infobox Language name CanadianFrench nativename Fran ais canadien pronunciation states Canada primarily ... , where it is the only official language. Government services are also offered in French at the provincial level in certain areas in Ontario through the French Language Services Act and Manitoba, and to a variable extent elsewhere. French is also co official in the three Canadian Territories territories . New England French , a variety spoken in parts of New England in the United States, is essentially a variety of CanadianFrench. ref name Ammon cite book title Status and Function of Languages ... French is spoken in parts of New England in the United States . Essentially a local variant of Canadian ... There are two main sub varieties of CanadianFrench. Joual is an informal variety of French spoken ..., today the term CanadianFrench is not usually deemed to exclude Acadian French. Phylogenetics ... bilingualism in Canada FrenchCanadianFrench language in Canada Languages of Canada French language ... R. cite book author Collective title CanadianFrench for better travel url http www.ulyssesguides.com catalogue FicheProduit.aspx?n CanadianFrench for Better Travel Ulysses Phrasebook&isbn 9782894647202 ... of CanadianFrench Wiktionary French dialects by continent Category French dialects Category Languages ... fam7 Gallo Rhaetian fam8 Langues d o l O l fam9 French language French nation Canada as French iso1 fr iso2b fre iso2t fra iso3 fra map CanadianFrenchFrench Fran ais canadien is an umbrella term referring to the varieties of French language French spoken in Canada . French is the mother tongue ... Canadian English English . Canadian Provinces Provincially , it tends to have more limited status ... accessdate February 1, 2012 ref Varieties Quebec French is spoken in Quebec . Closely related varieties ... England region of the United States and differ from Quebec French primarily by their greater conservatism. The term Laurentian French has limited application as a collective label for all these varieties ... more details
French speaking Canadian may refer to FrenchCanadian , French colonists who arrived in New France Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries, and today constitute the main French language French speaking population of Canada French speaking Quebecer , French speaking francophone residents of the primarily French speaking Canadian province of Quebec French language in Canada Disambig ... more details
FrenchCanadian s are a cultural group and ethnolinguistic nation which originated in Canada , New France . FrenchCanadian may also refer to A Canada Canadian of French people French descent or origin A Francophone French speaking Canadian regardless of his descent or origin A FrenchCanadian by birth or adoption regardless of the person s place of residence See also For linguistic uses, see CanadianFrench . disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Lumbermen violin and sticks 1943.jpg thumb Qu b cois lumberjack s playing the fiddle, with sticks for percussion , in a lumber camp in 1943. France French settlers brought music with them when inhabiting what is now Quebec and other areas throughout Canada. Since the arrival of music of France French music in Canada, there has been much intermixing with the Celtic music of Anglo Canada. French Canadian folk music is generally performed to accompany dances such as the jig , jeux dans , ronde dance ronde , cotillion , and quadrille . The fiddle is perhaps the most common instrument utilized and is used by virtuosos such as Jean Carignan , Jos Bouchard , and Joseph Allard fiddler Joseph Allard . Also common is the diatonic button accordion , played by the likes of Philippe Bruneau and Alfred Montmarquette , Spoon musical instrument spoons , bones instrument bone s, and jaw harp s. France French immigrants to Quebec established their musical forms in the future province, but there was no scholarly study until Ernest Gagnon s 1865 collection of 100 folk songs. In 1967, Radio Canada released The Centennial Collection of Canadian Folk Songs much of which was focused on French Canadian music , which helped launch a revival of Quebec folk. Singers like Yves Albert , Edith Butler , and, especially, F lix Leclerc and Gilles Vigneault , helped lead the way. The 1970s saw purists like Le R ve du Diable and La Bottine Souriante continued the trend. As Quebec folk continued to gain in popularity, artists like Harmonium band Harmonium , Kate and Anna McGarrigle , Jim Corcoran , Bertrand Gosselin , and Paul Pich found a mainstream audience. One well known genre of French Canadian music is Voyageurs voyageur music. Since 1979, Quebec music artists have been recognized with the Felix Award . See also Music of Quebec DEFAULTSORT French Canadian Music Category Canadian styles of music Category French Canadian culture ... more details
