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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.8009763
EAN num: 9780739118962
ISBN number: 073911896X
Label: Lexington Books
Manufacturer: Lexington Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 144
Printing Date: December 28, 2006
Publishing house: Lexington Books
Sale Popularity Level: 1821032
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Louisiana Creoles examines the recent efforts of the Louisiana Creole Heritage Center to document and preserve the distinct ethnic heritage of this unique American population. Dr. Andrew JolivZtte uses sociological inquiry to analyze the factors that influence ethnic and racial identity formation and community construction among Creoles of Colour living in and out of the state of Louisiana.
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This book is a must read for all Creoles! Jolivette really gave justice to all the misinformation that has been said of Creoles. Race as it has been applied to Creoles has been nothing more than a political concept that ignored the true culture and Jolivette really explains how culture should be of more importance than race. The book clearly provides evidence why Creoles deserve their own separate ethnic category and why we must preserve our cultural legacy. I think it's very wrong for the government to attach labels to people without letting them self define and we're supposed to be a free country? I once had a dark skin friend from Honduras who told me that I would be considered a Creole in his country! I would hate to think I would get my true identity in a foreign country but not in my own! I also don't understand how the Native American contribution to Creole culture can be ignored when New Orleans always had the Mardi Gras Indians who they honor from their past relationships. I think the Mardi Gras Indians should've been mentioned in the book but overall Jolivette shows how the Native Indians contributed to Creole culture and each ethnicity( French, African, Indian & Spanish) deserve equal attention. I'm more proud to be Creole now because I kind of strayed away from the Creole culture due to society pressure to just think in grey and white. And now with the internet I can reach out to other Creoles. I also recommend watching the film Spirit of a Culture: Cane River Creoles.
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Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed-Race Native American Identity
As I read this book, I was constantly taking notes. It gave me a more indepth look into my culture as it incorporated the American Indian history and identity of our many, different ethnic backgrounds. I definitely recommend this book to all readers of multiracial background interests.
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