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The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Le FORUM Journal Franco-American Centre Franco-Américain Spring 2014 Le FORUM, Vol. 37 No. 1 Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice Guy F. Dubay Roger Parent Harry Rush Jr. Margaret Nagle See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ francoamericain_forum Recommended Citation Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice, Lisa; Dubay, Guy F.; Parent, Roger; Rush, Harry Jr.; Nagle, Margaret; Chabot, Greg; Marceau, Albert J.; Nokes, Gary; Gélinas, Alice; Larson, Denise R.; Chartrand, Yves; Riel, Steven; Belleau, Irène; Langford, Margaret S.; LePage, Adrienne Pelletier; and Levesque, Don, "Le FORUM, Vol. 37 No. 1" (2014). Le FORUM Journal. 37. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_forum/37 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Le FORUM Journal by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Lisa Desjardins Michaud, Rédactrice; Guy F. Dubay; Roger Parent; Harry Rush Jr.; Margaret Nagle; Greg Chabot; Albert J. Marceau; Gary Nokes; Alice Gélinas; Denise R. Larson; Yves Chartrand; Steven Riel; Irène Belleau; Margaret S. Langford; Adrienne Pelletier LePage; and Don Levesque This book is available at DigitalCommons@UMaine: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/francoamericain_forum/37 Le“AFIN D’ÊTRE FORUM EN PLEINE POSSESSION DE SES MOYENS” VOLUME 37, #1 SPRING/PRINTEMPS 2014 Pictured above are some of the members of the Congrès Mondial Acadien 2014 Maine Regional Coordinating Committee. (See page 12) Photo by: Lisa Desjardins Michaud Websites: http://www.francolib.francoamerican.org/ francoamericanarchives.org other pertinent websites to check out - Les Français d’Amérique / French In America Calendar Photos and Texts from 1985 to 2002 The French Connection: http://home.gwi.net/~frenchgen/ $6.00 US Le Forum Sommaire/Contents REMINDER! Lettres/Letters..............................3 Please check your address L’État du ME..........................4-12 labels to see if your subscription Le Centre Franco-Américain to Le Forum has expired. Université du Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5719 L’État du NH.........................13-15 Year/Month for example [email protected] 15/01 would mean the subscrip- Téléphone: 207-581-FROG (3764) L’État du CT.........................16-19, Télécopieur: 207-581-1455 tion will expire on January of 22-25, 28-31, 38-40 Volume 37 Numéro 1 2015. Printemps/Spring 2014 L’État du VT.........................20-22 Éditeur/Publisher Yvon A. Labbé We thank you for your con- Publishing Board De nos étudiant(e)s................45-47 tinued support! Don Levesque Paul Laflamme Books/Livres....................32-38, 40 Rédactrice/Gérante/Managing Editor Lisa Desjardins Michaud Poetry/Poésie.........................46-47 Mise en page/Layout Lisa Desjardins Michaud Music/Musique...........................41 Composition/Typesetting Lisa Desjardins Michaud Coin des jeunes...........................48 Aide Technique Lisa Desjardins Michaud Recipes/Recettes.........................49 Tirage/Circulation/4,500 Endowment One way to support Le FORUM while at the same time reserving life income is Imprimé chez/Printed by the establishment of a charitable gift annuity with the Franco-American Centre Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, Maine Publié 4 fois l’an par le Centre Franco-Américain. Le FORUM Fund at the University of Maine Foundation. Call 1-800-982-8503. Le Forum est distribué surtout aux Franco-Américains des États-Unis. Les énoncés, opinions et points de Abonnement au Le FORUM Subscription vue formulés dans Le Forum sont ceux des auteurs et ne représentent pas nécessairement les points de vue Si vous ne l’êtes pas abonnez-vous –– s.v.p. de l’éditeur ou de la rédactrice, ou de la Division pour l’Éducation Permanente à l’Université du Maine. –– Subscribe if you have not Le Forum is published 4 times a year by the Franco-American Center. Le Forum is distributed in particular to Franco-Americans in the United States. Nom/Name: Statements, opinions and points of view expressed are not necessarily those of the editor, the publishers or the Adresse/Address: ; College of Liberal Arts & Sciences of the University of Maine. Tous les textes soumis doivent parvenir à —For- Métier/Occupation: ward all submitted texts to: Lisa D. 