Episode 12: Bernard Landry's Natashquan - Narrated by Zachary Richard

00:52 - Zachary explains that the Acadians are a people of words, no matter written, spoken, or through song. Bernard Landry is one of those people that keeps his culture alive by writing down the words of his ancestors for future generations;
02:36 - Zach explains the meaning of Natashquen - A place where bear are hunted. He explains that now, the land is not as bountiful;
03:22 - Zach and Bernard talk about memory of their forefathers being the only thing left and how important it is to preserve that for future generations;
03:29 - They point out the bay where all of the fishermen would come and dock their boats to unload. Zach and Bernard also discuss what was done to the fish and how it was a big event when the boats docked;
04:48 - Bernard shows Zach a building where fishing materials would have been stored;
05:10 - Zach talks about how these shacks mean so much to people of Natashquan, but that it takes more than memory to keep a culture alive,
05:48 - Zach and Bernard walk through the interpretive center that was built and run by Bernard. In the center, one sees the past of the fishing industry of the area and the memories of the people that lived there;
07:09 - Zach talks about how hard it is to tune instruments in the climate of Natashquan;
07:51 - Zach speaks with and plays music with Herménégilde Vigneault;
09:23 - Bernard talks about loving the people of his town and his culture. He gets stories from the people so that he can exhibit them for others to learn from the stories;
09:48 - Zach talks about the difference between Louisiana music and the music of Natashquan and also the difference between the accents when speaking French;
11:33 - At night all of the people come together to share their music. The place is full of life which is different than how it looks during the day;
13:00 - Bernard talks about the pride in the Acadian culture and how he hopes that even with so few jobs in the area, it will become wealthy again;
15:02 - Jean-Claude Landry points out where the Acadians landed 150 years ago;
16:35 - Even though the Acadians all landed in different areas, two things remain the same - hospitality and the love of good food;
17:26 - Jean-Claude shows Zach how to eat crab legs;
18:25 - Jean-Claude tells the story of seeing a whale when he was out fishing;
22:50 - Zach and Bernard arrive at a home for a meal, Zach starts talking about how welcoming the people are and how it reminds him of his family;