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The word Creole is derived from the Latin creare, meaning "to beget" or "create."
It was used initially for the first-born descendants of the French and Spanish born in the West Indies. Since some of these were children of French and Spanish and Slaves, the term "Creole of Color" was used for the mixed-race descendants.
In Louisiana today, the term Creole normally refers to the descendants of the Creoles of Color. The term "French Creole" is used to describe the descendants of the original white Creoles.
The descendants of many French Creoles and some Creoles of Color have become Cajuns!
For additional information on the Creole Culture, see the CODOFIL Links Page
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