Acadia North and South - Zachary Richard interviewing Guy Côté
Episode 5: Guy Côté - Harbor Historian in Havre St. Pierre, Quebec - Hosted by Zachary Richard;
01:00 - Zachary Richard talks about the displacement of the Acadians over the years and how Guy Côté is interested in the history of what has happened to this group of people.
02:25 - Guy Côté in the tourism center at Havre St. Pierre;
02:40 - Zachary explains how St. Pierre got its name and how well Guy Côté knows his areas;
03:01 - Guy explaining to a family where to go to see certain aspects of the area (like where to go to see puffins);
03:12 - Guy explains to Zachary how village elders know certain things that younger people are not aware of (example - older people use American words because in the past French was not used as much as it is today. Younger people speak more fluent French, showing that Acadian culture is changing);
04:14 - Zachary talks about Perroquet Island and how the houses and lighthouse on the island mean a lot to Guy Côté. They are a driving force to his interest in the history of his people;
04:40 - Guy leads a tour explaining Placide Vigneault and his writings (he wrote about the lives of the Acadians and not just the deportation of them);
05:26 - Showing old pictures from the island and talking about families living there;
05:45 - Old picture of Placide Vigneault; Guy explains that Placide would keep old journals of life on the island (he would write about new bird species or the changing of fruits and vegetables that would grow in the garden; Placide's writings show the evolution of things and connect them to Acadian culture);
06:54 - Guy explains that without Placide and his writings, not much would be known about the day to day lives of the Cayens at Havre St. Pierre;
09:30 - Guy and Zachary go searching for clams while Guy explains how the Acadians from Quebec (Cayans) are looked at as different by other Quebecois people;
12:38 - Guy talks about the survival instinct way of life that still lingers from the old days;
12:48 - He talks about the sharing of wealth to help each other out with everything from giving something to eat to moving into a new apartment together;
15:26 - Guy and Simone Misson sing and talk about songs from their childhood;
17:40 - Guy explains that every person feels the need to fit into a group that is not just the familial group;
19:00 - Guy leads a tour and points out interesting rock formations and relates them back to the Acadians
21:56 - Group singing; in a kitchen and serving a meal;
22:48 - Zachary thanks Guy Côté for allowing him into his community;
