Mi'kmaq/Metis/Acadian colonialism from deportation to tar sands.
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- My family's history illustrates how Mi'kmaq Acadians were treated in Canada. How measures were taken to hide knowledge of the Vatican Concordat of 1610 and how government denied reasonable access to education/banking for Mi'kmaq and Metis Acadians. They drove working age people away from their communities using economics and created a work force willing to move anywhere to simply feed the family.
To learn more about the Vatican Concordat 1610 visit here::
hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/jwelcher...
To learn more about the Doctrine of Discovery visit here:
ili.nativeweb.org/sdrm_art.html
I'm Acadian and I just want to say thank you to the Mi'kmaq people who helped us survive. You absolutely didn't have to, but I'm probably alive because of you.
Totally.
@@jackpineembers But yet the Mi'kmaq Metis must continue to fight for their history and tradition because here in Nova Scotia the history is not freely publicized...
@@ceciliacrocker390 yes I understand. I too have Mi’kmaq Métis heritage in my blood. Way back to the Grand Chief Membertous’ daughter in the early 1600’s. ✌️
Why didn't our elders and kenfolks didn't teach us growing up, I know I do have Indian blood, because my uncle and his mom was Indian
Right back at cha, were it not for your guns we wouldn't have been able to defend ourselves from the British advances
Hi I’m from Louisiana and my great etc grandfather married a Mi’kmaq woman. They were forced out with thousands of others by the British and onto a ship back to France and then soon later forced back into a ship to Louisiana. We still live in the Acadiana region, I’m on the edge of Broussard and Lafayette. We keep the culture alive and well and I plan to go visit your area in the very near future.
Hey neighbor. Carencro, la. here.
Madam, I am French I watched your exceptional video I cried deeply when I watched your video;. All what you explained was hidden to us.in French schools I am proud of you and your ancestors, your history ought be written and taught in schools. I now clearly understand the split between the English speaking canadians and the French speaking canadians. May your testimony enable to avoid criminal policies and issues.
As a cajun (Acadian Louisiana native) I can empathize with so much! My ancestors came down from Nova Scotia during the diaspora and settled here. My grandparents and greats were not allowed to speak or teach french so I am now having to teach myself/: Along with teaching myself about the details of our history because of colonization.
I feel this; my grandmother (79, adopted as a child and moved to Texas) and I recently found out that her entire family is of Acadien descent; if I hadn't been investigating on my own and been contracted by a Landry, we probably both would have gone to the grave never knowing our background or the struggles any of our ancestors went through.
I'm glad there are many who still try to hold onto the culture, and I'm also happy so many people seem to be rediscovering it.
If you want to practice with me, we can find ways like let's say for instance, suggest you to listen to my French videos on the topics that interests you - or even create French videos or audios (depending on the time I would have) that would interest you - and interact with me in French in the comments section of my channel. I taught myself English that way and yes, I was disrespected for my mistakes- since I spoke "FrenchGlish" for a while - but I did not care one bit because I wanted to learn.😉
I am Acadian descant from PEI and Louisiana, any heritage to Pierre or Marceline Leblanc? That is one of my lines.
I grew up in St John many of my friends were Acadian
i am speechless your story is so true thank you for sharing i am metis from the prairies i always thought there was more to the acadians than what i could find in books
Thank you. I’m in Louisiana, and the indoctrination has hurt so many of us , it’s so hard to change some peoples ways of thinking, but what you are doing is so important and helpful.
I remember things my grandmother taught me that weren't wiped out. As I get older it unfolds more and more. Thank you for sharing!
Wow. My grandfather immigrated to Maine with his brothers and sisters. Their parents had died and they needed the work in Maine's cotton mills. We always say that because of this, the family history was lost. Now I believe it was not because they were kids and their parents died before they could pass on the stories. It's because it was destroyed.
In years since, my family has relearned it's history. We're Bastaraches from Bouctouche. My great great (how many) great grandfathers had the Bastarache farm near Port Royal in Nova Scotia. I'm so proud to know who I am. I'm proud to learn more from you. Thank you.
I'm Mi'gmaq. I love this video. You hit the nail on the head here. Thank you for sharing. I will pass this video on. It needs to be seen by as many people as possible.
Kwai nid8ba, we must resist, the dominate culture must ended, the land must be returned.
Connect with like mined. And resist... we are the refuge of our ancestors
Agreed share it with many because a lot of the band council today are corrupted and controlled by the government that needs to end ! . Stop 🛑 selling out for money 💰 band together united we can’t be beaten
Kwe, In the Native traditions , a gift of a blanket is one of the most honourable thing one can receive, next to the gift of food. Your comment on Jeffery Amhersts actions of bringing infested blankets to our people is a horrendous act and it is indeed an act of genocide. To think that one received a gift as a positve gesture and to bring it home to share with loved ones only to have that gift literally kill your people is one of the most horrific acts one can commit to a people... what they did to the Mikmaq and Acadian people during this period in history is absolutely the worst that could happen,,, this is part of our history and a story that should be told often. I am a Mikmaw from New Brunswick Canada
I couldn't finish this video, it's painful to comprehend (studying for Canadian Citizenship Exam). I promise you personally I will talk about this. I feel my blood boiling, I'm sorry.
