rations Program and its Translation Grants Program.

I wish to acknowledge the contribution of Cécile Gal- lant, Francine Desmeules and Patricia Baldwin toward the research for this book. I am also greatly indebted to Sally Ross for her meticulous editorial work on the original French manuscript and for her diligent work in translating Les Acadiens de I’fle into English. I would also like to thank Cathy Matthews at Ragweed Press for her methodical edit- ing. To all these people and the many others who collabo- rated at various stages of the manuscript, my sincerest thanks.

Georges Arsenault