Footage from Fred's Lounge; Interview with Carl Brasseaux

Accession No.: 
LO2-012

1. Tape 1316 - Fred's Lounge in Mamou
-Footage of the prairies approaching Mamou
-Footage of the town (00:08:00)
-Storytelling at Fred's Lounge - Pascal riding his bicycle on the power lines (00:12:08)

2. Tape 1317, 1318, 1319 - Interview with Carl Brasseaux
-Ranching and farming techniques of the Acadian settlers in Louisiana (00:20:30)
-Local Native American tribes teaching the Acadians seasonal methods - hunting parties, trapping, farming, fishing, harvesting (00:24:20)
-Hardships caused by climate differences between Nova Scotia and Louisiana - Corn and cotton becoming principal crops (00:27:00)
-Melding with other cultures in south Louisiana - Okra (00:28:00)
-Work ethics of Acadian descendents Lomax and Brasseaux discussing Acadian history
-Historical definition of Creoles (00:31:45)
-Large scale migration of Acadian settlers to Terrebonne and more southern parishes
-White "prairie" Creoles (Ville Platte area) - Descendants of French Soldiers who were stationed at Fort Toulouse in Montgomery, AL (00:34:20)
-Isolation by geographical features of Acadian society once they arrived in Louisiana - Atchafalaya Swamp, prairies, coastal marshes (00:40:30)
-Lomax speaking about the history of French heritage in Louisiana (00:47:00)

-Carl Brasseaux speaking about historical documents that give some information about Louisiana settlers
-found in Madrid, French National Archives, Canada, East Coast, Mexican National Archives

-Self-sufficiency and distinctive identity of Acadian people (00:56:56)
-Acadians refusing to take an unconditional oath of allegiance to England (00:59:00)
-Expulsion of the Acadians from the colony (01:02:00)
-Acadian resistance movement Joseph "Beausoleil" Broussard (01:03:00)
-Acadians arrival into Louisiana (01:07:00)

3. Tape 1320 - Fred's Tall Tales (01:07:35)
-Pascal Goes to the Moon (01:14:40)
-Fishing stories (01:21:00)
-Creation of Pascal from the stories (01:24:40)

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Lomax Video
Subject: 
Louisiana, Cajun, French, Music, Dancehall, Storytelling
Creator: 
Alan Lomax
Coverage Spatial: 
Mamou, LA
Publisher: 
Association for Cultural Equity
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
English
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
01:29:41
Cataloged Date: 
Friday, January 26, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Monday, January 25, 2010
Original Format: 
DVD
Digital Format: 
mp4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Drawer 45