Over the past fifty years, the Acadian people have wholeheartedly adopted the Tintamarre, a recent tradition inspired by a medieval French custom. The Tintamarre was first held in 1955 to…
The Acadian Flag
The Acadian flag, also known as the flag of Acadia or the starred tricolour, features three vertical stripes of blue, white, and red, with the star of the Virgin Mary…
Baie Sainte Anne
Baie Sainte Anne is a community located along the southern shore of Miramichi Bay, near the Northumberland Strait, about 30 miles south of the City of Miramichi. Together with Escuminac,…
Réginal Charles Gagnon (Cayouche)
Réginal Charles Gagnon, also known as Cayouche, was born in 1949 in Moncton. At the age of 13, he relocated to the Boston suburbs with his mother. When he turned…
Edith Butler
Marie Nicole Edith Butler, a singer-songwriter, was born in Paquetville, near Caraquet, on July 27, 1942. She started singing in Moncton cafés while studying and performed mainly at festivals and…
Antonine Maillet
Antonine Maillet, a renowned novelist and playwright, is the leading literary figure from the French-speaking Acadian community of New Brunswick’s East Coast. Hailing from Bouctouche, Maillet’s award-winning work “La Sagouine”…
Acadieville
Acadieville is a quaint rural community located along the Kouchibouguac River, just west of Kouchibouguac National Park. The majority of its inhabitants are French-speaking, with a strong connection to their…
Le Monument Notre Dame de l’Assomption
The Notre-Dame de l’Assomption National Monument in Rogersville has been recognized as a Provincial Historic Site to honor the achievements of Monsignor Marcel-François Richard (1847-1915), a prominent figure in the…