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 Cane Brakes, High Water, Drought: The Mississippi Delta The Creole State: An Introduction to Louisiana Traditional Culture The Delta Folklife Project 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 Native American Organizations in Louisiana 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 "Willing to Take A Risk": Working in the Delta Louisiana Folklife Bibliography Louisiana Folklife Recommended Reading Louisiana's Traditional Cultures: An Overview, by Maida Owens from Swapping Stories Acadians of Louisiana: A Story to Tell Atchafalaya Basin Evangeline Louisiana Accents River of Song, Part 4, Louisiana, PBS-Smithsonian video and audio series River of Song Teacher's Guide Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana -- The Stories The Way We Were, international student exchange webpage

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. Read about ActiveCGM maps. Louisiana Folk Regions Map: Three Major Subregions Louisiana Folk Regions Map: Nine Major Subregions Louisiana Folk Regions: Ethnic Group Locales

Louisiana Folk Regions: Native American Locales Louisiana Folk Regions: French Creole Language So Much More Than Just a Map: Perspectives on Louisiana and the New World Info Louisiana: Maps and Geographical Information (with Parishes) Provides links to other map resources. More Map Resources Your Own Cultural Map, Borders and Identity

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