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Hi Folks:
Proclamation acknowledges deportation
December 5, 2003; FRENCHVILLE, Maine- After nearly 250 years, Evangeline
and Gabrielle, the immortalized heroes of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's
tragic poem about the deportation of Acadians at the hands of the British,
are getting their due. After more than a decade of trying to get Queen
Elizabeth II of England to apologize for the ethnic cleansing brought about
by the deportation of Acadians from Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, in 1755, the
apology is being made. The deportation occurred between 1755 and 1763,
scattering French-speaking people into Maine and as far south as Louisiana.
Queen Elizabeth's apology comes through a back door by way of the Canadian
Federal Cabinet, which approved the order this week. The proclamation will
become official next week when it is signed by Governor General Adrienne
Clarkson, the queen's representative in Canada.
Balance of this article can be viewed on my web site at
http://www.acadian.org/apology.html
Enjoy.
Yvon Cyr
Acadian Genealogy Homepage