Acadia North and South - Zachary Richard interviewing Rosemonde Cormier

Accession No.: 
AC3-025

Episode 25: Rosemonde Cormier's Other Acadian Odyssey - Narrated by Zachary Richard

00:53 - Zach talks about Acadians that were forced out. They always wanted to return and reunite with their families;
03:23 - Rosemonde talks about leaving Acadia to live in France;
05:32 - She talks about keeping the memories of childhood alive within oneself and how those can never be taken away;
06:33 - Rosemonde and friends talk about where they want to die, get married, and other life events;
08:50 - Rosemonde discusses the hard parts of being away from Canada and her family there;
09:23 - Zachary asks if her connection with Acadie is nostalgic or not?;
10:27 - Discussing Acadian history;
11:00 - They go to the archives where Rosemonde spends her days learning about the history of Nantes, France, here they discuss the history of people who traveled from France to Acadie;
12:18 - Zach discusses people traveling from France to Louisiana in the 1780s;
15:32 - Rosemonde discusses having a happy life;
16:35 - Rosemonde and friends discuss the differences in words and cultures between France and Acadie;
18:21 - Jeu-Dit Theater Company rehearsal of "The Sister-in-Law" by Michel Tremblay;
21:53 - Rosemonde's friends play "Happy Birthday" for her on instruments;
22:09 - Aurele Salmon sings to Rosemonde;

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Acadia North and South Collection
Subject: 
French, Acadians, France
Creator: 
Charles Laroque
Recording date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Nantes, France
Publisher: 
Charles Larroque / Louisiane à la carte
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
24:44
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Monday, July 2, 2018
Original Format: 
DVD
Digital Format: 
MP4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 2 Shelf 3