The FrenchCanadian Brigade was an intended unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War . Although it was assigned a block of 3000 regimental numbers 2320301 2323300 , only the first 119 were used. Recruiting took place in Military District 10 M.D. 10 primarily in Manitoba, which has a sizeable FrenchCanadian population in early 1917. Approximately one half of the recruits were born outside of Canada and represented six countries France 18 , United States United States of America 9 , Belgium 6 , Switzerland 5 , England 1 , Russia 1 . Of those born in Canada, the majority came from Manitoba 29 and Quebec 24 two other provinces are represented Saskatchewan 7 and Ontario 2 . A number of the recruits were subsequently reassigned to the Canadian Forestry Corps . Category Canadian World War I brigades ... more details
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Infobox Ethnic group group FrenchCanadian American image caption poptime 8,124,280 br small 2.68 of the American Population small popplace List of regions in the United States Various langs French language French , English language English rels Catholic related c French Canadians FrenchCanadian Americans are United States Americans of FrenchCanadian descent. About 8.0 million U.S. residents are of this descent, and about 2.0 million speak French language French at home. ref cite web url http www.census.gov faces tableservices jsf pages productview.xhtml?pid ACS 10 5YR B16001&prodType table title ... Census Bureau ref For the majority of Americans of FrenchCanadian descent living in New England or the Midwestern United States Mid Western States , a FrenchCanadian American is one whose ancestors ... Depression. The term Canadiens Canadian refers to some as nationality , and to others as ethnicity . FrenchCanadian Americans, because of their proximity to Canada and Quebec, kept their language .... A revival of the Canadian identity has taken place in the mid western states, where FrenchCanadian Americans are older than 7 8 generations. These states had been part of Canada up until 1783. A return to their roots seems to be taking place, with a greater interest in all things that are Canadian ..., 1980, p 392 ref FrenchCanadian population in New England Cities col begin col break style background ... Census Bureau of 2000 ref FrenchCanadian Immigration to New England Image French1346.gif ... States Census, 2000 2000 census class wikitable colspan 6 Distribution of French Canadians in New England, 1860 1880 ref Ralph D. VICERO, Immigration of French Canadians to New England, 1840 1900, Ph.D ... text align center 100 class wikitable colspan 6 Distribution of French Canadians in New England, 1900 1930 ref Leon TRUESDELL, The Canadian Born in the United States, New Haven, 1943, p. 77 as given in Yves ... Canadian diaspora Category Ethnic groups in the United States ... more details
The 163rd Canadien Francais Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the World War I First World War . Based in Montreal, Quebec , the unit began recruiting in late 1915 throughout the province of Quebec . In May 1916, the battalion sailed for Bermuda , where it remained on garrison duty until late November of the same year. After arriving in England, the battalion was absorbed into the 10th Reserve Battalion on January 8, 1917. The 163rd Canadien Francais Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding Lieut Col. H. DesRosiers. The battalion is perpetuated by Les Fusiliers de Sherbrooke . References Meek, John F. Over the Top The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont. The Author, 1971. DEFAULTSORT 163rd Battalion FrenchCanadian , Cef Category Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force ... more details
game shows References Reflist Category French language television in Canada Game Category Canadian game shows Category Lists of television series French Category Canada related articles by importance game shows, French Category Canada related lists Game show, French ... un 2004 2005 W X Y Z Reality television Main List of Canadian reality television series See also List of English language Canadian game shows List of American game shows List of UK game shows List of Australian ... States American television channel devoted to Game shows GameTV a Canada Canadian television channel ... more details
