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Acadian, Cajun of Canada

Photo source: Margaret Savard

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Population ^[2]	Language	Religion	% Christian	% Evangl	Online NT	Jesus Film	Progress
28,000	French	Christianity	97.00 %	1.20 %			2.2

Acadian, Cajun of Canada

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Québécois in Quebec; Franco-Ontarien Ontario; Acadian Caraquet; Shippagan, east coast of New Brunswick, pockets in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Some Québécois in Manitoba and Newfoundland
(Source: Ethnologue 2010)

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People Name in Country:

Acadian, Cajun

People Name General:

Alternate People Names:

Arcadian	Cajan
Cajun French

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Yes

Population in Country:

28,000

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Ethnicity

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CEW21c

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Language

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Primary Language:

(28,000 Speakers)

fra

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Religion Sub-division:

Roman Catholic

Buddhism	0.00 %
Christianity	97.00 %	(Evangelical: 1.20 %)
Ethnic Religions	0.00 %
Hinduism	0.00 %
Islam	0.00 %
Non-Religious	3.00 %
Other / Small	0.00 %
Unknown	0.00 %

Christianity Segments:

Anglican	0.50 %
Independent	0.60 %
Protestant	1.00 %
Orthodox	0.00 %
Other Christian	11.00 %
Roman Catholic	86.90 %

(Evangelicals distributed across Christianity segments)

Progress Indicators ^[5]

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2.2

Level 2 Less than 2% Evangelical. Initial (localized) church planting within past 2 years

Bible Translation Status

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Bible Portions:

1989

New Testament:

1990

Complete Bible:

2000

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Film / Video	Fathers Love Letter
Film / Video	Gods Story
Film / Video	Good Seed Evangelistic Materials
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in French
Film / Video	Magdalena (Jesus Film Project)
Film / Video	My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime)
Film / Video	Story of Jesus for Children
Film / Video	The Hope Video
Film / Video	World Christian Videos
General	Evangelism Toolbox
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General	Messianic Teachings
Printed Matter	Literacy & Evangelism International
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Scripture	Feasts of the Lord
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Scripture	World Missionary Press Booklets
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Worship / Music	Ethnic Worship Music

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