Les Acadiens du Madawaska
Item
Title
Les Acadiens du Madawaska
Creator
Hamilton, Catherine
Description
Article describing the town of Madawaska, Maine, in the St. John River Valley, through the perspectives of three generations of the Hébert family. Introduction to Acadian history in the St. John Valley, the twentieth-century industrialization of Madawaska, the role of language and tradition in local communities. The relationship of each interviewee - Jeanne, son Réal, grandson Duane - to the French language, and their personal thoughts on Madawaska's changing cultural and linguistic shapes.
Date
1988 May
Language
English
Type
Magazine Article
Coverage
1980s; Madawaska, Maine
Publication Title
Salt : Journal of New England Culture