fr Disney Junior fr icon Astral Media Disney Channel Canadian family oriented television channels Category Canadian digital cable television networks Category French language television networks ...For the English version of Disney Junior in Canada, see Disney Junior Canadian English TV channel . Infobox TV channel name Disney Junior logofile Disney Junior Logo.png logocaption Disney Junior logo logosize 200px launch July 5, 2010 closed date picture format 480i SDTV network owner Astral Media br small sale pending to Bell Media small slogan country Canada broadcast area National headquarters Montreal , Quebec former names Playhouse Disney T l 2010 2011 replaced names sister names Vrak.TV timeshift names web http www.disneyjunior.ca fr Disney Junior fr sat serv 1 Bell TV sat chan 1 Channel 189 sat serv 2 sat chan 2 cable serv 1 Cablevision Canada Cablevision du Nord cable chan 1 Channel 373 cable serv 2 Vid otron cable chan 2 Channel 46 cable serv 3 cable chan 3 iptv serv 1 Bell Fibe TV iptv chan 1 Channel 189 Disney Junior is a Canada CanadianFrench language Category B Services Category B specialty channel owned by Astral Media . Disney Junior is a commercial free channel with entertainment and learning based programming targeted toward preschool ers. ref http www.newswire.ca en releases archive May2010 31 c8331.html Astral launches French language Playhouse Disney Channel with Bell TV , CNW, 31 May 2010 ref The channel was originally licensed in 2006 as Vrak Junior , a sister channel to Astral s Vrak.TV , though, aimed at younger viewers than Vrak.TV. ref http www.crtc.gc.ca eng archive 2006 db2006 98.htm Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006 98 , CRTC, 2006 03 27 ref It was launched ... Junior on the same day as the French language channel. File Playhouse Disney Canada French.svg right ... Nickelodeon Canada Teletoon Canadian TV channel Teletoon English T l toon Canadian TV channel T l toon French Teletoon Retro Teletoon Retro English T l toon R tro T l toon R tro French Treehouse TV YTV ... more details
This is a list of French language French language television series from Canada . Most such television series are produced in Quebec , although a smaller number are also produced elsewhere in Canada. Series produced outside of Quebec are noted below with a . For English Canadian series, see List of English language Canadian television series . tocright 0 9 14, rue de Galais drama 100 limites 2 laits, un sucre talk show 450, Chemin du Golf sitcom A la Di Stasio cooking Ad Lib television Ad Lib talk comedy & variety Appelez moi Lise Aux fronti res de l inexpliqu paranormal documentary L Arbitre judge show L Attaque 5 sports Les Aventures de Virulysse children s B La Bande des Six Bande part radio BANDE PART.tv Le Banquier game show. Deal or No Deal adaptation Les Beaux Dimanches Les Belles histoires des pays d en haut t l roman Bibi et Genevi ve Bleu Nuit TV series Bleu Nuit Adult Les Bleus de Ramville sitcom Bob Gratton Ma Vie, My Life comedy Bobino television Bobino Bon Baisers de France Les Bougon satirical comedy Les Brillant Bye Bye TV series Bye Bye sketch comedy C Caillou Animation Cam ra Caf comedy Catherine TV series Catherine sitcom Les Cents tours de Centour Ciel, mon Pinard cooking Le Cimeti re des CD Music critic show Claire Lamarche Panel talk show Le Club des 100 Watts Le coeur a ses raisons comedy soap opera parody Cover Girl TV series Cover Girl comedy Cornemuse ... Providence Canadian TV series Providence R R Force kids Teens Radisson TV series Radisson Adventure ... talk show Le Traboulidon children s Trauma Canadian TV series Trauma medical drama U Ultimatum game ... of Quebec media List of Quebec movies List of French television series List of Quebec television series imports and exports Television of Quebec Canadian television WorldTV inc tv DEFAULTSORT French language Canadian television series Category Lists of television series by country of production Canada French Category Quebec related lists Television series, List of Quebec Category French language ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name The 69th Overseas Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force image Image 69thOverseasBatt.JPG 300px caption The 69th in St. John, New Brunswick dates 15 August 1915 20 September 1920 country Canada country flag Canada 1868 branch Militia type Line Infantry role Light Infantry size One battalion command structure 