Kwai nid8ba, Amherst is still colonizing us, though college,, thier educational system is designed to destroy us making is subjugated.
We must resit..
que triste História, não pode deixar de ser recontada. Me mande mais informações por e-mail pedagogiapati@gmail.com. Vou escrever sobre. Obrigada.
The whole fight over who is considered Metis in Canada is ridiculous. The western Metis are no more Metis than the Eastern Metis. Does culture make your blood more Indian? I am Mi'kmaq too and I have all the proof not only by DNA test but records that St. Peters Parish in Nova Scotia has. A cousin who kept records there traced mine for me. The genocide was real and someone owes the Acadians and the Mi'kmaq a big appology.
We need to seek restitution from all parties
hi Louisette,
I am a 14th generation descendant of a Mic'Maq native. We have had blood tests done that confirm this. We have traced the history back to Germain Doucette Jr., who we believe to have actually been the full blood Mic'maq patriarch. This is somewhat of a family mystery.
dna-explained.com/2012/09/18/germain-doucet-and-haplogroup-c3b/
My grandfather grew up in Northern Maine, on the Canadian border, and we know our roots to be Acadian. That family moved to Western Massachusetts, and I was raised in Connecticut, but I now reside with my wife and son in southern Maine.
I am doing some research into the Miq'mac as I am a history major and because of my bloodline. I am finding all of this extremely fascinating! Thank you for putting this video together. It is truly wonderful!
With all of this said, do you know any of the history of the Doucette family? We also have the Thibodeau and Cyr names in our family.
Hello cousin, I am from Germain Jr as well, one of his descendants married into the french/mi'kmaq Mius family that led to me. I consider myself Acadian Métis.
as half Mi'Kmaq and African descent born and raised Roman Catholic and I very much agree and thank you for the history teaching 😊
Wow. I did not know all this. My father was Cajun and the family is traced back to Nova Scotia/New Brunswick. Genetic testing had confirmed that I have Mi'kmaq heritage also.
After doing 23 &Me I have .10% Native American DNA. I have done some ancestry research and many of ancestors on my mother’s side were born in Port Royal Canada. I truly believe that the .10% comes from the Mi’kmaq tribe and French heritage. Thank you for this very informative video.
I am from SW Louisiana. Born and raised in Acadia parish. I know that Louisiana has a lot of stereotypes, but if you come here, you will see that Cajun culture very different of those who may live in New Orleans. (CZcams Mardi Grad in New Orleans, then Mardi Gras in Church Point or Eunice Louisiana...The Cajun's) I just wanted to mention, my grandfather, 78 years old, has told me stories about when he was a boy. When he was in school, all of the children spoke Cajun" French. He said that the teacher would not allow them to speak French in the classroom. They were forced to learn English and most didn't catch on on so well. Anytime they would speak in French, the teacher would punish them (hit them, pull hair, call names..ect), basically humiliate them. Most didn't stay in school for very long. My Paw Paw said, "Mais, we didnt understand why we had to learn dat. English don't make the crops grow. We were hungry, yeah!"
My grandfather spoke either Quebecois and / or French Acadian and in Upper Michigan where he grew up, teachers would hit them if they spoke it in school.
Some of this could be wrong. I was told it was due to them longing a “home” or to belong. So it was banned so that we could be seen as a part of Americans and not singled out as some foreigners. It was something we actually did to ourselves, but later regretted it.
Bonjour Madame Lantaigne, je vous remercie de votre témoignage. Même si je suis Québécois et que j’ai appris sur le grand dérangement à l’école secondaire, il y a une grande partie de l’histoire des Acadiens, des Miqmaqs et des Métis que je ne connais pas. Continuez à la raconter et à faire le tintamarre! Merci! 🙏
One thing that has confused me is when I had mentioned my father's side of the family and how I am French and Mi'kmaq from his side online, I was immediately met with hate and anger and I cried because I didn't understand why.
It's too bad that hate breeds upon hate... especially, when one does not understand false pretense and nuances of history about certain people's. Have good day.😊
Thank you for telling your story. My family is from Nova Scotia and Memramcook New Brunswick (LeBlanc, Landry, Bourque, Babin, Burbine). I was always told that we were Mik'Maq but I have been doing ancestry searching since 2009 and have not found any Indian History. I have always enjoyed history but my own family history is something that I can never get enough of. I know that we are Acadian from Nova Scotia :)
I'm from the New Brunswick Leblanc's also, my great grandmother was a m'ikmaq too.
I’m also Leblanc and we were told we were Native, but no one in my mom’s generation knows which nation. We’re also Bélanger and LeQuia (L’écuyer), which also seem to have Native ties.
I had a cousin trace mine in Canada, he had access to St. Peters Parish church records in Nova Scotia as he was over the taking care of them. I don't know who takes care of those records now but he sure helped me, his name was Lloyd Boucher. He told me who my Mi'kmaq grandparent was.
