I got told recently to "get over it" as someone from S. Louisiana in a geneology forum by a descendents of one of the planters that clearly knew the history but didn't care and was "proud" of her history and refused to acknowledge the genocide that precipitated her family being able to get that land. Certainly, being American my family has been the recipient of land that was originally not theirs and I freely admit that. The idea that others can't see that is heart breaking to me. Also, growing up in S. Louisiana we read Evangeline in the context of the history. My grandmother talked about the history of her ancestors a lot. The history was as if it happened yesterday .... at least .... to me.
Always interested to hear the stories over and over again. Something new every time. Thanks for the bit of history. Never had a chance to go to the Acadian Archive's although I live in the valley. Hope to someday.
Ms. Pelletier errors somewhat on the following points in the narrative: Nomenclature, geographic location, and origins of ‘Acadia’: Acadia was not in fact the name “…Giovani Verrazano, … gave to the entire area along the coast of the Atlantic…”. Verrazano used the term Arcadia and placed this name only for an area that now approximates the region of Virginia. A review of the maps for the period clearly indicates this. Later maps tend to move the name northeastward. There are two possible origins for the name Acadia, but only one, the Eurocentric version has been presented in the video. The name ascribed to the region that eventually became the French colony has been attributed to the movement of the location of Verrazano’s Arcadia on maps, as previously mentioned, along with the dropping of the ‘r’. The notion that the Arcadia of Verrazano origins and the Acadia of what is today the Maritime region of Canada, as well as parts of Maine, are related, arose over time, and was cemented in the historical psyche in the early twentieth century. This was a period when Indigenous people were largely marginalized and relegated to a few minor references in the written histories. The absence of the second possible origin of the name Acadia is troublesome to current sensibilities concerning the Indigenous people of North America. It is well known that ‘acadie’ is a common Mi’kmaq toponym as evidenced for example in the following place names - Tracadie, Benacadie, and Shubenacadie. European fishermen and traders had visited the shores of Acadia since at least the early 1500s and it could not have gone unnoticed that the Mi’kmaq used ‘acadie’ to indicate many places throughout the geographical area. The word translates to the approximate meaning of a ‘place of abundance or fertility’. With the common use of the word and the fact the region supplied an abundance of trade items to the Europeans, it can readily be supposed that Acadie was adopted to mean the entire region. This being the case perhaps it is a coincidence that Verrazano’s Arcadia and the Mi’kmaq Acadia are so similar. St. Croix: Although St. Croix was established in 1604, the effort was nothing less than a complete disaster, and was quickly abandoned in the spring of 1605. It is hard to support the contention that it was “… the first permanent French establishment in the New World…” when it is clear the settlement failed.
Quebec’s 400th anniversary: Quebec was established in 1608 and thus the statement “…when Quebec celebrated its 400th anniversary, it was in 2004…” is not true. A quick search of the internet will return many references to Quebec’s quadricentenary celebrations having taken place in 2008. French settlers self-referencing as Acadians: It is unclear when the French settlers began to call themselves Acadians and it may not have occurred as a universal reference until after the deportations. An example of the lack of evidence for the use of the term before the deportations can be found in the ‘The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749.’ In the more than seven hundred pages the term Acadian was never used. It is hard to imagine if the people were in fact identifying themselves officially as Acadians that the official records of the colony did not once use the term. The primary reference to the people is inhabitant. Telling of Acadian history: The idea that Acadian history was somehow silenced as indicated in the comment it “…was absolutely silenced …” was not the case. A little research will reveal many people had written about the Acadians almost from the time of the initial deportations. Some of the writers were Andrew Brown, Abbé Guillaume Thomas Raynal, William Williamson, Beamish Murdoch, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Francis Parkman, Édouard Richard, Thomas Akins, and Archibald M. MacMechan. Later, the twentieth century saw an explosion of historians writing about the Acadians. New England Planters: Ms. Pelletier errors in her statement “… New England Planters, who were part of the ethnic cleansing as well, who gave a hand to the British government in rounding up the Acadians…”. The initial, and largest deportations, take place in 1755 and then continued with smaller deportations until the end of the Seven Years War. By far, most of the deportations had taken place, by the end of 1758. The New England Planters do not start their immigration into Nova Scotia until 1760 after the defeat of the French in North America, with the fall of Louisbourg (1758), Quebec City (1759), and Montreal (1760). Thus it is evident the New England Planters could not have participated in the deportations of the earlier period. Ms. Pelletier may be conflating New England militias, who participated in deporting the Acadians, and New England settlers under the term Planter. The term Planter can only be applied to those New Englander settlers who immigrated to Nova Scotia between 1760 and 1768.
