Editing Acadians (section)

== Flags ==
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The [[Flag of Acadia|flag of the Acadians]] is the French [[Flag of France|tricolour]], with the addition of a golden star in the blue field. This symbolizes Saint [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]], Our Lady of the Assumption, [[patron saint]] of the Acadians and widely known as the "[[Our Lady, Star of the Sea|Star of the Sea]]". This flag was adopted in 1884 at the Second Acadian National Convention, held in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island.

Acadians in the [[Acadian diaspora|diaspora]] have adopted other symbols. The flag of Acadians in Louisiana, known as Cajuns, was designed by Thomas J. Arceneaux of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]]. In 1974 it was adopted by the Louisiana legislature as the official emblem of the Acadiana region. The state has supported the culture, in part because it has attracted cultural and heritage tourism.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acadian-cajun.com/acflag.htm |title=Acadian Flag |work=Acadian-Cajun.com |df=dmy-all |access-date=2011-10-02}}</ref>

In 2004 New England Acadians, who were attending Le Congrès Mondial Acadien in Nova Scotia, endorsed a design by William Cork for a New England Acadian flag.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wquercus.com/acadie/flag.htm |title=A New England Acadian Flag |access-date=2011-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907234058/http://www.wquercus.com/acadie/flag.htm |df=dmy-all |archive-date=2011-09-07}}</ref>