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♪ ♪ >> jay: if you see a pig -- if you see a pig, shoot that [ bleep ]. ♪ >> anthony: hunting in louisiana marshland has been a way of life for the acadians since they first arrived here hundreds of years ago. back then however, they didn't have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. ♪ also didn't have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. they're supposed to be all over, like shooting fish in a barrel, i'm told. [ gunfire ] ♪ i'm tagging along with the millers. uncle bruneaux is the b...

Share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, here's the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-in...

>> ann savoy: marc, here's the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant british from their homeland in nova scotia, the acadians became refugees. eventually settling deep in the mosquito-infested swamps and flatlands of louisiana. a place nobody else wanted at the time. over the ...

>> jay: if you see a pig -- if you see a pig, shoot that [ bleep ]. ♪ >> anthony: hunting in louiana marshlanhas been way of life for the acadians since they firsarrived here hundreds of years ago. back then however, they didn't have these things -- a big fan and a whole lot of horsepower. ♪ also didn't have an infestation of wild pigs -- an invasive but delicious species that are causing big problems for the local ecosystem. they're supposed to be all over, like shooting fish in a barrel, i'm told. [ gunfire ] ♪ i'm tagging along with the millers. uncle bruneaux is the best cook in the ...

Sons joel and wilson, they make up the savoy family band. they've all been playing music since they were children and share a devotion, a dedication to cajun culture. so, how far does the family go back here? >> ann savoy: marc, here's the question -- how far does your family go back here? >> marc: well, i think back to the american revolution because the land that we live on was ceded to one of our ancestors. and part of that land is still in our family today. >> anthony: how the french acadian pioneers got here, and ended up becoming cajun is a long story. forcibly deported by the protestant...