English-Speakers Remember

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. Norma Stewart, an organizer of events to mark the 400th anniversary of the settlement on Île Ste-Croix, discusses how money went to France, instead of supporting efforts of local English-speakers
  2. Norma Stewart, an organizer of events to mark the 400th anniversary of the settlement on Île Ste-Croix, discusses how the local economy needs to benefit from the commemorative events.
  3. 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.
  4. Maria Kulcher, active in efforts to mark the 400th anniversary of the settlement on Île Ste-Croix, explains the meaning of the event to English-speakers.
  5. Jay Reamer, the owner of the Windsor House Inn (St Andrews, NB) discusses the impact of the 400th anniversary of Acadie on the region near Île Ste-Croix.
  6. Historian Maurice Basque discusses the 400th anniversary of Acadie, and its significance to both Acadians and English-speakers.
  7. Historian Maurice Basque tells a story that highlights tensions between Acadians and English-speakers regarding the 400th anniversary of Acadie.
  8. Euclide Chiasson, president of the Société nationale de l'Acadie, welcomes involvement of English-speakers in celebrating the 400th anniversary of Acadie.
  9. On the 400th anniversary of the passage of the Dugua expedition past the site where Saint John would be established, a monument was constructed in this largely English-speaking city to remember Dugua. Although Champlain had named the St John River (after John the Baptist) in 1604, on this occasion English-speakers joined with Acadians to credit the much-ignored leader of the expedition.
  10. In 2005, the mostly English-speaking residents of Annapolis Royal staged a celebration to mark the 400th anniversary of Port-Royal. However, by 2005 Acadian attention had turned to the anniversary of the deportation, thus reducing the importance of this event for French-speakers.