Chez Nous Aut' - Une Emission Francoanglais - Interviews with Erlene Broussard, Norma Wiltz, Larry Wiltz, Segment about Vermilionville, Music by the Michot Brothers

Accession No.: 
CNA2-019

The Childrens Theatre Academy - They've been working with the Office Culturelle de Cluny of Quebec. (00:05:20);
The children identified the names of body parts using French.
The theater workshops are conducted in French. The group did an exercise focused on Joy and Sadness.

Charles Larroque and Gail Broussard interview Erlene Broussard, director of CODOFIL (00:15:00)
Erlene talks about her vision of how CODOFIL will grow;

Video Clip of Vermilionville (00:32:35);
Workers discussing the preservation of French culture in Louisiana
Footage of artisans in the village;- demonstrating woodworking, basket weaving, blacksmithing, wood carving, doll making, and other crafts;

Les Frères Michot perform (00:48:04);
Old Fashioned Two-step;
Un livre de tabbac (Rye Whiskey);
Mamou Two Step

Footage of the Atchafalaya Basin (01:03:50)
Gail Broussard interviews Larry Wiltz of Henderson about life in the region (01:06:20)
Larry operated a towboat up the Mississippi - he was a deck hand and captain.
Norma Wiltz Interviewed (01:22:00)
A native of Baton Rouge, talks about her experience living in Henderson during the first few years of marriage.
The Wiltzes have two children. She didn't want to live in Henderson.
While her husband was a boat captain in Baton Rouge, she lived in Henderson.
On the days he was in Baton Rouge, Norma Wiltz said she would take her two children back to Baton Rouge.
Norma Wiltz helped organize the Henderson Rabbit Festival.

Vietnam Vet Harry Broussard, owner of the houseboat the Henderson Queen talks about how he buiit the house boat at his Lafayette home, disassembled it then reassembled it on the water.
He built the boat in 1982.
Currently works in the oil field.
His son Ben Broussard attended the interview as well. Ben Broussard has brought his friends out to fish on the water.
Harry Broussard and Larry Wiltz run a houseboat business.
There are some people who have trained hawks to catch rabbits.

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Chez Nous Aut'
Subject: 
Louisiana, French, Music, CODOFIL, Theatre, Vermilionville, Houseboats, Atchafalaya Basin
Creator: 
Charles Aurele
Informants: 
Isabelle Forest, Erlene Broussard and Helene Ramin, Norma Wiltz , Larry Wiltz, Harry Broussard
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Aadiana Open Channel
Rights Usage: 
All rights reserved
Language: 
French
Meta Information
Duration: 
01:55:50
Cataloged Date: 
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Original Format: 
Video--SVHS
Digital Format: 
mp4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore - Cabinet 3 Shelf 5