Love how the ENGLISH try to change the horrible truth of what they did and put the blame on a group of FRENCH PEACEFUL FARMERS literally destroyed FAMLIES> SEPARATED FAMILIES PUT ON SHIPS THAT WENT DOWN IN THE OCEAN. Only because they refused to SWEAR ALLEGENCE TO KING OF ENGLAND BUT WILLING TO FOLLOW ALL LAWS AND NOT GIVE UP THEIR RELIGION. SO they STRIPPED OF HOME FAMILY AND BURNED OUT..PUT ON SHIPS > MAN AND WIFE AND KIDS SEPARATED, EVERYTHING ALL MONEY TAKEN FROM THEM. sold into slavery by the ENGLISH Into the plantations of the South and onto islands like Haiti. Dropped off in NEW ENGLAND DURING WINTER TO DIE OF COLD and. YES THEY DID SELL FRENCHMEN INTO SLAVERY on PLANTATIONS. their are records in CAROLINAS. HECK ENGLISH BROUGHT IN THE KKK TO GET FRENCH TO STOP FIGHTING FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AND PAY IN THE 1950's in CANADA. they have always been CRUEL TO FRENCH AND INDIANS ALIKE..
I got told recently to "get over it" as someone from S. Louisiana in a geneology forum by a descendents of one of the planters that clearly knew the history but didn't care and was "proud" of her history and refused to acknowledge the genocide that precipitated her family being able to get that land. Certainly, being American my family has been the recipient of land that was originally not theirs and I freely admit that. The idea that others can't see that is heart breaking to me.
Also, growing up in S. Louisiana we read Evangeline in the context of the history. My grandmother talked about the history of her ancestors a lot. The history was as if it happened yesterday .... at least .... to me.
Always interested to hear the stories over and over again. Something new every time. Thanks for the bit of history. Never had a chance to go to the Acadian Archive's although I live in the valley. Hope to someday.
Very interesting video.....I was born in Fort Kent.
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Ms. Pelletier errors somewhat on the following points in the narrative:
Nomenclature, geographic location, and origins of ‘Acadia’: Acadia was not in fact the name “…Giovani Verrazano, … gave to the entire area along the coast of the Atlantic…”. Verrazano used the term Arcadia and placed this name only for an area that now approximates the region of Virginia. A review of the maps for the period clearly indicates this. Later maps tend to move the name northeastward.
There are two possible origins for the name Acadia, but only one, the Eurocentric version has been presented in the video. The name ascribed to the region that eventually became the French colony has been attributed to the movement of the location of Verrazano’s Arcadia on maps, as previously mentioned, along with the dropping of the ‘r’. The notion that the Arcadia of Verrazano origins and the Acadia of what is today the Maritime region of Canada, as well as parts of Maine, are related, arose over time, and was cemented in the historical psyche in the early twentieth century. This was a period when Indigenous people were largely marginalized and relegated to a few minor references in the written histories. The absence of the second possible origin of the name Acadia is troublesome to current sensibilities concerning the Indigenous people of North America. It is well known that ‘acadie’ is a common Mi’kmaq toponym as evidenced for example in the following place names - Tracadie, Benacadie, and Shubenacadie. European fishermen and traders had visited the shores of Acadia since at least the early 1500s and it could not have gone unnoticed that the Mi’kmaq used ‘acadie’ to indicate many places throughout the geographical area. The word translates to the approximate meaning of a ‘place of abundance or fertility’. With the common use of the word and the fact the region supplied an abundance of trade items to the Europeans, it can readily be supposed that Acadie was adopted to mean the entire region. This being the case perhaps it is a coincidence that Verrazano’s Arcadia and the Mi’kmaq Acadia are so similar.
