Arkansas Creoles
Arkansas Creoles (French: Créole de l'Arkansas, Louisiana Creole: Moun Kréyòl Arkansas, Spanish: Criollos de Arkansas), or Arkansas Metis, are a Louisiana French ethnic group descended from the inhabitants of Colonial New France and French Louisiana, including the Creole Corridor and Arkansas, during the periods of French and Spanish rule, before it became a part of the United States or in the early years under the United States. They share cultural ties such as the traditional use of the French, Spanish, Louisiana French, and Creole languages, and predominantly practice Catholicism.