John Doucette - The Acadian Flag

John Doucette, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Engineering Management
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Alberta

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The Acadians
In The Beginning
The Expulsion Begins
The King's Proclamation
The Expulsion's Effects
The Acadian Flag
Longfellow's Evangeline

Pinkney's Point

The Acadian Flag

The Acadian standard was officially adopted as the National Flag of Acadia in 1884 in Miscouche, Prince Edward Island. It predates the flag of Canada by 80 years and is the oldest existing flag of French people in North America, predating the Acadian flag of Louisiana by 81 years, and the provincial flag of Québec by 65 years.

The flag is based on the French tri-color representing the origins of the Acadians. The yellow star is symbolic of the Acadian patron saint, the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of the Assumption. Acadians chose their patron saint in 1881, confirmed by decree by Pope Pius XI on January 19, 1938.

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