"The Red Stick Ramblers The Red Stick Ramblers were a Cajun Music and Western Swing band formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1999 while some of the members were attending Louisiana State University. Their name comes from a translation of Baton Rouge, which means ""red stick"" in French. The most recent line-up consisted of Linzay Young (fiddle, lead vocals), Daniel Coolik (fiddle, mandolin, electric guitar), Chas Justus (guitar, vocals), Eric Frey (Upright Bass, Vocals), Blake Miller (accordion and acoustic guitar) and Glenn Fields (drums). Past members include Josh Caffery, Joel Savoy, Oliver Swain, Kevin Wimmer, Wilson Savoy and Ricky Rees."
"Istrouma High School Istrouma High School is a public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was founded in 1917, and is located in East Baton Rouge Parish. Its name is a local Indian word meaning ""red stick"". Red stick is also the English language translation of the French words baton rouge. The area of north Baton Rouge where the school is located is also known as the Istrouma area. Istrouma High School began in 1917, in a two-room frame building with a faculty of two. In 1921 the school moved to a larger brick building at the corner of"
"from the ""baton rouge""—named the Oumas. See also Red Sticks for the ceremonial use of red sticks among the Muscogee. The location of the red pole was presumably at Scott's Bluff, on what is now the campus of Southern University. It was reportedly a painted pole adorned with fish bones. The settlement of Baton Rouge by Europeans began in 1721 when a military post was established by French colonists. Since European settlement, Baton Rouge has been governed by France, Britain, Spain, Louisiana, the Republic of West Florida, the Confederate States, and the United States. In 1755, when French-speaking settlers of"
"Red Sticks Red Sticks (also Redsticks or Red Clubs), the name deriving from the red-painted war clubs of some Native American Creeks—refers to an early 19th-century traditionalist faction of these people in the American Southeast. Made up mostly of Creek of the Upper Towns that supported traditional leadership and culture, as well as the preservation of communal land for cultivation and hunting, the Red Sticks arose at a time of increasing pressure on Creek territory by European-American settlers. Creek of the Lower Towns were closer to the settlers, had more mixed-race families, and had already been forced to make land"
"the Americans. The Red Stick War, more commonly called the Creek War (1813–1814), was essentially a civil war as the Creeks struggled among themselves for their future; after the Lower Creeks issued a statement of ""unqualified and unanimous friendship for the United States"", tensions broke out into violence. Red Sticks attacked the Lower Creek towns. The Red Sticks were backed by the British, who were engaged in the War of 1812 against the United States, and the Spanish, who were trying to retain a foothold in Florida and in territories to the west of the Louisiana Territory. The Red Sticks"
"present-day Mobile, Alabama. The Creek Nation split into factions, coinciding with the War of 1812. One group of Creek nativists, the Red Sticks, argued against any more accommodation of the white settlers while the other Creeks favored adopting the white lifestyle. The Red Stick faction from the Upper Towns opposed both land cessions to settlers and the Lower Towns' assimilation into European-American culture. The nativists were soon called ""Red Sticks"" because they had raised the ""red stick of war,"" a favored weapon and symbolic Creek war declaration. Civil war among the Creeks erupted in the summer of 1813 and the"
"houses dedicated research labs for audio, video, HD collaboration and tangible technologies. The Red Stick International Animation Festival, which was first launched by LCAT as a way of demonstrating the links between creativity and the CCT's high-performance computing, is an annual event in downtown Baton Rouge that brings together artists, animators, filmmakers, computer scientists and also animation enthusiasts to showcase the latest developments in Louisiana's digital arts and technology sectors. CCT was also home to Nemeaux, one of the nation's only clusters dedicated to the arts. After five years of service, Nemeaux was retired in October 2009. Center for Computation"
