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Acadian Federation Of Nova Scotia
The Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia (Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse) was created in 1968 with a mission to "promote the growth and global development of the Acadian and Francophone community of Nova Scotia." The Fédération acadienne is the official voice of the Acadian and Francophone population of Nova Scotia. The Fédération acadienne presently has 29 regional, provincial and institutional members. In 1996, the Federation was instrumental in establishing the Acadian School Board (Conseil scolaire acadien provincial) in the province. Members Provincial Members * Association acadienne des artistes de la Nouvelle-Écosse * Association des juristes d'expression française de la Nouvelle-Écosse * Association des radios communautaires de l'Atlantique * Centre provincial de Ressources préscolaire * Comité provincial des Jeux de l'Acadie, région Nouvelle-Écosse * Conseil coopératif acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse * Conseil de développement économique de la N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial
The Conseil scolaire acadien provincial is the Francophone school board for Nova Scotia. It was created in 1996. Schools *Centre scolaire Étoile de l'Acadie (pr to 12); Sydney *École acadienne de Pomquet (pr to 12); Pomquet *École Beau-Port (pr to 12); Arichat *École NDA (pr to 12); Chéticamp *Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud (pr to 12); Cookville *École acadienne de Truro (pr to 12); Truro * École Rose-des-Vents (pr to 12); Greenwood * École du Carrefour (5 to 8); Dartmouth * École Bois-Joli (pr to 4); Dartmouth *École secondaire Mosaïque (9 to 12); Burnside, Nova Scotia *École des Beaux-Marais (pr to 4); Porters Lake *École secondaire du Sommet (6 to 12); Halifax *École Beaubassin (pr to 5); Halifax *École du Grand-Portage (pr to 7); Lower Sackville *École Belleville (pr to 6); Tusket *École Joseph-Dugas (pr to 6); Pointe-de-l'Église *École Pubnico-Ouest (pr to 6); Pubnico-Ouest *École secondaire de Clare (7 to 12); Riviére-Meteghan *École second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomquet
Pomquet (, ) is a small Acadian village in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Pomquet is home to approximately 900 inhabitants, mostly of Acadian ancestry. Many others visit and decide to make Pomquet their home for its beauty, sense of community, and connection to land and water. The community is nestled along two harbours (Pomquet and Monk's Head) separated from St. George's Bay by the barrier island that houses the unique Pomquet Beach. Pomquet's beginnings date back thousands of years, when the Mi'kmaq settled the land and made use of the richness of the harbours, the bay and the forests. Acadians affected by the Great Expulsion of 1755 and French settlers came to the area in the late 18th century and cleared the land bordering the two harbours for farmland. The relationship between the Mi'kmaq and the Acadians was one of mutual respect. Pomquet residents have a strong sense of community, which was historically was centred on the Roman Catholic Church. The Églis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
