Action Cadienne
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FormationApril 1996
TypeNon-profit organization
Region served
Louisiana, United StatesWebsiteAction Cadienne website
| Formation | April 1996 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organization |
Region served | Louisiana, United States |
| Website | Action Cadienne website |
Action Cadienne (literally "Cajun Action"), founded in April 1996, is a non-profit organization in the United States whose purpose is to preserve, promote and defend the French language, francophonie and the Acadian or Cadien (Cajun) culture within the state of Louisiana.
"We believe strongly that our identity as well as our heritage, is fundamentally linked to the French language, and our primary mission is to promote the language itself, and to gain recognition of the linguistic rights of the Cadien people. The French language has been, and continues to be, an essential element of Louisiana culture in spite of its oppression during the last fifty years."