"Regina, Toronto, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal, Fredericton, Halifax, Charlottetown, St. John's, Whitehorse, Yellowknife, and Iqaluit; in the United States: Washington, Jamestown, New York, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Lafayette, and Miami; in Argentina: Cordoba, in France: Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Reims, La Rochelle, and Brouage (the birthplace of Samuel de Champlain); in Belgium: the Flemish Region, Brussels, Wallonia, and Namur; in Italy: Turin, Rome, and Milan; in the United Kingdom: London. In 1908, Quebec City celebrated its 300th anniversary at a magnitude never before seen in the city. The Prince of Wales, the future King George V, attended the celebrations, which were"
"cessions to the Americans. In this context, the Red Sticks led a resistance movement against European-American encroachment and assimilation, tensions that culminated in the outbreak of the Creek War in 1813. Initially a civil war among the Creek, the conflict drew in United States state forces while the nation was already engaged in the War of 1812 against the British. The term ""Red Sticks"" (alternatively ""Redsticks"" or ""Red Clubs""), was derived from the name of the 2-foot long wooden war club, or atássa (""vtvssv""), used by the Creeks. The preferred weapon of the Red Stick warriors, the war club had"
"another tourist attraction. They can be seen at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. Bald cypress ""knees"" are often sold as knick knacks, made into lamps or carved to make folk art. Monterey cypress is another famous picturesque tree often visited by tourists and photographers. Baton Rouge, Louisiana (""red stick"") was named after the decay-resistant red wood of ""Juniperus virginiana"", used by Native Americans in the region for waymarking. Its heartwood is fragrant and used in clothes chests, drawers and closets to repel moths. It is a source of juniper oil used in perfumes and medicines. The wood is also"
"a red-painted wooden handle with a curve at its head that held a small piece of iron, steel, or bone projecting about two inches. The Red Sticks faction came primarily from the Upper Towns of the Creek Confederacy and supported traditional leadership and culture, including the preservation of communal land for cultivation and hunting, while opposing assimilation into European-American culture. The Creeks had a matrilineal culture, in which a person's place and status were determined by their maternal clan. The Creeks of the Lower Towns, who comprised the majority of the population, had adopted more European-American ways; in addition, they"
"at the historic site. The state installed a historic plaque at the Fort Mims site that notes the British had provided weapons to the Red Sticks as part of its campaign against Captain Kaleb Johnson's troops in the South during the War of 1812. Note, the current article does not yet reflect the content of these further readings. Red Sticks Red Sticks (also Redsticks or Red Clubs), the name deriving from the red-painted war clubs of some Native American Creeks—refers to an early 19th-century traditionalist faction of these people in the American Southeast. Made up mostly of Creek of the"
"Red River in northern Louisiana, roughly midway between Alexandria and Shreveport. It was founded in 1714 by French explorers, who were seeking to firmly establish French claims to the territory against those of New Spain. As such, it eventually developed into a significant trading center, with goods flowing among the French, Spanish, and area Native American tribes. The city's oldest streets are laid out parallel to the river, and the long-distance road network was expanded after French Louisiana was ceded to Spain in 1763. The city remained an important regional trading center until the second quarter of the 19th century,"
