Episode 10: Marc Cormier - In God's Country - Narrated by Zachary Richard

00:50 - Zachary Richard explains that even though the Acadians were pushed to the edge of the world, people like Marc Cormier fight to keep the culture alive;
02:29 - Zachary talks about how Cape St. George is so much like Louisiana with the Acadian Culture at risk because of assimilation;
04:10 - Zachary and Marc walk to "La Grosse de Reblais," Marc tells Zach stories of his father climbing down the steep cliffs to gather seagull eggs for breakfast;
05:40 - Marc talks about teaching kids at school about the Francophone and Acadian Culture and hoping to instill a pride in them;
06:27 - Leon Dube singing a French ballad;
07:01 - Older people in Newfoundland feel alone because they are some of the last people that speak French (Zach relates this back to Louisiana);
07:56 - Arthur Kurfant talks about having 22 siblings. During his father's time, everyone spoke French. That's no longer the case;
09:39 - Marc speaks with Emmanuel Simon about his reasons for staying on the Cape instead of leaving like everyone else;
10:48 - Zach explains another common trait between Louisiana and Newfoundland - the people of each area are fighting to keep their culture alive;
11:28 - Marcella Cormier talks about being a minority because of the way they speak French and English
12:17 - Marc talks about a professor that came to Newfoundland to study their dialect. When the professor told Marc that the language they had was special, Marc knew that he had to do something to preserve it;
13:25 - Marcella talks about the traumatic experience of going to an English school;
15:11 - Zach says it's up to the children to keep the language going (most of the children speak English at home and between themselves. They only get French if they attend the French speaking school);
15:58 - Marc talks about his daughter, Marcella, in a proud way. He explains that he loves that she follows in his footsteps to hopefully keep the French language going in their area;
17:35 - Zach speaks with children about assimilation (whether they speak French or English at home or with their friends);
19:53 - Marc talks about his people being in Newfoundland for over 500 years;
20:50 - Marc and Zach talk about music in the area. Young people do not really play instruments - but Marc is trying to implement a music program into schools;