@@LynleyShimat Cherokee trail of tears
It is very possible you are Mi'kmaq, but your family assimilated to avoid descrimination. Native tribes often didn't document births. Betwen these two things, there may be no records for you to find. The Mi'kmaq were a dominant tribe, and fared well due to their access to water and their relationship with the French, so at certain periods in history they were resented by the other W'abanaki tribes.
My family is part of the original Acadian Settlers in New Brunswick. Our family fled to the woods as well. We are Damboise (originally spelled d'Amboise) we are mostly now in Maine and upstate NY. Thank you for sharing this, I am trying to learn more.
I just learned my family are Acadian settlers. This has opened so much for me and my family. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your very learned lecture. I am so grateful to know about the 1610 Vatican recognition of the Mi'kmaq as a nation.
Thank you for your wisdom. My grandmother is Marie my middle name is Joseph dad's middle name is Joseph... This stuff is heartbreaking, this is the kind of history that should be taught.
I want to thank you for sharing the truth. I am married to a Canadian of Scots/Irish/Dutch/Acadian descent and I have only recently found out this oppression toward Acadians. I live in Wales(Paye De Gaul) and the same suppression started here, and now we are a bilingual country with an Assembly like a little government of our own. It is this same Banking/Vatican/Royal Corporate Elite who have oppressed many peoples around the world and now the time is coming for us all to wake up and smell the coffee so to speak. I pray for you and your people and thank you again for such truth. You are a wise woman and i bless you most genuinly from my heart. Peace.
Wow a lot of great comments here which is a credit to you and your insightful and thoroughness in explaining all of this 👏👏👏 I love your passion ✨👍 thank you for your excellent videos and for educating me on so many things on my path to discover indigenous and Native American truth, as I have been looking into my own heritage have been informed of so many interesting things.
I was born Octave Jules (French last, first name) after my father who was Octave Jules Sr. who was Creole. He and my mom D. English (English was her last name after her father) never married, and her mom's maiden name was LaChapelle (French Canadian) so as you can see there is lots of French going on 🙂 🇫🇷 🇨🇦
I believe my mom's mother's ancrstry comes from the Coast Salish tribe here in the Skagit WA. state area. But just having so much French and Canadian roots and my grandfather on my mom's side was from Massachusetts, where I understand a lot of the Acadians were deported to as far as U.S. regions. And my father's side with the black and mixed Creole who was originally from Texas and his father from Louisiana.
So I'm just trying to put pieces of the puzzle together now since both my parents are deceased and not much is known about their Native American lineage. It's been so fun learning about all the history about the Native American tribes, I just don't know how much of Canada pertains to my ancestry. 😕 If it just involves the territories around the PNW or if it could go beyond that. My mother's father was Irish and English and like I said my last name is "English" now. There was a lot of problems in my childhood and I was raised very strict Catholic here in Seattle in the 70's. Race was very much a factor in my growing up and how my parents and their families interacted, so because of all the not getting along and other personal reasons they never married. My mom changed my name from my father's name Octave Jules to Mark English (her last name) when I was ten.
My father never spoke about his background but from what little he told my mom that she told me, and then the rest I found out through writing and getting to know all of his extended family most who are still in Texas. It's sad when people are ashamed of their heritage or uncomfortable talking about it at least for their children's sake. But thankfully I've had enough information to go on and helps that my father's side stayed in the same area all these years and were easy to find. I love my heritage and want to learn as much about it as I can 😀
Thank you for all the stories you've shared and of all the struggles and hardships the Acadians and the Mikmaq people went through after so much betrayal. A lot of us BIPOC are often subject to this from generation to generation it seems. I guess the missing piece for me is if I have any Acadian, Métis or Mikmaq in me, I would love to find out yet not sure if there is a way to do that. With so much French in me and Native American tribes, and the connection to Canda because of the French Canadian just leads me to suspect at least that I might be.
I sometimes go by certain features I see in some of the very old preserved Native American photos on the Internet, as well as current ones to see if I see any resemblance with me and my family. Most of my family on my mom's side is gone other than a few cousins here and there, however I've made some videos probably the last five I have showing here with photos of me, my mother and my father and of my grandmother's 🖼 If you'd like to check them out and what tribes I believe I have or that are very possible 🙂
Your stories are so fascinating, I’m amazed at how little I was taught in history class growing up in the United States (I’ve known history education was twisted for a while). This Discovery Doctrine explains so much about what is wrong with our world even today. Mind blown! Eager to keep learning more, thank you so much for sharing!
J OneLife im sorry, i don't understand. what are you referring to?
Thank you for this lovely history lesson on th Mi’kmaq and French in Acadia. I’ve only recently I’m a descendant of several French Acadians, three : 2 11th great grandfathers and one 9th GG married each indigenous women and I want to learn more. I want to understand the real history and I realize some may be lost bc of racism. Thank you again💜
Excellent account of this devastating period of history. Thanks to the common sense of some politicians of the City of Montréal où je vis, Amherst st has been renamed Atateken in 2019. Atateken in Mohawk language signifies equality between people.