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The staff hopes États-Unis/United States –– Individus: $20 that Le Forum can be a vehicle of expression for you Ailleurs/Elsewhere –– Individus: $25 Franco-Americans and those who are interested in us. Organisation/Organizations –– Bibliothèque/Library: $40 Le Forum et son staff—Universitaires, gens de la Le FORUM communauté, les étudiants -- FAROG, Centre Franco-Américain, Orono, ME 04469-5719 2 PRINTEMPS/SPRING 2014 Hi Folks: of themselves in meetings and colloquia offered them by the princess. Might as well Lettres/ If I may, I'd like to share two para- say that all interest disappears outside of graphs from Pierre Trépanier's essay, "Cana- official circles and cultural relationships Letters dian-Acadian Relations" in Pierre-Maurice are at the mercy of centers of interest and Hébert's book, "The Acadians of Quebec, snobbery highly present in State govern- Quintin Publications, Pawtucket, R. I, 2002, ment. This absence of the government would 443p. You may reference Pierre Trépanier have been in the XIXth century the most on line where he has a Wikipedia entry. remarkable characteristic of the relation- First the opening paragraph to ships between Canadians and Acadians”. Dear Lisa; the section of his essay subtitled: THE STATE AND THE CHURCH IN THE -P. Trépanier, op. cit. p. 410 Thank you so much for going the extra RELATIONSHIP QUEBEC-ACADIA. mile in finding my ancestors. I could not And this second quote: have done this without your help. I’m elated "The most obvious trait of the cultural to finally find my french roots. My mother relations Quebec-Acadia in the last ten "Certain signs reveal that denation- and her sisters were either not knowledgable years of the XXth century is the state take- alization is at work, like that tendency to or just did not talk about their ancestory. over. In fact, the State takes on more and shame the Acadians because of the impor- We will definitely be up in “the coun- more of a place in the culture and its role tance they place upon their native provinces ty” for the CMA. Thanks for the booklets. will not cease to grow: might as well say here of the founding families of Acadia and the Enclosed please find a to- that one can foresee a monopoly. The more genealogical passion they manifest This is a ken of my appreciation for your work. national sentiment fails, religious adherence passion that contradicts the multiplication and the autonomy of the primary institutions of one parent households and reconstituted Sincerely, like the family are weakened, the more the families: soon it will be considered POLIT- Ann Davis Lanford State will be forced to take on an encom- ICALLY INCORRECT to have students Bangor, ME passing cultural politic in order to give off study genealogy: In any case, the anarchy a semblance of cohesion to the disparate that controls the attribution of a surname Dear Ann; populations whose consumer needs it must will singularly complicate genealogy". care for. Social anomie mandates a tentac- You are most welcome! I thank you ular State; the tentacular State feeds the -P Trépanier, op cit p. 407 for contacting the Franco-American Cen- anomie. With this state takeover of cultural tre and if you need other materials and re- relations, comes the lack of spontaniety and Thank you for accepting this sharing. sources feel free to give me a call. Thank the loss of friendship. It becomes little more you as well for your generous donation. than files in the hands of functionaries, Guy Dubay who are not happy except when they speak Madawaska, ME À Le Forum; Dear Le Forum; Dear Le Forum; I am still very much enjoying the is- Bonjour! I loved the last issue sues of “Le Forum” that I receive. I wonder Thanks for the extra copies of Le Fo- –– Excellent article, “Acadian Depor- if you happen to know of a gentleman named rum. I’ll share them with my Franco-Amer- tation Reconsidered” by Roger Paradis Yvon Cyr who is involved with the Acadi- ican friends. and all the others! Merci! Bon Travail! an-Cajun newsletter sent over the Internet. I’m enclosing a donation to cover J’est inclus un checque pour mon I have been until recently receiving them. I the extra copies you sent (you had al- abonnement au Le Forum et pour les would like to know of whom I could contact. ready sent the first 2 several weeks ago). abonnements de mes ami(e)s aussi. Your response would be greatly appreciated. Lisa, do I owe any $ for 2013? I also want to thank you very much Love & God Bless You! for the assistance which was given to me Ann Romano Sincérement Amitiés, for my family history.