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Des Franco-Albertaines En Reconnaîtrez Plusieurs 20 L’héritage francophoneLE FRANCO de l’Alberta• Le vendredi se 27 vit mars à travers2009 • les noms de lieux français. Mais Carol Léonard et son • Le vendredi 27 mars 2009 • LE FRANCO 13 groupe de recherche de l’Université de l’Alberta vont bien plus loin; cet héritage français se retrouve selon eux dans tout ce qui touche de près ou de loin la culture francophone, y comprit, parfois, dans des noms anglais… Pour comprendre, M. Léonard propose quelques explications… place à la toponymie! L’héritage des noms Retrouver tous les noms de lieux n’est pas évidente à première vue, questions au directeur de projet : d’origine et d’influence française en rappellent des communes du Pas-de- [email protected] ou encore Alberta n’est pas une mince tâche. Calais en France. au 780-465-8729. Volume 1, numéro 3 - MARS 2009 Une bonne manière de commencer consiste à relever les noms officiels. Il est souvent plus difficile encore de Carol Léonard Ph.D. Ils sont plus faciles à identifier que détecter la présence d’un toponyme Projet sur la vitalité et L’histoire a souvent tendance à se souvenir de ces hommes qui en ont mené d’autres... En 1807, Marie-Anne Gaboury devenait les noms qui ne sont pas encore français lorsque non seulement la toponymie franco-albertaine la première femme d’origine européenne à atteindre le Fort Edmonton; en 1808, elle donnait naissance à un enfant qui deviendrait officialisés par la province, ou le générique est en anglais, mais Campus Saint-Jean le premier Franco-Albertain. Dans le cadre du mois de mars et afin de souligner la Journée internationale de la femme, encore, les noms disparus qui ne que le spécifique (le nom propre) University of Alberta l’ACFA est heureuse de présenter un petit clin d’œil aux pionnières qui ont œuvré à bâtir l’Alberta francophone survivent que dans les mémoires. est un prénom de personne que Liste de 575 toponymes officiels d’origine et d’influence française en Alberta et aux femmes qui, encore aujourd’hui, travaillent souvent dans l’ombre et l’anonymat. l’on retrouve aussi bien en langue À la Pêche Creek Carcajou Gregoire Lake 176B Leval Creek Petitot River Nous vous proposons dans cette anglaise qu’en langue française. À la Pêche Lake Carcajou Creek Gregoire Lake Provincial LHNC de l’Auberge-de- Piché Lake À la Pêche Trail Carcajou Pass Park Ski-Skoki Piché River page une liste d’environ 575 noms Mais, comment savoir si Albert, Aiguille Peak Cardinal Creek Gregoire River LHNC du Col-Athabasca Pickardville Albertine Creek Cardinal Creek Grenier Lake LHNC du Premier-Puits- Pierre-au-Calumet* de lieux (ou toponymes). Vous Ernest, Paul ou Marion étaient Alexis Cardinal Hills Grisette Mountain de-Pétrole-de- Pierre Creek Alexis Cardinal River 234 Cardinal Lake Gros Ventre Creek l’Ouest-Canadien Pierre Greys Lakes L’histoire « invisible » des Franco-Albertaines en reconnaîtrez plusieurs. Il y a francophones? Il faut procéder à Amadou Lake Cardinal Lake Grosmont LHNC du Centre- Pierre Lake Annette Lake Cardinal Lake Grouard d’Accueil-du-Parc-Jasper Pierre Lake même des répétitions, car certaines des recherches souvent longues et Antoine Lake Cardinal Pass Grouard 229 LHNC du Massacre-de- Pierre River Arcand Lake Cardinal River Grouard 231 Frog Lake Pirmez Creek La Coalition des femmes de qui se sont impliquées dans qu’il fallait répondre aux faite à l’échelle provinciale, entités géographiques portent des minutieuses pour établir l’identité Ardennes Peak Caribou Creek Grouard Mission Liége River Pivot Arête Mountain Caribou Islands Grouroches Chere Lorette Creek Place Larue l’Alberta a été fondée en 1999, leur communauté. On constate besoins de femmes habituées on a aussi offert, en 2008, des noms identiques (il y a 148 lacs linguistique et culturelle francophone Arnault Lake Cassette Rapids Hart Hill Louis Bull 138B Plamondon Audet Lake Castor Huard Lake Louis Lake Plamondon Bay dans la foulée du Programme qu’elles ont œuvré dans de vivre en milieu francophone. ateliers en leadership « Rond » au Canada). D’autres de la personne honorée par de tels Auger Bay Castor Creek Iroquois Creek Louis Lake Plamondon Creek Auger Lake Castor Creek Iroquois Lakes Louise Creek Plante Creek Femmes et Culture de la Paix de de multiples domaines, le On parlait beaucoup et mentorat. noms vous apparaîtront nouveaux. toponymes. Avenir Caudron Creek Isabelle Peak Louise River Plante Creek Avion Ridge Caudron Peak Isidore Lake Louison Cardinal Reserve Plante Lake l’UNESCO. Lorsque nous avons plus souvent bénévolement. d’éducation, on voulait une D’autres encore, vous sembleront Babette Creek Chalifaux Creek Jacques Creek #151* Plateau Creek Balzac Charron Lake Jacques Lake Lower Thérien Lake Plateau Mountain demandé à sa directrice, Suzanne Selon votre expérience, les école française. Au début, la loi En terminant, votre organisme franchement bizarres et vous vous Cela