Baron Phillipe Mius I d' Entremont and Chief Membertou's children had children, and now here I am a descendent of the two... ;). Western Nova Scotia. Maiden name, Muise.
Thank you very much for sharing this video. I was born in Quebec in 1968 and I was given in adoption to a couple from out of Canada. I came back to Canada 13 years ago, and around 6 years I did a DNA test to traying to learn about my background. This DNA test came back showing that my ancestors are the Acadian, after that, I am trying to learn all about the Acadian.
Again thanks for making this video.
Your story hits home for me. My family experienced most if not all of this. They left Nova Scotia and settled in Tignish, PEI. My grandmother could not read or write, nor could her mother. She is passed but I speak to her sisters and this pain carries on. Thank you for sharing the truth.
Thank you so much for this information as a descendant from Bas Caraquet, Jacque Morais Metis ( Grand Grant de Caraquet) and Agnes LeBouthillier daughter of Angelique Giroux dit St. Jean " sauvagesse" , My grandparents moved to Nova Scotia but the stories of us being "indian" were passed along and today through years of research I finally know who I am and proud of it!
my 9th great grandfather was Jaques "jacob" Bourgeois. founder of Acadia and Beaubassin in 1671. i love this information, thank you so much. xoxo
I am proud of my Acadian heritage and of my Great…Grandfather, Grand Chief Henri Membertou. Thank you for this informative and well documented presentation! Well done, fascinating and a story that needs to be remembered.
I had the wonderful experience of associating with the Acadian community of Clare in S.W.Nova Scotia for a number of years. It should be mentioned that the Acadian community fairly raps itself around the Bay of Fundy and into south New Brunswick and other pockets in the Maritimes. Such an eye-opener of close-knit families and community strength. So kind and generous and happy and music everywhere! 'Cajun' anyone?...the genre began there with the Acadians. They, along with the indigenous folks, surely endured a gut-wrenching shit-show. Possibly this broken trail of theirs could have molded this gentle, peaceful, family oriented, distinct group into what they are today. They could certainly teach the rest of us a thing or six! I love the Acadians!!
Wow thank you so much for sharing all of this. ❤❤ I had no idea of such stories. I was curious after hearing about the "Metis Culture" and found your video among my research. And it all fascinates me. My Father just passed at almost 79yo. And I can only imagine how these stories would relate to him and to my mom's family (she would be 70next month). A lot of it sounds a lot like stories they would tell. Thank you ❤❤
And I will keep researching and educate myself on this subject. Because not many people of my age actually knows about this side of our history. Im just finding out for myself now.
consider joining acadie metis research group of facebook. you will enjoy it. I guarantee it and find so very much information.
Aline Legault Thank you!!! 😁
Thank you for the history lesson… (from an Acadian “Daigle” whose family settled in Northern Maine.)
What a powerful history lesson. I am so glad I found this!
Such an enlightening story of our history. I have Acadian ancestral roots from Pomquet Nova Scotia. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Louisette. I am metis from Gaspe. You are one amazing person and I believe this is something that should be part of history books. I remember the nonsense I was taught in the convent by the sisters about how bad the indians were and how the good white people won the war on the ''sauvages''. I was traumatized for many of my young years because of this. Such rubbish we were taught in school! Anyway I want to thank you again for this enlightening video.
You are not Metis from gaspe, because there are no metis in eastern canada.
@@gsanipass - Hows that? No metis in eastern Canada? The culture comes from eastern Canada, lol. It took a long, long time to find it's way to Manitoba and spread west.
Your story like so many is a sad story but one filled with hope in the strength of a people to over come adversity. My Indigenous side of the family gave up everything to fit into a white mans world. My grandmother born in 1890, not one time mentioned her Native American roots. I started my family tree in 1980, I spoke to a great aunt about my thoughts about my grandmother and her roots, she said oh, no she was not Indian her mother told her she was Armenian. It was not until DNA the truth came out.
Thank you so much for sharing this information. My family are Acadian, and I'm only now learning about our history.
Thank you, for this.
I didn't know my father (and still don't really ) growing up, but he did show up on occasions and on those occasions he would talk quite openly about almost all things and a few time touched upon the bloodline lineage of his side.
I've been somewhat in the dark as you can probably imagine and because I still don't feel I know him enough to speak in the same retort (that and also I don't want to be consumed by my anger and pain of his absence) so find it difficult to speak freely around him.
I know I have to have that talk with him first but can't bring myself to do it as it's so loaded, for me, to not be prepared for and to do so calmly.
Anyway, I Digress, what I recently got from him was the location and that was Nova Scotia. That is all I have had to go on and here I am trying to figure this whole thing out.
A lot of what I'm learning through the internet has brought a strange sensation of all ready feeling like I know the story when in fact I don't, but i'm very keen to explore and learn as much as I can.
So again Thank You
I am Guignard /Dignard .I am just finding my roots! I am thankful for this piece of history!
