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Category Archives: Acadians
Reconciling Chignecto: The many stories of Siknikt
By Anne Marie Lane Jonah Although many residents of and visitors to Atlantic Canada have seen, even at a glance, the National Historic Sites (NHS) of Beaubassin and Fort Lawrence, many fewer have visited, or have an inkling of the … Continue reading
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“The Unfortunate Acadians” or How to turn Genocide into Tragic Destiny – Part 2
by Chantal Richard The following is part two of a two-part blog post. Acadian politics and language Unlike the Saint John and Sackville papers, The Moncton Transcript tended to focus more on contemporary Acadians, reporting on the Conventions nationales acadiennes … Continue reading
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“The Unfortunate Acadians” or How to turn Genocide into Tragic Destiny – Part 1
by Chantal Richard The following is part one of a two-part blog post. It is inspired from a paper I gave on 4 May 2018, at the Atlantic Canada Studies Conference in Wolfville, very close to historic Grand-Pré, the symbolic … Continue reading
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After 1755: Archives and Acadian Identity
This article originally appeared at Borealia and is reposted here with their permission. by Stephanie Pettigrew In 1909, a scholar at Université Laval, M. J. E. Prince, conducted a public lecture in Québec to a captive audience on the subject … Continue reading
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NFB Launches English-language Version of Les Aboiteaux, the First Acadian Film
by Ronald Rudin In 1955 the Office national du film released Les Aboiteaux, the first film produced with an original Acadian script. But quite aside from this distinction, the film — directed by Léonard Forest at the start of his … Continue reading
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