4th Canadian Division first commander LCol J. Adolphe Dansereau last commander garrison St. John, New Brunswick VC nickname motto Service Outre Mer colors battles Battle of the Somme Somme , 1916 Battle of Arras 1917 Arras , 1917,1918 Battle of Vimy Ridge Vimy , 1917 Hill 70 Third Battle of Ypres Ypres Battle of Amiens 1918 Amiens Battle of the Hindenburg Line Hindenburg Line and Mons Pursuit to Mons , 1916 1918. History The 69th Overseas Battalion, CEF , or Canadian Expeditionary Force, was formed, 1 July 1915 by Lieutenant Colonel J. Adolphe Dansereau in Montreal, Quebec . Following training in St. John, New Brunswick , the 69th left for overseas in April 1916. On arrival in England they formed part of the newly created 10th Reserve Battalion to have reinforcements for other units in France. On 20 September 1920, the 69th was officially disbanded. ref cite web title 69th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force url http www.regiments.org regiments na canada warformed inf cef 069bn.htm publisher Land Forces of Britain, The Empire, and Commonwealth at Regiments.org accessdate 2007 12 23 ref References reflist Category Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Canada mil hist stub WWI stub ... more details
Portal French literature Unreferenced date January 2008 Although most Canada Canadian francophone writers are from Quebec , there are also a number of francophone writers from elsewhere in Canada. These writers may be Acadian , Franco ontarian or from any other Canadian province. Some of these writers did move to Quebec at a later stage in their careers, and hence may also be listed at List of Quebec writers , although others did not. This list includes songwriters as well as literary authors and poets. inc lit Acadian writers Georges Arsenault R jean Aucoin Jeannette Belliveau Anselme Chiasson Herm n gilde Chiasson France Daigle Annie Rose Deveau Clive Doucet Lennie Gallant Melvin Gallant Antonine Maillet Alfred Silver Serge Patrice Thibodeau R gis Brun Sally Ross Ian Patterson Franco Ontarian writers Marguerite Andersen Marcel Aymar Ang le Bassol Ou draogo Michel Bock H di Bouraoui Andr e Christensen Jean Marc Dalp Robert Dickson writer Robert Dickson Jacques Flamand Doric Germain Joseph Groulx Brigitte Haentjens Maurice Henrie fr Aristote Kavungu Aristote Kavungu Andr e Lacelle Martin Laporte Paul Laurendeau Didier Leclair Roger Levac Alain Bernard Marchand Mich le Matteau Michel Ouellette Robert Paquette Fran ois Par Daniel Poliquin Stefan Psenak Claire Rochon Guy Sylvestre Lola Lemire Tostevin Gaston Tremblay Nancy Vickers writer Nancy Vickers Stephan Ren Pelland Western Canadian writers Nancy Huston Daniel Lavoie Gabrielle Roy Ying Chen writer Ying Chen DEFAULTSORT FrenchCanadian writers from outside Quebec Category Canadian writers in French Category Lists of Canadian writers FrenchCanadian writers from outside Quebec, List of fr Liste d crivains canadiens francophones hors Qu bec par ordre alphab tique ... more details
French is the adjective form of France and usually refers to Something of or related to the nation of France French cuisine French language , a Romance language originating in what is now northern France French people , inhabitants of France or people having family origins in France French surname French Open , one of the four major tennis tournaments French defence , a chess opening 1 e4 e6 French River, Colchester, Nova Scotia , Canada French River, Pictou, Nova Scotia , Canada French River Ontario , Canada French River Massachusetts , Canada French s , an American manufacturer of mustard condiment See also French fries French kiss Frenched rack of lamb French dressing lookfrom intitle disambiguation bg da Fransk flertydig de Franz sisch el es Franc s fr Fran ais homonymie gl Franc s it Francese hu Francia ja pl French pt Franc s simple French ur ... more details