Zachary Doiron is my ancestor and i still carry the family name. As my grandmother asked ive given our name to my son. I just got my rejection letter from Metis Nation BC today. I find it sad that were still an ostracized group. The rejection hurt more than i expected. I asked if Acadians where accepted before i even applied. It says Metisse on numerous family members or M'iqmaw Amerindian birth records for hundreds of years long before the Red River Metis existed. I will not stop calling myself Acadian Metis. I wont forget the racist treatment i saw my father suffer in Quebec. I will not stop fighting to right the intergenerational wrong done to my family. Ill do the Doiron name i was gifted proud. Thanks for the video. My family is from Caraquette. Id not be surprised to find were related. God speed auntie.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. My ancestors went from France to Acadia and I knew nothing of this. with great appreciation for your explanations, Marie-louise Brulatour Mills
Thank you so much for this informative lecture. My maiden name is Duguay and my family was from Caraquet. My grandfather was born there. My DNA results indicate First Nations affiliation. I am only just now learning the history of my ancestors. In a few weeks I will be traveling to the Maritime provinces for the first time. Having grown up in Italy and California, I have never been exposed to this rich cultural history.
Only had to listen to you for a minute to realize we share distant genes lol. You and my mother are very similar. She grew up in Belleville NS in the 60’s, our stories sound very similar 🙂
Wela’lin Louisette. Kwe’. Teluisi Tyber Qalipu Mishipeshu Murphy - I’m a nomadic Mi’kmaq/Acadian born in Boston that’s moved up and down the east coast here in the “United States” trying to find a place that feels safe to live. I grew up in Massachusetts and with it the additional baggage of what happened to them and the rest of the nations there (when I was growing up most schools had Indians in prone/stooped positions as mascots, and talking about ndn heritage otherwise was a quick way to get detention, into fist fights, etc). Wela’lin for posting this, and others. People like me come from families that were deported or fled, and we’re often taught so little, leaving you with literally no understanding of self identification outside of colonial gaze. Every story is a blessing. Wela’lin again.
This is very similar to my families story. My ancestors come from the Mius and dentremont families originally, settled in Nova Scotia and married with Mikmaq women. In the 1700s, pretty much all of my family was listed on the Native American census. In the 1750s, my Acadian family, like all of them, were exiled and because they were also part mikmaq metis, they were sent to Salem MA. One of my Acadian metis ancestors married an Irish man in Salem named Joh O'Bird and after, returned to Nova Scotia. The name was changed to the more French Hobard or Hubert, before it became Hubbard. Until about 3 generations ago, everyone married French Acadian metis mix, with the Doucette and LeBlanc families.
Hello cousin, I am also from the Mius D'Entrement. My family stayed, they became Robicheau after the Mius daughters in my line married. But also from LeBlanc and Doucette. We are still fighting for our Métis identity. I wish you well on your ancestral discovery.
Msit No'kmaq 🙏 (All my Relations)
You guys are playing it up a bit, you're going back centuries here to find a link to the Mi'kmaq. And there were no Metis back then, nobody who wasn't French-Canadian and First Nations mix was a Metis until sometime within the last 30 years. Different cultures entirely, it was only recently changed because the Metis Nations wants its numbers to swell because it allows them a bigger voice.
@@tiffaniterris2886 I would suggest at least trying to broaden your knowledge. There are several reports referencing historic fact of the existance of Métis communities in Southwest NS. These are actually the first documented Métis communities in Canada. The communities lasted well into the late 1800s, where the people, my ancestors, were recorded as "sang-mélee" and Métisse. They were hated by the "purs", pure white Acadians, and the British. Mascarene put a bounty out for the Mi'kmaq, and the "mulattos" with even a drop of Native blood. Couple that with the deportation, obviously we weren't as vocal about our existence. Just a matter of survival. Louis Riel himself spoke of and acknowledged our existance, and wished for us to be included in his vision for the Métis nation. The prejudice lasted into my grandparents time. When they were wanting to marry in the 1950s, my grandmothers LeBlanc family did not want her marrying my grandfather. They regarded his family as dirty, and they never treated my father and his siblings equal to their other grandchildren. So no, we're not "playing it up a bit". We exist, and we deserve to be recognized. There's no one size fits all Métis, the same as there's no one size fits all for the Native Nations. We were all subject to completely different circumstances. I would suggest you read "An Ethnographic Report on the Acadian-Métis", this lays everything out and references countless historical archives, so the reader can get an overview without having to dig for all these sources themselves.
I have very recently found out that I am the great, great, great granddaughter of William Ashworth. His parents came from Acadia which was between France and Britton and the family settled in Louisiana and became known as Cajuns, which was mispronounced for Acadians. Their history is facinating. Thank you for this info.. It has been difficult to track my grandfathers history.
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Thank you Louisette! Very eloquent and inspiring!
Merci Louisette. After ending up at listuguj my family settled in many towns in Quebec but kept being pushed out by the Brits who burned their villages down... My family ended up In Montreal. Thank you for sharing.
As a rule of thumb, we - who are called by the so called "elites" who can also be called colonists - "commoners" are in somewhat the same boat and they love to separate us by groups so that instead of exposing them and win the real battle, we are fighting amongst ourselves. Figuratively speaking, boats of different colors and some boats are less broken than others but we are basically and in the end, living somewhat sad lives. That's why I so enjoyed listening to you because it resonated with me a great deal because my mother was destroyed by patriarchy, which is another invention and facet of the elites waging war on us.
