Abstract
I have chosen this subject for my first class about Louisiana. The Cajun people just fascinate me as I consider them as the last French people in America. Paradoxically, when they speak French on television, we have to subtitle their words to understand them better. I wondered how they could adapt themselves in a country such as the U.S.A, which has a different language, culture and lives differently. I question as to how they can be Americans and whether they bear any semblance to the French. "Neither State, neither land, neither official identity but however an ethnic reality" so are the Cajuns. In this document, we will examine the Cajun origins and the specificities of the Cajun identity. In the end, we will see the Cajun revival and their contribution to the American identity.