for French mustard Mustard condiment File French s food logo.png right French s is an United States American manufacturer of prepared Mustard condiment mustard condiment. Created by Robert Timothy French , French s Cream Salad Brand mustard debuted to the world at the 1904 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition World s Fair . By 1921, French s Mustard had adopted its trademark ... photo of French s Staff on Alphonse Street in Rochester. Source The Pennant , March, 1964. Brothers Robert and George French bought a flour mill in 1883 in Fairport, New York . It burned down in 1884 and they relocated the flour mill to Rochester, New York . They named their mill the R.T. French Company. Robert French died in 1893 and brother George became company president. George who developed ... French s mustard in 1904. In 1926 French s was sold to J.J.Coleman later Reckitt Benckiser Reckitt and Coleman of the United Kingdom, ref cite web last Reckitt Benckiser LLC. title French s Mustard ... as a subsidiary of R. T. French to handle sales and distribution of French s, Reckitt, and Coleman ... the nineteen fifties In 1960 French s purchased L. C. Forman and Sons Pickle Company of Pittsford ... s ref In 1965 French s introduced a new line of Cattlemen s barbecue sauce . The line was inaugurated .... ref cite news title President of French Co. Resigns url http news.google.com newspapers?id ZZsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid qPoFAAAAIBAJ&pg 4048,746167&dq rt french widmer&hl en accessdate April 19, 2012 newspaper ..., French Hqs To Combine url http articles.mcall.com 1987 05 01 business 2578768 1 durkee famous ... May 01, 1987 ref Locations Until 1973 French s headquarters was located at 1 Mustard Street in Rochester. The company continued to have roots in the area until 1987. French s also had facilities in Shelley ... missouri Springfield, Missouri . Products At one point R. T. French manufactured a complete ... French s currently and primarily markets prepared mustards. French s Potato pancake Potato Pancake ... more details
French music may refer to The music of France music of the FrenchFrench classical music French folk music In Canada , French music may rather refer to the music of the FrenchCanadian s, most often the music of Quebec or Acadians In Louisiana, French music may refer to the Music of Louisiana Cajun and or Creole traditions Disambig ... more details
Charles French may refer to Charles French entomologist 1842 1933 , Australian horticuturalist and naturalist Charles French politician 1851 1925 , Irish politician Charles K. French 1860 1952 , American film actor Charles M. French 1876 ? , American athlete Charlie French 1883 1962 , U.S. baseball player Charles Daniel French 1884 1954 , Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec hndis French, Charles ... more details
David French may refer to David H. French 1918&ndash 1994 , American anthropologist and linguist, authority on Native American culture in Oregon region David French playwright 1939 2010 , Canadian writer for stage and television whose best known characters were the Mercer family David French charity administrator born 1947 , English administrator of public service agencies and enterprises David Maxwell French born 1960 , Canadian political figure on the far fringe of ideological thought, including racism and Holocaust denial See also David French Boyd 1834&ndash 1899 , American academician, university administrator and Civil War veteran first president of Louisiana State University French surname hndis French, David ... more details
and also known as a Super Yankee See also FrenchCanadian Canadien Canadiana Canada disambiguation ...Wiktionary CanadianCanadian may refer to Canada the country, or Canadians the people of Canada. Canadian can also refer to TOCright Language Canadian dialects. See Spoken languages of Canada . Indigenous language s Canadian English CanadianFrenchCanadian Gaelic Canadian Ukrainian People For Canadian ethnic ancestry, see Ethnic origins of people in Canada ie. FrenchCanadian For individual Canadians by name, see List of Canadians Geography North America In geology Canadian Shield , a large craton ... known as the Canadian Falls , the horseshoe shaped waterfall of Niagara Falls, located mostly on the Canadian side of the border with the United States Among rivers Canadian River , USA, the largest tributary of the Arkansas River, in the southwestern United States Canadian River Colorado Canadian River , USA, a tributary of the North Platte River North Canadian River , USA, originating in northeast New Mexico In cities Canadian, Oklahoma , USA, a town in Pittsburg County Canadian, Texas , USA, a city in Hemphill County Canadian County, Oklahoma , USA Canadian Lakes, Michigan , USA, an unincorporated community located in Mecosta County Australia Canadian Bay , New South Wales, 2046 Australia Canadian, Victoria , 3350 Australia Buildings First Canadian Centre , an office tower in Calgary, Alberta First Canadian Place , Canada s tallest skyscraper Western Canadian Place , an office tower in Calgary, Alberta People and organizations Cross Canadian Ragweed , an alternative country band from Yukon, Oklahoma Ben Bassarab nickname Canadian Louis , a Canadian former professional wrestler from Calgary, Alberta Petey Williams nickname Canadian Destroyer , a Canadian professional wrestler Jason Reso nickname Canadian Rage or Christian Cage , a Canadian professional wrestler Canadian Airlines , a defunct airline of Canada Taxonomy American Beaver Canadian beaver , a large semi aquatic ... more details
