Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, August 2007. This small archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence covers just over 200 sq. km. Its original occupants were the Mi'kmaq Indians, who visited the islands as part of their harvest of the region's walrus population. The islands were settled by French-speaking Acadians in the mid-18th Century, and to this day the Acadian flag is a common sight outside the homes of Madelinots.
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