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: Money Goes to France
    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: Île Ste-Croix as Resource
    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: 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.
  4. Maria Kulcher: That's My Island
    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: Room at the Inn
    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. Maurice Basque: Whose Story?
    Historian Maurice Basque discusses the 400th anniversary of Acadie, and its significance to both Acadians and English-speakers.
  7. Maurice Basque: Mary Smith
    Historian Maurice Basque tells a story that highlights tensions between Acadians and English-speakers regarding the 400th anniversary of Acadie.
  8. 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.
  9. Dugua Saint John, 2004
    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. Port-Royal 400th, 2005
    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.