More than just the history of a communi- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ty, The Island Acadians is 
     
     of cultural preservation. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ground in establishing the ongoing 
     
     importance of Prince Edward Island 
     
    
   
   
    
     Acadians not only within 
     
    
   
   
    
     munity or province, but on a regional 
     
     and national scale as well. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Here is a people responsible for the first 
     
     Credit Union in Canada, the first associa- 
     
     tion of Acadian teachers, and other 
     
     pioneering ventures. They have been 
     
    
   
   
    
     a seminal work 
     
     It breaks new 
     
    
   
   
    
     their own com- 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     members in the Canadian Parliament, 
     
     acted as provincial leaders, and have 
     
     served in the distinguished post of 
     
    
   
   
    
     > Lieutenant Governor of the Island. 0 ES EPS 
     
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     SL So" GK Georges Arsenault derives from his heri- 
     
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     Os °° SS SE to the study of the Acadian people. A 
     
     Te ee a° & SP WW, highly respected scholar, he has carried 
     
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     ) Ss SSS & OS , out extensive field research in Acadian 
     
     s xe SOL 9 LS regions. He obtained a Masters degree in 
     
     Ss os s sy R\g 3 folklore from the Université Laval, and 
     
     Pe es Teo > studied social and political science at the 
     
     S PEP PPO Université de Moncton. The author now 
     
    
   
   
    
     ISBN 0—920304—81-—8 
     
    
   
   
    
     divides his time between writing and re- 
     
     search, and his role as Radio-Canada’s 
     
     morning show host for P.E.L.. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Cover Photo: W.S. Louson, Pioneer Family, | 
     
     Five Generations, Tignish, P.E.I., 1903 i