"cut down before"". He consented to every demand Clinch made of him. Then followed the explosion of Negro Fort. Finding their location (between two U.S. forts, Scott and Jackson) indefensible, Neamathla led his people to a third location for Fowltown, on Four Mile Creek, a tributary of the Flint about four miles south of modern Bainbridge, Georgia (third Fowltown). It was much closer to Miccosukee and Tallahassee, where related Indians lived. Fort Scott had by now replaced Camp Crawford, but Clinch received order to abandon it, as a cost-cutting measure, and concentrate his forces at Fort Gaines. The Red Sticks"
"Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle. The population was 64,291 in a 2017 census estimate. Redmond is commonly recognized as the home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America. With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as the ""Bicycle Capital of the Northwest"". Native Americans have lived in the Redmond area for over 10,000 years, based on artifacts discovered at the Redmond Town Center archaeological site and Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site. The first European settlers arrived in the 1870s. Luke McRedmond"
"are interested in short term experiences in language and culture within the United States. The permanent Lac du Bois site is located on Turtle River Lake with several other Language Villages (Skogfjorden, Salolampi, El Lago del Bosque, Lesnoe Ozero, Waldsee) near Bemidji, Minnesota. The site is designed to be as authentically French as possible, with French style architecture, including three sets of cabins named ""Corse"", ""Bretagne"" and ""Provence"" and with details that reflect the appropriate region of France. The cabins themselves are named after major cities within those provinces. The main building is called Paris. There is also a regulation"
"other Provence hotels. On 12 August 1996, the Alain Ducasse restaurant opened in Le Parc – Sofitel Demeure Hôtels in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The Red Guide awarded the restaurant three stars just eight months after opening. Ducasse came to the United States and in June 2000 opened the Alain Ducasse restaurant in New York City's Essex hotel at 160 Central Park South, receiving the Red Guide's three stars in December 2005, in the first Red Guide for NYC. That restaurant closed in 2007 when Ducasse chose to open a restaurant in Las Vegas named Mix, which later went"
"Park in Rochester, New York; Belle Isle Park, in the Detroit River for Detroit, Michigan; the Grand Necklace of Parks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Cherokee Park and entire parks and parkway system in Louisville, Kentucky. In the field of music, natives include singer Sophie Tucker (1884–1966), ""last of the red-hot mamas."" Others include: Former Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini is from Hartford. Former NHL player Craig Janney and current player Nick Bonino were born in Hartford. Other sports stars include NBA players Marcus Camby, Rick Mahorn, Johnny Egan, and Michael Adams, as well as NFL kicker John Carney, Dwight Freeney,"
"L'Étoile du Nord L'Étoile du Nord is a French phrase meaning ""The Star of the North"". It is the motto of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was chosen by the state's first governor, Henry Hastings Sibley, and was adopted in 1861, three years after admission of Minnesota to the union. Because of this motto, one of Minnesota's nicknames is ""The North Star State"". The Minnesota North Stars chose the English translation for their name. Many cities and place names in Minnesota owe their founding to or recall the presence of early French-Canadian settlers, such as St. Cloud, Duluth, Saint"
"decentralized. Red Stick bands went to Spanish Florida to purchase arms. Americans learned that the Red Sticks were bringing back arms from Florida. Hastily organizing a militia, American frontiersmen intercepted and attacked a Red Stick party at Burnt Corn Creek. The latter were returning to the Upper Creek towns with arms purchased in Pensacola in present-day Florida. While the Alabama militia tried to secure the arms and ammunition in the Indian baggage train, the Red Sticks regrouped and fought off the Americans. In reaction to the United States attack on its men, the Creek ""declared war"" on the United States."
