Acadians' Birthday

Until recently, Acadians saw their beginnings as a people in the reconstruction of their society after the deportation. In 2004, the 400th anniversary of the settlement on Île Ste-Croix provided Acadian leaders with the opportunity to create a new founding myth, grounded in the early seventeenth century.

List of Media

  1. Maurice Basque: Whose Story?
    Historian Maurice Basque discusses the 400th anniversary of Acadie, and its significance to both Acadians and English-speakers.
  2. Maurice Basque: Mary Smith
    Historian Maurice Basque tells a story that highlights tensions between Acadians and English-speakers regarding the 400th anniversary of Acadie.
  3. Euclide Chiasson: Acadie est une lutte
    Euclide Chiasson, president of the Société nationale de l'Acadie, explains challenges for Acadians on the 400th anniversary of Acadie.
  4. Euclide Chiasson: Anglophones et le 400e
    Euclide Chiasson, president of the Société nationale de l'Acadie, welcomes involvement of English-speakers in celebrating the 400th anniversary of Acadie
  5. Chantal Abord-Hugon: Acadiens et Ile Ste-Croix
    Chantal Abord-Hugon, of the Société nationale de l'Acadie, explains why Acadians have difficulty on the 400th anniversary of Acadie, to see Île Ste-Croix as their birthplace.
  6. Herménégilde Chiasson: Le 400e
    Herménégilde Chiasson, the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, discusses the significance of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Acadie.
  7. Opening of Congrès Mondial Acadien, 2004
    The Congrès mondial acadien brings Acadians together from all over the world. The 2004 CMA was held in Nova Scotia, and so offered the opportunity for Acadians of the diaspora, defined by the deportation, to tell their stories during the same summer that the founding of Acadie in 1604 was being celebrated, especially in New Brunswick.
  8. Norma Stewart: Dealing with Francophones
    Norma Stewart, an organizer of events to mark the 400th anniversary of the settlement on Île Ste-Croix, discusses how Acadians hindered efforts by English-speakers.