Acadians and Mic-mac have legitimate pride in who they are.Because heroes are made in defense of their people, not in conquest of innocent peoples.
André Grégoire - I loved your comment. As a descendant of Acadian and Mikmaq heritage - I have an insurmountable amount of pride in my ancestral roots. The blood that once beat through their hearts beats through mine today - It is an honor to come from such a strong and beautiful heritage. I will honor it for the rest of my life.
Yes they refused to fight 8n English wars
Wow thank you so much!! My great grandmother was from Nova Scotia and from ancestry dna I have recently learned that I have Acadian ancestry from her side I’m guessing. I had no knowledge about this distinct culture! But I’m so exited to learn about them!! Thank you 🙏🤗🤍💕
Louisette, you definitively are an amazing storyteller and you should be more known and seen! In modern terms, this is called to be ''targeted individuals'' and this started when Christopher Columbus, Jacques-Cartier and so on and so forth came to Turtle Island.
I will tell you what from my own educated experience and perspective is that if you are not English meaning born English, you are automatically deemed a lesser being, no matter how good you are at speaking their language and no matter how intelligent you are and this goes on even to this day. I know I'm a translator and unknown writer.....
Thank you very much for this testimony of real history that they want to hide under the rug instead of acknowledging and making amends. I highly suggest you to make a backup channel because good channels can be taken down over stupid things so you really should have everything backed up and have everything backed up on a portable hard drive as well. Your testimony is very important as it exposes those religious political hypocrites for what they are!
Cartier, after landing, intervened when a party of Mohawk attacked a group of Huron. For much of the following three centuries the French and Huron had a working relationship that bordered more on a friendship. Infact by the time the English invaded they got along peacefully with all local tribes. It was the old foe, the Iroquois they did not get along with, and the Iroquois destroyed Huronia and nearly genocided the Huron. That is why the French always had other First Nations bands willing to fight with them against the Iroquois, but they were despised by all. Torturers and cannibals who didn't care about giving quick deaths, they raided and attacked neighbouring tribes for lands and victims.
Know your history before saying silly things. What Columbus did on the other side of the continent has no relation to what Cartier did on ours - which certainly wasn't to enslave or mistreat anyone.
@tiffaniterris2886 blood is thicker than water my friend... ask any white pride people... and other extremists for that matter...? Sad, but it's the truth. I think , you know that you're just blowing smoke... no on this forum is listening to emotional hate. They just want to make headway to a better future, to make sure that this does not happen again. Have goog day.
@@tiffaniterris2886 The so called "silly things" I've said are elucubrations of your own silly mind.
btw, not all whites are colonialists. Rational and reasonable people - no matter which language they are speaking - know this. And any rational person reading the comments section of those who have nothing better to do with their lives than inventing stories will quickly understand who is the real racist here. Maybe because he/she is racist towards French who is mastering the English language as well who knows?
Votre présentation a été très informative et éducative. Merci, et continue a nous informer.👍
Amazing video!! My mother's family also came from Nova Scotia and eventually ended up in Caraquet! I've always grown up knowing that we Acadians and Acadiennes have gone through so much and come out as an incredibly strong group of people. We've also had an understanding that we have metis/ mikmaq blood but this video has really intrigued me so much more.
Acadian metis research group on facebook is your next step to great recoveries
Thank you so much for sharing this! My cousin did a dna test and a little native American came up. It came from the Canadian side of the family. We are trying to find were it came from and learning about the history of the mi'kmaq people will help us understand more about all the documents we find.
Me too! I'd like to know where my native American although small comes from.. I got up to Edmée "Aimée" Lejeune. I thought Pierre Lejune was my great grandfather, not sure at this point. Since on my Mother's side there are so many possibilities of where my Mi'kmaq ancestry came from it mystifies me. I know it's not from my Mother's paternal side and not from my Father's side. My family roots go deep to the early settlement of Acadia. Hopefully I will find it to share with my future grandchildren and other relatives. So far I've found Lejune, Herbert, Gautrot (Gautreaux in Louisiana), Michel Richard dit Sansoucy ( I haven't linked yet) and Boudreau (Boudreaux in Louisiana). Any help would be appreciated. Good luck Michelle! Thank you Louisette Lanteigne!
Marie Aubois is my Mi’kmaq ancestor. I am a Comeau.
I’m Cajun, here in SE TX by Louisiana just starting my genealogy/ancestry data entry… Most of the last names and the family are
ARCENEAUX, BABIN, BENOIT, BOREL, BOUDREAUX, BONIN, BOURG, BOURGEOIS, BREAUX, BROUSSARD, COMEAUX, LANDRY, LEBLANC, PROVOST/PREVOST, TRAHAN, THIBODEAUX, all my grandparents and cousins are from new Iberia, Jeanerette, Loreauville and St Martin Louisiana. I love finding my roots.
My grand-grand-mother was a Boudreau, 100% Acadian. I live in Quebec, Eastern Townships. I proud to salute Cajun cousins!