"on the east bank of the Mississippi. The area developed as a trading post and the modern city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1706, the Houma migrated south from the Red River region to other areas. One account said they wanted to move closer to their new French allies, concentrated in the New Orleans area, and away from the English-allied tribes to the north. From the 1730s to the French-Indian war (1754–1763) (also known as the Seven Years' War), European wars were played out in North America. Numerous Native American bands formed protective alliances with the Europeans to deal with"
"French Consulate-General in Chicago. Milwaukee, Wisconsin's four-day street festival begins with a ""Storming of the Bastille"" with a 43-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower. Minneapolis, Minnesota has a celebration with wine, French food, pastries, a flea market, circus performers and bands. Also in the Twin Cities area, the local chapter of the Alliance Française has hosted an annual event for years at varying locations with a competition for the ""Best Baguette of the Twin Cities."" Montgomery, Ohio has a celebration with wine, beer, local restaurants' fare, pastries, games and bands. Portland, Oregon has celebrated Bastille Day with crowds up to"
"by Croc Publishing of Montreal and Dargaud of France. The entire collection is currently in print for the French-speaking world from La Pastèque of Montreal. In ""La Vie en rouge"" (""""Seeing Red""""), Ketchup is recruited by a secret society of Knights Templar with world domination in mind, and ""Kamarade Ultra"" (""""Komrade Ultra"""") takes Red from the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the streets of Soviet-era Moscow, visiting mayhem and provoking diplomatic incidents along the way. In ""Red Ketchup contre Red Ketchup"" (""""Red Ketchup vs. Red Ketchup""""), our indestructible hero goes up against an army of killer clones of himself, unleashed"
"sided with the British and the colonial authorities of Spanish Florida during the War of 1812; and the Lower Creek, who were more assimilated into the Anglo culture, had a stronger relationship with the U.S. Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins, and sought to remain on good terms with the Americans. The Shawnee leader Tecumseh visited Creek and other Southeast Indian towns in 1811–1812 to recruit warriors to join his war against American territorial encroachment. The Red Sticks, young men who wanted to revive traditional religious and cultural practices, were already forming, resisting assimilation. They began to raid American frontier settlements. When"
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"dialects and accents in his written and spoken works, including the locally produced public radio program, ""Crescent City"". WWNO, the local public radio station, broadcasts the program and provides access to past ""Crescent City"" programs on its website. The name of the official mascot for the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, held in New Orleans, was derived from the truncated pronunciation of ""See More of the Fair,"" which results in the pseudo yat speak ""Seymore D. Fair."" A Midwest Cajun restaurant chain based in Indianapolis, Indiana carries the name Yats. Cellphone company Boost Mobile used the phrase ""Where Y'At?"" in early"
"inspiration for the Red Stick International Animation Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Animex is run by animation and computer games lecturers within the University of Teesside. Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games The Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games takes place every year in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. The festival has its roots firmly planted in the creative side of the animation and computer games industries and acts to provide animators, directors, students, artists, designers, writers and educators with a forum in which they can share their knowledge and skills and promote the"
"Red Hook was heavily damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The ""Mary A. Whalen"" and ""Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge No. 79"" are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Red Hook is a peninsula between Buttermilk Channel, Gowanus Bay and Gowanus Canal at the southern edge of Downtown Brooklyn. Red Hook is in the area known as South Brooklyn, which, contrary to its name, is actually in western Brooklyn. This name is derived from the original City of Brooklyn which ended at Atlantic Street, now Atlantic Avenue. By the 1950s, anything south of Atlantic Avenue was considered South Brooklyn; thus, the"
"1996, the Red Stick Farmers Market is one of the two organizations under BREADA. The Red Stick Farmers Market is one of the largest in the state of Louisiana, with an estimated 710,000 visitors in 2011 between the three locations and the Main Street Market. There are as many as 50 vendors that sell goods at the market during the peak months of June and October. The market creates a direct link between the farmer and the consumer and provides a sustainable source of income for small Louisiana agribusinesses. The Red Stick Farmers Market is producers-only, meaning that anything the"
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"Red Sticks to launch a war against the Americans. Manrique considered the Red Sticks to be an important ally against the American forces, although initially he had sent Spanish troops against them. Jackson, believing that the British were conspiring with the Spanish and the Creeks against American interests, demanded that Manrique expel them from Florida. He then led an American army to seize the city, and arrived there on November 6, 1814. During the battle, the Spanish garrison offered little resistance to Jackson´s assault. The British consequently abandoned Fort Barrancas and left Florida, fleeing with several hundred Indians in a"
"Ste. Marie (Michigan) in 1777. The Red River Métis community also played an important part in the use of French in Minnesota. Since 1858, when the State of Minnesota was established, the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota bears Cavelier de la Salle's French motto ""L'étoile du Nord"". A number of architectural, pictorial and musical works in Minnesota were and are still made by French-speaking residents or visitors. For example, the St. Louis Parish was established in 1868 by French architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray Irma LeVasseur, the first French-Canadian woman to become a doctor, was trained in French in"