Creole
Louisiana Creole refers to native born people of various racial descent who are descended from
the Colonial French and/or Spanish settlers of Colonial French Louisiana, before it became part of the United States in 1803 with
the Louisiana Purchase with claim to the Creole culture and Creole cuisine. The commonly accepted definition today is for the community whose members are a mixture of mainly French, Spanish, African, and Native-American heritage. Some may not have each ethnic heritage, and some may have additional ancestries. Contrary to popular belief, a Creole does not exclusively pertain to a person of African and European: French or Spanish descent.Historically, Creole was used in early generations to refer to
colonists of French descent who had been born in Louisiana and were thus native to the territory, compared to new immigrants. It then meant exclusively people of European descent. It also was used for black slaves who were born in Louisiana as opposed to those born in West Africa and transported from there. French Creole became the term for those of exclusively French descent after there grew a Creole population of mixed ancestry. Many
multiracial Creoles of French descent also call themselves French Creole.People of relatively pure African-American, French or Spanish descent who have family roots in Louisiana and were raised under the Creole culture also have called themselves Creole. Today Louisiana Creole has come to mean those people of mixed ancestry.
Creole
by For3verCreole on Mar 22, 2010 06:39:47
Louisiana Creole refers to native born people of various racial descent who are descended from
the Colonial French and/or Spanish settlers of Colonial French Louisiana, before it became part of the United States in 1803 with
the Louisiana Purchase with claim to the Creole culture and Creole cuisine. The commonly accepted definition today is
for the community whose members are a mixture of mainly French, Spanish, African, and Native-American heritage. Some may not have each ethnic heritage, and some may have additional ancestries. Contrary to popular belief, a Creole does not exclusively pertain to a person of African and European: French or Spanish descent.
Creole
by AConcernedIncognitoer on Jul 26, 2006 14:29:47
The Creole is vital and essential to all
Incognito partakers. Short for "The Creole Cockpitt", the Creole is
the commandments of Incognito, or as I like to personally call it, "
Incog." The Creole contains rules and regulations in which Incognitoers must abide by, and how they must go about their Incognito mission. Links to the Creole may include Tupac, Big L, Lil Wayne, and Hannah Montana.
Example:
The Creole Cockpitt says that all Incognitoers must proclaim "I AM
INCOGNITO!" when they
sign on their
Incognito screen name.
Creole
by freddy8289 on Feb 26, 2010 15:40:36
The original
creole was the class in S. America during the Spanish discovery of the New World. A creole during that time is of pure Spanish blood born in the New World. The class above them were the peninsulares, or
Spaniards born in Spain.
The
creoles started to revolt against the peninsulares because they thought it was unfair that they didn't have equal rights even though they were of the same descent, only born in a different place.
Example:
That poor
creole. He would be in the top class in S.
America if he was just born in
Spain.
Creole
by Optimistprime43 on Apr 12, 2020 21:09:47
An ethnic group of
Central America. Used to refer to African
descendants or mixed descendants with roots from Jamaica and other non Spanish speaking Caribbean islands. Mainly mistaken for Garifunas but both ethnic groups have differences. Garifunas and
Creoles are both African descendants and are both black populations of Central America but Garifunas have roots in Saint Vincent and Creoles have roots in Jamaica.
creole
by dagger_grrl on Mar 14, 2004 22:52:32
a person or persons of varied afro-anglo-french-spanish
ancestry residing in
louisiana.
the art, food, language, music, and history of creole people.
french/spanish language and culture unique to louisiana.
from the spanish
criollo, meaning 'a local'.
creole
by DaDoc on Jul 25, 2003 02:05:18
One of
Haiti's second official language besides French...
Unlike some people that uses as a skin complexion for residents from the south (louisiana etc.)
Creole can be related as well to food, culture, religion
Example:
creole food,
creole language (mixed of
french/spanish and african dialectes) mostly spoken in
Haiti and other
French Carribean
Islands..