ABOUT US
Acadie vivante is a Web site that showcases the dynamism and resilience of contemporary Acadian culture by presenting several of its traditional customs that are still alive today. These traditions illustrate various aspects of Acadian culture, such as folklore, material culture, food, and the Acadian language. One section of the Acadie vivante Web site is also dedicated to the question of Acadian identity.
Acadie vivante is intended for French and English-speaking students in Canadian elementary schools, as a result of its numerous educational activities, and for members of the general public who are interested in discovering or learning more about one of the founding cultures of Canada. The themes illustrated on this Web site are documented by means of original, video-based interviews conducted with women and men who still practice these traditional Acadian customs or who have adapted them to modern-day settings, as well as with various specialists who provide context for these traditional practices. These interviews are supplemented by a digitized collection composed of historical objects, photographs and contemporary documents which were provided in most part by the Acadian Museum and Acadian Research Centre of Prince Edward Island. Lastly, Acadie vivante proposes a selection of Web sites and a list of publications that are pertinent to each theme.
The Team
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Main Partners :
Institut d’études acadiennes, Université de Moncton (N.B.)
Under the direction of
Maurice Basque, Director
Raymond Cyr, coordination and translation
Amélie Giroux, text composition, text revision (French) and conception of educational activities
André Richard, research and digitization
André Duguay, digitization
Marc Robichaud, research
Bertin Cyr, text revision
Acadian Museum of Prince Edward Island and Acadian Research Centre of
Prince Edward Island (Miscouche, P.E.I.)
Cécile Gallant, director (Acadian Museum)
Noëlla Richard, directrice (Acadian Research Center)
Georges Arsenault, consultant
Colette Aucoin, consultant
Connections Productions (Moncton, N.B.)
François Savoie, Chief Editor
Michel Savoie, administration
Clarence LeBlanc, Cameraman and production
Daniel Poirier, Cameraman and production
Angèle Bertin, production
Nathalie Doré, coordination and research
Suzanne Auclair, administration
France McGraw, secretarial work
Lise St-Pierre-Boudreau, accounting
Donna Bourgeois, accounting
Groupe Thépoterie (Moncton, N.B.)
Ginette Arsenault, project management
Don Blair, project management
Service Providers:
Faith Cormier, translation and text revision (English)
Web Site Conception and Design:
Groupe des technologies de l’apprentissage (GTA) of the Direction générale des technologies (DGT) of the Université de Moncton (N.B.)
Dany Benoit, Manager
Mireille Goguen, main coordination of media projects
Mélanie Roy, main coordination of media projects
Julie Thériault Marquis, project coordination
Jocelyne Doiron, graphic Design
François Aubé, programming
Abdelbasset Bacherki, media design
Karine Smith, media design
The PostMan (Moncton, N.B.)
Marc Savoie, Chief Technician
Marcel Gallant, editing
Jean-Charles Thériault, editing
Yolande Desjardins, editing
Steve Poitras, Cameraman and editing
L. Steve Dawson, editing
Blake Stilwell, graphic design
Matthew Steeves, postproduction coordination
Studiorévoluson (Moncton, N.B.)
Nathan Jones, sound mixing
Jonah Haché, sound editing
Armand Dionne, music
Special Thanks :
Isabelle Cormier, Director / Archivist, Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson, Université de Moncton
Marcia Enman, Director, La Voix acadienne (Summerside, P.E.I.)
Centre provincial de ressources pédagogiques (Church Point, N.S.)
Melvin Gallant, Association des familles Haché-Gallant d'Amérique Inc.
Jean Richard, Association des Richard du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.
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To all the people who graciously accepted to participate in the production of the videos.
