<![CDATA[ACADIENS-METIS-SOURIQUOIS.CA - Blog]]>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:09:01 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Reprise: News and Reflections: "Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of ‘The Order of the Good Cheer’" -- November 29, 2024]]>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 01:39:50 GMThttps://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/reprise-news-and-reflections-before-thanksgiving-there-were-the-feasts-of-the-order-of-the-good-cheer-november-29-2024
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Painting of an Order of Good Cheer Banquet (Public Domain)
Link to: Kiniry, L. (2023, November 21). "Before Thanksgiving, There Were the Feasts of ‘The Order of the Good Cheer’: North America’s first culinary social club was born in the 17th-century Canadian frontier."Atlas Obscura.  https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/order-of-good-cheer-feasts (Retrieved 11/27/2023)
]]><![CDATA[News and Reflections: "Acadian Odyssey" Unveiled at the Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, NS -- November 27, 2024]]>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 22:26:30 GMThttps://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/news-and-reflections-acadian-odyssey-unveiled-at-the-fort-anne-national-historic-site-in-annapolis-royal-ns-november-27-2024 "There's a new and important monument at Fort Anne National Historic Site in Annapolis Royal, NS, and it honours the long odyssey of the Acadian people deported from Nova Scotia starting in 1755."
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Image source: https://snacadie.org/the-acadian-odyssey-commission
]]><![CDATA[News and Reflections: "Parks Canada honours national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil – leader and symbol of Acadian defiance to British rule" -- November 19, 2024]]>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:37:34 GMThttps://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/news-and-reflections-parks-canada-honours-national-historic-significance-of-joseph-broussard-dit-beausoleil-leader-and-symbol-of-acadian-defiance-to-british-rule-november-19-2024
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Source: https://www.canada.ca/
Reference: Parks Canada News Release. (2024, November 14). "Parks Canada honours national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil – leader and symbol of Acadian defiance to British rule: Today, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Moncton – Riverview –Dieppe, commemorated the national historic significance of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil with a special ceremony to unveil a plaque at Bore Park in Moncton, New Brunswick." Parks Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2024/11/parks-canada-honours-national-historic-significance-of-joseph-broussard-dit-beausoleil--leader-and-symbol-of-acadian-defiance-to-british-rule.html

]]><![CDATA[News and Reflections: "... something lives only as long as the last person who remembers it." (Westerman) -- November 7, 2024]]>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:38:17 GMThttps://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/news-and-reflections-something-lives-only-as-long-as-the-last-person-who-remembers-it-westerman-november-7-2024
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Image source: Benjamin Peterson, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
]]><![CDATA[News and Reflections: AAMS President, Carl Deveau, receives the Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery -- October 24, 2024]]>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:45:19 GMThttps://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/news-and-reflections-aams-president-carl-deveau-receives-the-nova-scotia-medal-of-bravery-october-24-2024
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From the news release: “As a province, we have faced a number of challenges in the last few years, including devastating wildfires and extreme flooding. As Nova Scotians, we pull together and we watch out for one another,” said Premier Houston. “These recipients embody the spirit of what it means to be part of a community. On behalf of all Nova Scotians, I want to recognize and thank them for acting selflessly and going above and beyond.”

See: Premier Justice Office. (2024, October 22)."2024 Medal of Bravery Recipients Honoured." Government of Nova Scotia News Release. https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/10/22/2024-medal-bravery-recipients-honoured (Accessed October 24, 2024).

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Source: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2024/10/22/2024-medal-bravery-recipients-honoured
"Elements of the Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery: the silver of the medal symbolizes peace and sincerity; the lion rampant symbolizes dauntless courage; the waving banner symbolizes the sea and celebration; the laurel leaves symbolize peace and triumph; and the blue velour of the presentation case symbolizes truth and loyalty. (Communications Nova Scotia / File)"
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