The Acadians

194713 minFilm: Documentary

Produced for the NFB by Crawley Films Ltd. for the Canadian Geographical Society and the Province of Alberta.

This title is an acquisition.

Descendants of the first settlers of Nova Scotia, the Acadians still have characteristics quite different from their countrymen of Québec. Fishing and farming, as the film shows, are traditional occupations, and other crafts are handed on through the generations. The hand-hooked rugs of Cape Breton are famous - as is Evangeline's shrine at Grand Pré. Along the fish-wharves in the evening, the Acadians join in songs of the Old World in the New.

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  • Francophone Communities > AcadiaNova Scotia
  • Agriculture > Atlantic Region
  • Crafts > Leather, Wool and Fabrics