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Tête à tête

Antonine Maillet

In this episode, Pierre Donais sits down with Antonine Maillet, Acadian author, playwright and creator of the famous "La Sagouine".
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Tête à tête

Jean-Marie Nadeau

In this episode, Pierre Donais sits down with Jean-Marie Nadeau, activist, union leader and defender of Acadian rights.
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Public Record

Ceremonial opening of the Congrès mondial acadien 2014

Dignitaries arrive and participate in an Aboriginal ceremony prior to the start of the 2014 World Acadian Congress in Edmundston, New Brunswick. Later, Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers remarks at the opening ceremony of the congress. (August 8, 2014)
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Detonations

July 13, 2008

Détonations hits the streets to get frank opinions on hot-button issues. This week, host Joëlle-Ann Blanchette visits Caraquet, New Brunswick, to look at the history and culture of the Acadians and asks: • How does being Acadian make your community unique? • Is there a large labour pool to take over in the fishing industry? • What makes the cultural industry in your region distinctive?
00:57:52

House of Commons Proceedings

Stéphane Bergeron Calls For Great Upheaval Apology Following Royal Proclamation

Following the royal proclamation declaring July 28 as “A Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval”, Stéphane Bergeron introduces a motion calling for an apology from the Crown for wrongs committed against the Acadian people in 1755–1763. Yvon Godin, Robert Thibault, Lynne Yelich and Réal Ménard respond.
00:57:40

House of Commons Proceedings

Stéphane Bergeron Calls For Great Upheaval Apology – March 27, 2001

In private members’ hour, Stéphane Bergeron introduces a motion calling for an apology from the Crown for wrongs committed against the Acadian people in 1755–1763; Jeannot Castonguay, Gurmant Grewal, Yvon Godin, and John Herron respond.