Pictured is a float representing the community of West Arichat during the 1955 Feast of the Assumption, the internationally-recognized day of celebration and worship for Acadians.

Who is to blame for what befell Acadians in “Le Grand Derangement” of 1755: the heartlessness and stubbornness of Charles Lawrence; the pressure applied by the New England colonies to secure the region; the failure of British authorities to adequately supervise the situation in Nova Scotia; or the apathy and miscalculations of the Acadians? The…

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Don Boudrot

Don Boudrot is a retired English teacher, currently an author and historian living on Isle Madame.