Blue-eyed Black girl's definitions

Franklinavande

The homeland of the Melungeon community, centered around the failed US State of Franklin and the Tennessee Valley in Southern Appalachia.

(Pronounced "Frank-Len-Uh-Von-d")

The Clinch River Basin flows through the heart of the Franklinavande.

by Blue-eyed Black girl August 3, 2025

Gaspésie

A region centered around a peninsula in Quebec, Canada near where the St. Lawrence River meets the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

In the shadows of some of Northern Appalachia's highest peaks, the Qarsherskiyan women of the Gaspésie Peninsular Region fish and hike mountains.

by Blue-eyed Black girl August 3, 2025