Heritage Minutes: Acadian Deportation

The Acadians are descendants of early French settlers who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1604 and built a distinct culture and society over generations. Their peaceful existence was uprooted in 1755 when over 10,000 Acadians were ripped from their homeland to ensure British rule in North America. This Heritage Minute portrays the deportation through the eyes of an Acadian mother.

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Nancy Kenny

Mother

Fabien Melanson

Father

Murlane Carew

Grandmother

Rebecca Ryan

Daughter

Donovan Colan

Son