Refimprove date November 2007 French Canada is a term to distinguish the FrenchCanadian population of Canada from English Canada . Definition Because it has represented different realities at different times, the term French Canada can be interpreted in different ways. Roughly chronologically they are Canada, New France see also French colonization of the Americas Canada, New France , was the historic homeland of the FrenchCanadian people, the St. Lawrence River valley, in the time of New France . It corresponds to the southern part of modern Quebec excluding the Eastern Townships . Later, it was renamed the Province of Quebec 1763 1791 Province of Quebec 1763 , Lower Canada 1791 , Canada East 1840 , and finally the Province of Quebec ref http laws.justice.gc.ca en const c1867 e.html pre Justice.gc.ca ref 1867 again. Canadian settlements All the communities where FrenchCanadian s have settled in North America may be interpreted as French Canada. In this interpretation Ottawa , Ontario Falher, Alberta Bonnyville, Alberta Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan St. Boniface, Manitoba Hawkesbury, Ontario ... are part of French Canada, while Pontiac, Quebec Pontiac , Stanstead, Quebec city Stanstead , and most First Nations in Quebec are not. FrenchCanadian communities in the United States were called Little ... French natively, or it may alternatively include those Allophone Quebec allophones in Canada who, in various ways, are sometimes associated with FrenchCanadian society more closely than with English Canadian society. These Canadian francophones refer to themselves as French speaking Quebecer Qu b cois ... immigration to the United States and Canada Haitians . References references Category Canadian culture Category French culture Canada Category French Canada Category FrenchCanadian people Canada stub ... of French language French speaking residents. In this sense, Quebec, parts of New Brunswick , Eastern ... a different history altogether, most French Canadians trace their origins to Quebec, although there are numerous ... more details
Arthur French may refer to Arthur French actor Arthur French , United States American actor Arthur French politician 1764&ndash 1820 , MP for the Irish constituency of Roscommon 1801 1821 Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne 1786&ndash 1856 , United Kingdom Member of Parliament for Roscommon 1821 1832 Arthur Reginald French, 5th Baron de Freyne 1879&ndash 1915 a British army officer who emigrated to the United States and enlisted as a private in the US army several other Baron de Freyne Barons de Freyne Sir George Arthur French 1841&ndash 1921 , second Commissioner of the Canadian North West Mounted Police hndis name French, Arthur ... more details
John French may refer to John French MP , British Member of Parliament for Winchester UK Parliament constituency Winchester John French physician 1616 1657 , English doctor and chemist John French ice hockey born 1950 , Canadian ice hockey player John French musician born 1949 , American drummer and musician John French photographer 1907 1966 , English portrait and fashion photographer John French racing driver born 1930 , Australian racing driver John French, 1st Earl of Ypres 1852 1925 , British army officer, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres 1881 1958 , British soldier and artist, son of the 1st Earl John French, 3rd Earl of Ypres 1921 1988 , British peer, son of the 2nd Earl John French, maternal grandfather of the former Beatles musician George Harrison Jack French John Alexander French, 1914 1942 , Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient John R. French 1819 1890 , American publisher, editor and politician John R. P. French, elaborated the Power philosophy Bases of Social Power together with Bertram Raven 1959 John William French 1888 1970 , Canadian politician John W. French 1808 1871 , American Episcopal clergyman and educator See also Jay Jay French born 1952 , also called John French, American guitarist hndis French, John fi John French ... more details
