Unit IV The State of Our Lives: Being a Louisiana Neighbor
Lesson 1 Louisiana's Major Folk Regions

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Directions: Click on the webpage names below to find information about the different cultures and cultural regions in Louisiana. Use the information you find to complete your portfolio or other projects.

Creole State Exhibit Louisiana Folklife Photo Gallery Louisiana Folklife Articles The Creole State: An Introduction to Louisiana Traditional Culture Delta Pieces: Northeast Louisiana Folklife From Evangeline Hot Sauce to Cajun Ice: Signs of Ethnicity in South Louisiana Gaines' Fifteen Narrators: Narrative Style and Storytelling Techniques in A Gathering of Old Men Jewish Folklore in Northeastern Louisiana Louisiana Foodways in Ernest Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying Louisiana French Folklore and Folklife Louisiana Native Americans: An Overview Louisiana Indians in the 21st Century Noms de Bayou: French Place Names in North Louisiana North Louisiana Folklife Traditions and Research

Le Voisinage: Evolution of Community in Cajun Country Vietnamese Folklife in New Orleans West of the Ouachita Working in the Delta Louisiana Folklife Bibliography Louisiana's Traditional Cultures: An Overview, by Maida Owens from Swapping Stories River of Song, Part 4, Louisiana, PBS-Smithsonian video and audio series River of Song Teacher's Guide Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana

Borders and Identity mapping lesson, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Atlas: The Louisiana Statewide GIS Download maps and satellite images. Good for older students. Louisiana Folk Regions Map: Three Major Subregions Maps of Louisiana's Living Traditions

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