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‘We have not forgotten our ancestors’: Deportation remembered in Annapolis Royal, N.S.
About 30 people gathered at the end of Queen’s Wharf in Annapolis Royal on July 28 to remember more than 1,600 Acadians who ...
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What Lies Beneath - Acadia and Archaeology
Most evidence of day-to-day life in Acadia disappeared after the Deportation. The destruction of homes and communities has been an enormous challenge to historians and archaeologists as they try ...
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Heritage, historical fiction combine in tale of resilience against 'The Damn English'
When she asks what an Acadian is, Aucoin unspools the sprawling ... damn English” and efforts to rid Acadia of them through deportation to other British colonies in the southern portion of ...
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Author Antonine Maillet gave a powerful literary voice to Acadians
She saw it as a rejection of General Robert Monckton, who was linked with the deportation of the Acadians in 1755. But after a study, the university’s board rejected the idea as too costly and ...
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Group tries to reignite debate over Université de Moncton's name
Robert Monckton, an 18th-century British military figure who was involved in the deportation of Acadians in 1755. British General Robert Monckton was a key figure in the expulsion of the Acadians ...
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Acadian Health launches pilot program to keep ‘super-utilizer’ patients out of ERs
Acadian Health, a division of Acadian Companies that provides home-based health services, is launching a pilot program designed to keep patients out of hospital emergency departments if their ...