for the colonial French America French colonization of the Americas Unreferenced date December 2009 French America Lang fr Am rique fran aise is the French language French speaking community of person people and their diaspora , notably those tracing back origins to New France , the early French colonization of the Americas French colonization of the Americas . Quebec is the center of the community, but it may also include the rest of Canada notably Ontario , Manitoba , and New Brunswick , Saint Pierre et Miquelon , New England , the Mid Western states, Louisiana , California , New York , Florida , Mexico state , Mexico City , Sinaloa , Jalisco , and Veracruz in North America. Haiti , Saint Martin , Saint Barth lemy , Saint Lucia , Dominica , Martinique , and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean French Guiana and Argentina in South America. The Ordre des francophones d Am riques is a decoration given in the name of the community to its members. It can also be described as the Francophonie of the Americas. Members and corresponding diasporas Acadia Acadian s See also Image French flags of America.jpg thumb 350px right French flags in America Acadia Franco American Francophonie Franco Ontarian FrenchCanadianFrench colonization of the Americas French language in the United States French Louisiana French West Indies Haiti History of Quebec Latin America New France Quebec Saint Pierre and Miquelon Anglo America Latin America Hispanic America Portuguese America Category French America fr Am rique fran aise fi Ranskankielinen Amerikka ... more details
footballer George Arthur French George French 1841&ndash 1921 , Canadian law enforcement officer Heather ... Earl John William French 1888&ndash 1970 , Canadian political figure John Alexander French 1914&ndash ... , American drummer John French ice hockey born 1950 , Canadian ice hockey player Joseph Lewis French ... Kenneth French born 1954 , American economist Kristen French 1976&ndash 1992 , Canadian crime victim ...Otheruses French disambiguation French is anglicised versions of Defreine which has Norman Irish origin ..., and French. As Anglo Normans the French family became one of the 14 Tribes of Galway , helping to found the town in 1425AD, fortifying it to keep the locals out. French is or was the family name of the following individuals alphabetized by first name Alexander French born 1980 , Hong Kong cricketer Anthony French born 1920 , English professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bob French contemporary , American drummer Brett French contemporary , Australian rugby league footballer Bruce French actor born 1945 , American actor Bruce French cricketer born 1959 , English cricketer Charles K. French 1860&ndash 1952 , American actor Charlie French 1883&ndash 1962 , American baseball player Daniel French inventor 1770&ndash 1853 , American inventor and steamboat pioneer Daniel Chester French 1850&ndash 1931 , American sculptor David H. French 1918&ndash 1994 , American anthropologist and linguist expert on Native Americans David French playwright born 1939 , Canadian playwright best known for Leaving Home 1971 and other plays about the Mercer family David French charity administrator born 1947 , English administrator of Westminster Foundation David Maxwell French born 1960 , Canadian political figure on the far fringe of ideological thought Dawn French born 1957 , Welsh English actress, writer and comedy performer Domingo French 1774&ndash 1825 , Argentine leader of May Revolution and War of Independence Edward French bishop , Bishop of Elphin from 1787 to 1810 ... more details
Canada Canadian Studies is a College Collegiate study of Canadian culture , spoken languages of Canada Canadian languages , Canadian literature literature , Quebec , agriculture in Canada agriculture , History of Canada history , and their Canadian government government and politics. Most universities recommend that students take a double major i.e. Political Science , International Relations and French Language French , if not included in the course. Some careers for students who take Canadian Studies include the foreign service and working at Canadian embassies or the US Embassy in Canada. Further reading Dirk Hoerder, From the Study of Canada to Canadian Studies to know our many selves changing across time and space , Augsburg Wi ner, 2005, ISBN 3 89639 495 9 See also Wikipedia books Area studies External links http www.iccs ciec.ca blackwell.html Canadian Studies A Guide to the Sources Category Canadian culture Studies Category Area studies Canada stub uk ... more details
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