St. Croix: Although St. Croix was established in 1604, the effort was nothing less than a complete disaster, and was quickly abandoned in the spring of 1605. It is hard to support the contention that it was “… the first permanent French establishment in the New World…” when it is clear the settlement failed.
Quebec’s 400th anniversary: Quebec was established in 1608 and thus the statement “…when Quebec celebrated its 400th anniversary, it was in 2004…” is not true. A quick search of the internet will return many references to Quebec’s quadricentenary celebrations having taken place in 2008.
French settlers self-referencing as Acadians: It is unclear when the French settlers began to call themselves Acadians and it may not have occurred as a universal reference until after the deportations. An example of the lack of evidence for the use of the term before the deportations can be found in the ‘The Records of British Government at Annapolis Royal, 1713-1749.’ In the more than seven hundred pages the term Acadian was never used. It is hard to imagine if the people were in fact identifying themselves officially as Acadians that the official records of the colony did not once use the term. The primary reference to the people is inhabitant.
Telling of Acadian history: The idea that Acadian history was somehow silenced as indicated in the comment it “…was absolutely silenced …” was not the case. A little research will reveal many people had written about the Acadians almost from the time of the initial deportations. Some of the writers were Andrew Brown, Abbé Guillaume Thomas Raynal, William Williamson, Beamish Murdoch, Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Francis Parkman, Édouard Richard, Thomas Akins, and Archibald M. MacMechan. Later, the twentieth century saw an explosion of historians writing about the Acadians.
New England Planters: Ms. Pelletier errors in her statement “… New England Planters, who were part of the ethnic cleansing as well, who gave a hand to the British government in rounding up the Acadians…”. The initial, and largest deportations, take place in 1755 and then continued with smaller deportations until the end of the Seven Years War. By far, most of the deportations had taken place, by the end of 1758. The New England Planters do not start their immigration into Nova Scotia until 1760 after the defeat of the French in North America, with the fall of Louisbourg (1758), Quebec City (1759), and Montreal (1760). Thus it is evident the New England Planters could not have participated in the deportations of the earlier period. Ms. Pelletier may be conflating New England militias, who participated in deporting the Acadians, and New England settlers under the term Planter. The term Planter can only be applied to those New Englander settlers who immigrated to Nova Scotia between 1760 and 1768.
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Love how the ENGLISH try to change the horrible truth of what they did and put the blame on a group of FRENCH PEACEFUL FARMERS literally destroyed FAMLIES> SEPARATED FAMILIES PUT ON SHIPS THAT WENT DOWN IN THE OCEAN. Only because they refused to SWEAR ALLEGENCE TO KING OF ENGLAND BUT WILLING TO FOLLOW ALL LAWS AND NOT GIVE UP THEIR RELIGION. SO they STRIPPED OF HOME FAMILY AND BURNED OUT..PUT ON SHIPS > MAN AND WIFE AND KIDS SEPARATED, EVERYTHING ALL MONEY TAKEN FROM THEM. sold into slavery by the ENGLISH Into the plantations of the South and onto islands like Haiti. Dropped off in NEW ENGLAND DURING WINTER TO DIE OF COLD and. YES THEY DID SELL FRENCHMEN INTO SLAVERY on PLANTATIONS. their are records in CAROLINAS. HECK ENGLISH BROUGHT IN THE KKK TO GET FRENCH TO STOP FIGHTING FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AND PAY IN THE 1950's in CANADA. they have always been CRUEL TO FRENCH AND INDIANS ALIKE..