Thank you so much for preserving our history!
Thank you, this is a fascinating and very sad story told extremely well. I am glad you are able to tell it.
@J OneLife Why liberals?
Merci Louisette! As a Goguen (Joseph Gouguen) descendant, I just can not learn enough.
my grandmother was a Goguen as well!
I am an Acadian-Mi'kMaq descendant with cultural traits intact, passed down through family.
I am very proud of the unique mix I am.
Shout out ❤ to all my distant and very distant cousins and relations!
My family lore is that we were Mi'kmaq and French Canadian, but we are from Southern Maine. My best guess for may have happened, is my relatives assimilated into the Caucasian culture, possibly because my relatives looked French enough and understood and spoke English well enough to pass for non-Indians. (Other Native Americans in Southern Maine either retreated to the Canadian Maritimes, or to reservation land in Northern Maine). My relatives may have felt lucky to assimilate, but I am very sad that the native culture in my family was lost. The Eastern Native American tribes were diluted so early, before hardly anything was writen, or anything was photographed... I have seen people be very critical of the personal biographies like Louisette is providing us here, because the content is memories passed to them, and not things that were formally documented. What onlookers need to understand is personal biographies are a big piece of what is left for many Native people in the Canadian Maritimes and New England. I have no tribal affiliation, recipes, artifacts, or stories... but when I am in the woods I feel Native American, and when I was able to buy land, I felt happy that I am still on the land that my ancesters were on, and that I can protect a tiny piece of it for a short time. Thank you Louisette!
Louisette Lanteigne, I watched two of your videos this morning. So much of what you said on those tapes filled in some gaps in my life. I am 74 years old, and my grandmother told me so many stories until I was 10 that I wasn't to talk about when a child. My parents told me that I was not allowed. From what Grandma told me it was stories of where I come from, but they didn't coincide with my parents versions. I recently have come to some knowledge that tells me I am Metis, Black, French and English. and I know my Grandfathers name in real life was Joseph, but on his birth certificate it says Phillip, and then my Grandmas name was Mary Ouellette, and of Course my Grandpa was Cardinal. Do you know if there is any address on the Internet if I can find a way of looking for the Cardinal name in the Mikmaq, or the Acadiania names? I just can't seem to connect some of what I have learned. I am not sure of where my ancestors stem from, just that I know about their names. Our family seems to be so broken because of all the lies, stories, and many issues, so I have to do my own research. I have looked up some information, but need to speak to someone at that end of the country. The thing I believe is Grandpa was from Hull Quebec, but it doesn't seem to make sense with what I find. Can you help me find something about this name. Thank you Louisette. Write me at callfive@hotmail.com
Carolyn D Hogarth
To people like me who are of Mi'kmaq descent but were raised abroad, this is gold. Thank you!
Your are amazing Louisette! U answered alot of my question all in your presentation. Thank you! Amen. I am a Hebert/A'Bear whose family is/was from Nova Scotia. I would very much like to see if I too am of Mikmaq heritage and wondered if u have any resources that u could suggest. I know that Noel A'Bear (Hebert) was in the Canadian Parliament in the 1700's and that he is my 5 or 6 x gpa. Thank you
Fascinating. I am just starting to learn about this history of the Acadians and a descendant of Nicolas Babineau dit Deslauriers from Port Royal, , Nova Scotia.
You are a beautiful gift. I am grateful and looking forward to hearing more about our true history. Many blessings 🙏💞
Your furniture reminds me of my grandparents. I like it.
This is so interesting. My great grandmother was a descendent of the Arcadians. Her family name was Breaux, which has been spelled a few different ways. Her family made it all the way from Arcadia to Quebec to Burlington, Washington. Vincent Breaux married Marie Bourg dit Bou, she was born in Port Royal and he came over from France.
dewalla the X on the spelling came from when illiterate people just marked "x". The clerk would write the name in insteadm
Bourg is very Acadian, may have originally been spelled Bourc (Bourque).
Thank you so much for this video! I am half Acadian from New Brunswick with indigenous Mi’kmaq ancestry and am so proud of that part of my ancestry and very enjoyable getting to know more through your storytelling. Thank you!
There is a 25,000 dollar reward for a sign Constitution by each province it can not be found !!Jayme Knyx said 25 g for proof ! no one can find anything ! Wow your awesome story teller ! I am Acadian to PEI !!
Fascinating! I’ve been wanting to research my family’s history for so long but being a stay at home mom/homeschool family I don’t always have quiet time to just sit and surf the web. But this morning I had a few mins and I found your video. Thank you so much for sharing this! I look forward to watching more of your videos. I hope to one day take a trip to the homeland with my kids and show them where we came from. I’m a Comeaux-Fuselier
I'm an Acadian from NB, my middle is Mary too.
Now you know why..
Thank you for posting this. God bless.
Mille merci Louisette de nous faire comprendre.
Thank you so much for sharing. I have recently discovered Acadian roots in my lineage, and deeply appreciate your knowledge.
My granfather is Acadian. His family is from Bathurst and Caraquet. I did my DNA test this year. The family names in my tree are Chiasson, Doucette, Pitre, Frigault, Duguay, and Haché.