serait bien plus facile si Baptiste Lake Chauvin Jacques Pass Lucerne Peak Point Brule Baptiste Lake Chenal des Quatre Jacques Range Lys Lake Point Brule demanderez sans doute ce qu’ils la province avait adopté une Baptiste River Fourches Janet Lys Ridge Pointe Basse Lamy-Thibodeau, de nous parler préoccupations des femmes ont- ne nous favorisait pas. Il y avait travaille en collaboration avec Baptiste River Cirque Lake Janvier 194 Majeau Lake Pointe de Roche ont de français. règle selon laquelle la langue du Barbette Glacier Cirque Peak Jean Baptiste Gambler Maligne Canyon Pointe la Biche de cet organisme provincial, elle elles changé avec le temps? l’immersion, mais on a vite d’autres associations. Par Baril Creek Claire River 183 Maligne Lake Pointe-aux-Pins Creek générique devait être conforme à Baril Creek Clairmont Jean Côté Maligne Mountain Portage Lake nous rappelle d’emblée que son réalisé que l’immersion n’était exemple, dans le dossier des Baril Lake Clairmont Lake Jean Lake Maligne Pass Portage River Mais ce qui semble français à celle de la personne honorée par le Baril Peak Clairvaux Creek Jodoin Creek Maligne Range Pouce Coupé River développement est à replacer L’éducation française, par pas pour les francophones, aidants naturels, avec l’Alliance Baril River Clairvaux Glacier Joffre Maligne River Prairie Blood Coulee première vue ne l’est peut-être toponyme. Au milieu des génériques Barricade Mountain Claude Lake John D’Or Prairie Mangin Glacier Prairie Bluff dans cette histoire « invisible » des exemple, on en parle toujours, ils désapprenaient au lieu des femmes de la francophonie Basset Lake Colette Lake John D’Or Prairie 215 Manir Prairie Creek pas, et ce qui est écrit dans une anglais répandus sur une carte, Baupré Hill County of Grande Prairie Jolie Butte Marguerite Lake Prairie Creek Beaudry Lakes No. 1 Joncs (Lac de) Marguerite Lake Prairie Creek femmes franco-albertaines. mais différemment. À Fort d’apprendre. À ce moment, on canadienne. autre langue peut cacher un un générique français sauterait Beaumaris Daigle Lake Josephine Creek Marie Creek Prairie Creek Beaumont Dardanelles Joussard Martineau River Prairie de la Vache McMurray, où je suis arrivée il y avait tellement à faire, mais héritage français. À ce propos, il aux yeux, comme le démontre Beaupré Creek De Manville Lake Joussard Mercredi Lake Prairie Echo Beaupré Lake De Smet Range Julien Lake Michaud Lake Prairie Lake Quand tu retraces le chemin a 30 ans, il y avait tellement de on manquait de moyens pour Dans ce dossier, au niveau est important de mentionner que à nouveau un exemple : Jean Beauvais Lake Dechaine Lake La Biche River Michel Lake Prairie Lake Beauvais Lake Provincial Decoigne La Butte Michel Reservoir Prairie Mountain des pionnières, ça ne semble gens qui venaient de l’extérieur pouvoir organiser des choses. albertain, c’est un partenariat de nombreux termes génériques Lake, Joseph Lake, Lac Richard, Park Decrene La Butte Creek Miette Prairie Point Beauvallon Delacour La Corey Miette Hill Prairie River jamais être de grandes avec la Fédération des aînés français ont été adoptés par l’anglais Bernard Lake. Beauvallon Lake Delmas Coulee La Coulotte Peak Miette Hotsprings Prefontaine Lake Beauvert Lake Delorme Creek La Coulotte Ridge Miette Hotsprings Prevo choses. Il faut qu’un certain Le rôle de la coalition, c’est franco-albertains et le Réseau d’Amérique. Ils nous sont si familiers Bellevue Delorme Lake La Crèche Mountain Miette Lake Quatre Fourches Bellevue Delorme Pass La Crête Miette Pass Quéant Mountain que l’on en oublie souvent leur Dans la liste qui suit, on retrouvera Bellevue Hill Demay La Glace Miette Range Rapides du Joli Fou nombre d’années aient passé justement de faire le lien entre les santé albertain. On est à l’étape Belloy Demay Lake La Glace Lake Miette River Rene Creek origine française. C’est le cas des un nom de lieu qui honore Belloy Reservoir Demicharge Rapids La Perle Miquelon Lake Provincial René Lake et qu’on ait analysé pour régions et mettre des ressources de former un partenariat Belmont Desjarlais La Petite Rivière Jaillante Park Revillon Coupé termes prairie, coulée, coteau, une personne qui n’était pas Bergeron Creek Deville Lac Bellevue Modere Creek Rideau Park comprendre que, si ces femmes à leur disposition? avec des anglophones. On Berland Range Dinant Lac Bellevue Modeste Creek Rideau Park butte, rapides, portage, cache et francophone, mais dont le nom Berland River Donatville Lac Berard Monchy Mountain Rivière de la Paix n’avaient pas pavé la route, prépare un document pour Berland River Trail Doré Lake Lac Brosseau Mons Creek Rivière des Rochers brûlé. de famille est apparu d’abord en Beyette Lake Douai Mountain Lac Canard Mons Glacier Rivière Qui Barre nous ne serions pas où nous Les régions organisent leurs notre adhésion à Alberta Bezanson Dreau Lac Coté Mons Icefield Rivière Qui Barre France.
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