this is actually kinda cool to watch bc im native american from dulac and my last name is verdin and my grandma speaks cajun french,, thats what us people call it
Verdin! Were related lmao. Idk if you know but André MASSE "affranchi," born c. 1720 in Togo, a former slave of Masse, married twice, first to Catherine "Catiche," an Atákapa and second to Thérèse dite La Bombe, from the Caneci nation. André affranchi and Catiche are the ancestors of all Houma and Chitimacha tribe members today (specifically the NAQUIN, VERDUN/VERDIN, SÉNET(TE), DAUPHIN, JACOT, GAUBERT/GOBERT, VERRET(TE) and GRÉGOIRE families and all those descending from them).
Much of the Masse family’s influence and legacy seem to be traced through the freed enslaved individuals who adopted the Masse name and became integrated into Native American and Creole communities. Here are the notable freed individuals, and their interrelations: André Masse “Affranchi” (Freed Slave) • André Masse “affranchi” (born c. 1720 in Togo) was himself a former slave of André Masse, likely named after him. He is important because his marriages and descendants play a major role in the genealogy of the Chitimacha and Houma tribes. • First Wife: Catherine “Catiche” (Atákapa): André affranchi’s first wife, Catherine, was from the Atákapa tribe, a prominent indigenous nation in the region. • Descendants from this marriage form a significant portion of today’s Houma and Chitimacha tribal members, especially those carrying surnames such as Naquin, Verdun/Verdin, Sénette, Dauphin, Jacot, Gaubert/Gobert, Verret, and Grégoire. My great great grandmother is Louisiana Verdin. Her name is literally Louisiana
From what i understand they still speak French but have developed their own creole language from old Houma words also. Pretty cool.
I went to Houma a few weeks ago and was amazed at how many natives there were, some of them mixed with the cajuns.
this is actually kinda cool to watch bc im native american from dulac and my last name is verdin and my grandma speaks cajun french,, thats what us people call it
Verdin! Were related lmao. Idk if you know but André MASSE "affranchi," born c. 1720 in Togo, a former slave of Masse, married twice, first to Catherine "Catiche," an Atákapa and second to Thérèse dite La Bombe, from the Caneci nation. André affranchi and Catiche are the ancestors of all Houma and Chitimacha tribe members
today (specifically the NAQUIN,
VERDUN/VERDIN, SÉNET(TE), DAUPHIN, JACOT, GAUBERT/GOBERT, VERRET(TE) and GRÉGOIRE families and all those descending from them).
Much of the Masse family’s influence and legacy seem to be traced through the freed enslaved individuals who adopted the Masse name and became integrated into Native American and Creole communities. Here are the notable freed individuals, and their interrelations:
André Masse “Affranchi” (Freed Slave)
• André Masse “affranchi” (born c. 1720 in Togo) was himself a former slave of André Masse, likely named after him. He is important because his marriages and descendants play a major role in the genealogy of the Chitimacha and Houma tribes.
• First Wife: Catherine “Catiche” (Atákapa): André affranchi’s first wife, Catherine, was from the Atákapa tribe, a prominent indigenous nation in the region.
• Descendants from this marriage form a significant portion of today’s Houma and Chitimacha tribal members, especially those carrying surnames such as Naquin, Verdun/Verdin, Sénette, Dauphin, Jacot, Gaubert/Gobert, Verret, and Grégoire.
My great great grandmother is Louisiana Verdin. Her name is literally Louisiana
Can you do a video on relations between Choctaw Native Americans and French European colonists?
This question reminds me of Greenwood Leflore, a Choctaw chief from Mississippi.
what!!! omg
wow interessting indigenous speak french and not spanish omg
Its the same thing as plains tribes speaking english. At least some of them were lucky enough to keep their language