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     Singer and songwriter 
     
     Angéle Arsenault, 1978. 
     
     Of all the people from 
     
     the Evangeline Region, 
     
     Angéle Arsenault is by far 
     
     the best known in Canada. 
     
     She was born in Abram’s 
     
     Village in 1943. She has 
     
     had several hit songs in- 
     
     cluding Moi j’mange, Y’a 
     
     une étoile pour vous, and 
     
     Je veux toute toute la vivre 
     
     ma vie. In 1979, the 
     
     Association du disque et 
     
     de I’industrie du specta- 
     
     cle du Québec awarded 
     
     her the Prix Félix for her 
     
     album Libre (1977) which 
     
     was the best-selling album 
     
     of the year in French 
     
     Canada. (L’Evangéline 
     
     Collection, Centre d’études 
     
     acadiennes) 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Craftsperson Héléne 
     
     Gallant, 1979. Acadian 
     
     women in the Evangeline 
     
     Region have long been 
     
     recognized for the quality 
     
     of their craftsmanship, 
     
     especially with regard to 
     
     hooked rugs, quilts and 
     
     knitting. The annual craft 
     
     competitions organized 
     
     by the Agricultural Exhi- 
     
     bition since 1903 have 
     
     undoubtedly helped 
     
     maintain the high stand- 
     
     ards of craftsmanship. 
     
     Héléne Gallant has been 
     
     making hooked rugs 
     
     since 1937. She is known 
     
     for her creativity and art- 
     
     istry. Héléne Gallant has 
     
     acquired an impressive 
     
     reputation thanks to her 
     
     talent and the various ex- 
     
     hibitions in which she has 
     
     participated. (Photo by 
     
     Deborah Stewart, Eptek 
     
     Centre Collection)