Creoles
Mixed colonial heritage
Creoles refers to people belonging to various ethnic groups, depending on region.
In Louisiana, Creoles are descendants of French or Spanish colonial settlers, or people of mixed European and African ancestry with roots in the colonial period.
In the Caribbean and Latin America, the term has different specific meanings by country.
Creoles often have distinct cultural traditions, cuisine, and in some cases language. (Lowercase creoles refers to the languages or as a less formal variant.)
Family line of descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- belongingState of fitting in
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
lineage · descendants · kinship · homeland · multiracial · diversity · Afro-Caribbean · Indo-Caribbean
Spiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- beignetsFried dough with sugar
roti · callaloo · griot · jerk · doubles · sofrito · okra · plantain
Long-established customs passed down
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- musicOrganized auditory art
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
festivals · customs · folklore · community · celebrations · spirituality · family · craftsmanship
ancestry
Family line of descent
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- belongingState of fitting in
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
roots · lineage · descendants · kinship · homeland · multiracial · diversity · Afro-Caribbean · Indo-Caribbean · mestizo
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- boudinRice-stuffed pork casing
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
beignets · roti · callaloo · griot · jerk · doubles · sofrito · okra · plantain · saltfish
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
dance · festivals · customs · folklore · community · celebrations · spirituality · family · craftsmanship · storytelling
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Colonial LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana Purchase, French Quarter, colony, governors
- ethnic communitiesethnic enclave, immigrant community, indigenous community, tribal community, refugee community
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- LouisianiansCajuns
- New Orleans HeritageNew Orleans, French Quarter, Cajuns, Louisiana Purchase, Mississippi River
Creolesnewcomers
Those recently arrived
expatriates · sojourners · foreign-born · migrants · transients
- Creole seasoningLouisiana-style spice blend
- shrimp creoleShellfish in spiced tomato sauce
- Creole cuisineLouisiana's multicultural food heritage
- creole cooking
- creole cultureFused post-contact cultural system
- Louisiana CreoleFrench-based contact language