Sorry, some of us having been working together so long we have expressions & short cuts we assume everyone understands. Homeland - A location like the ones our families choose to settle after 1785. Where many/most of neighbors were Acadian or French Canadians. In Canada Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, NewFoundland, Quebec, & Metis Red River settlements. The states Maine, New England (french) towns, Louisiana and East Tejas, & Illinois. my example In 1908 my grandparents independently left Assumption Parish and moved to New Orleans. For Hurricane Katrinia in 2004 I evacurated to Ascension Parish (next to Assumption) and ended up staying. I am related to over 40% of the people who have lived here two generations