neighbours, that the political demands of both France and England became of minor, and almost insubstantial, account to the Acadian…»

- The Acadians: Creation of a People, N. Griffiths

such imperative. Vibrant feelings for the new home can be more powerful than any memory. The essence of Acadian history is the development of such deep local attachments to their immediate realities, farms, ships, villages, kin,

«Many writers have assumed that the migrant must retain always a longing for his original land & a final loyalty for old ties. This assumes a great deal about the society left behind &the migrant’s position in it, as well as a great deal about the soc. to which the individual has come. There is no

« They used the Indian name of the lands, and spelt it on their maps in many different ways, such as «la cadie» and «LaCadye»…

has remained relatively unknown. The drama of their deportation... has overshadowed the slower saga of their earlier history. The deportation neither created nor destroyed the Acadians… In 1600, no one called themselves an Acadian. In 1700, a great many people used the word «Acadian»

had 2 names, “Acadie or Nova Scotia”. It is not surprising that with such a wide variety of influences the Acadians built a distinct community, separate from other colonies in North America& one that had a large measure of independence from Europe…This part of Acadian history

Among the original settlers to be called Acadian were Scottish farmers...Irish sailors…Basque fishermen, dyke-builders from France...They were also a mixture of Catholics & Protestants. The colony...was never the exclusive concern of only 1 European power during 17th c. As early as 1621, it