Oh my goodness every male has the name Joseph in my Acadian Family 😀
My middle name is Joseph, my dad's so on and so forth
It's a French Acadian thing, calling your daughter and son the names Mary and Joseph or Marie et Joséph, whether it be their first name or middle name. I know my mom's name is Dorina Marie Gautreau and my father's name is Médric Joseph McLaughlin. Since Mary is the mother Jesus and Joseph is the father of Jesus it's a Catholic thing.
Thank you so much for explaining a piece for my family's history so clearly. Very enjoyable as well.
thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!
Thanks, Louisette, for your historical summary. I'm only now digging through my own Mi'kmaq/Matis/Acadian history and recognize the dynamics you eloquently communicated. I'm on the U.S. side (Aroostook) of the struggle. If you're familiar with the Webster-Ashburton agreement, you'll know that we were left in the dust on the U.S. side of the territory. And, by 1945, property taxation resulted in the loss of our land by 1963. Non-natives (who worked for the County Tax Board, Sheriff's office, and...) systematically stole our land. Let's not forget and keep telling these stories. Thank you, sister.
Yes. So well done. Acadian myself. My 10th great grandmother was M'iq m'ak. Still exploring my ancestry. My grandmother was in boarding school.
Thank you for this information, as I am only just learning about this part of my family. It seems it is hard to find details. I am descended from Joseph Richard.
Thank you for sharing this video❤️
Well said thank you for sharing again
Thank you for your explanation of our peoples.
Thank you for telling your story!!!
Merci Madame Lanteigne de nous partager vos informations très enrichissante!!
@ kingryan69
Pour mettre les choses au clair. Les Acadiens sont un peuple Métis .... Ils sont une "Nation".
Les Acadiens possèdent leur langue et leur culture spécifique, leurs propres traditions ainsi que leur territoire nommé à l'époque " l'Acadie " situé en Nouvelle-Ecosse. Les Acadiens sont des descendants de Français ( Européens de France) ainsi que des Amérindiennes (Mi'kmaq). Ce métissage a commencé au début des années 1600 avec l'arrivée des nouveaux colons Français venu d'Europe et des Amérindiennes (Mi'kmaq).
A l'époque, il n'y avait que l'existence de femmes amérindiennes car les "Filles du Roi " sont arrivé beaucoup plus tard.
En 1604, un de mes ancêtres Français Jean Roy dit Laliberté, de France, un des premiers arrivants à Port-Royal (Nouvelle -Ecosse) épousa à l'époque Marie Aubois (Dubois) une Amérindienne Mi'kmaq. Un grand nombre d'unions ( mariages) ont eu lieu entre colons Français et Amérindiennes ce qui donna naissance au Peuple "Acadiens" et donc naissance d'une nouvelle " Nation".
Alors, ces unions confirment que les "Acadiens" sont un peuple Métis et une " Nation".
Very interesting. Thank you.
Thank you for this information that has been hidden for so long. I am glad that you covered the history of the doctrine of discovery. This is still used in the law of the U.S.A. This is the basis of colonization of many countries on our Earth. They try to divide and conquer through false information, fear and repression.We are all one. Mitakuye Oyasin.
Fascinating to hear a story of a people “swept under the carpet”, makes me want to research more about this.
It is said that private contractors working for the British military would drop off Acadians and their livestock on Sable Island during the deportation. Those people eventually died and the horses still survive there to this day. Their land and farms were given to American loyalist for free who now occupy the Annapolis valley area.
I am doing research into my family in which my great grandmother is Mi'kmaq and my dad stated her family was also Acadian but I don't even know how to look into what families back then were Acadian. Is there a way to look into it or is it just something I'll have to trust in family history about? My great grandmother was Dora Parent, she was half Mikmaq/Acadian and half Persian (from France) French. Belyea (which has historically had various spellings).
Your video was very informative,
Wela’lin
Hi Louisette. Thank you for your videos. I am learning a lot and am happy to share your family's history with my social media networks.
I just started a job coordinating / creating a restorative justice program specifically for Métis people (to juxtapose the pan-Aboriginal restorative justice programs that have often excluded or denied Métis people services in the past (granted, the resources in my community have improved over the last decade).
My goal is to create a Métis-centric diversion program for communities in my region that can also be offered to non-Métis, Indigenous and Aboriginal people. It's important for me to learn about how Métis peoples have been excluded from social enterprises in the past and continue to be excluded today.
If you have any suggestions, advice, or resources to give me, I'd be very happy to learn more from you.
Thank you and best of luck! Have happy holidays to you and your loved ones, as well.
What an incredibly honorable job. Hats off to you!
We were excluded by the First Nations historically too. We were on our own mostly, so anything that is for us should be for us alone.
My grandfather hid his past. I and my kids are taking it back.
my manger is Acadian .. she is the one who introduced me into Acadian people !!
merci beaucoup MME... j'y suis de votre heritage mais jamais enseigner. never taught this.. thank you!!
Thank you for sharing.
Thankyou so very much for this very informative video.