be read?Moxy- 21:28, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: any book on the history of acadians, and the resources from the "Centre d'études acadiennes" at the Université de Moncton. I suggest talking to Maurice Basque and the other researchers and historians on staff. 99.192.43.233 (talk) 16:46, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Ethnic makeup of Acadians - cited information being removed from page

message: "The Acadians are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia. ... Most Acadians live in the region of Acadia, as it is the region where the descendants of a few Acadians who escaped the Expulsion of the Acadians re-settled." If that is saying something more than "Acadians are from Acadia", then it needs to be explained more carefully. 2603:8001:D300:A631:0:0:0:10D0 (talk) 18:33, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  first paragraph of the lede appears tautological