La République du Madawaska et l'Acadie : la construction identitaire d'une région néo-brunswickoise au XXe siècle
Year:
2002
Author :
Volume and number:
, 56 (2)
Journal:
, Revue d'histoire de l'Amérique française
Pages :
, 153-197
Abstract
Parmi tous les îlots identitaires de la francophonie maritimienne, celui du Madawaska, situé au nord-ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick, affiche haut et fort sa distinction. Dans cette région francophone peuplée par des colons acadiens et canadiens-français, l’identité régionale, dans son incarnation la plus poussée, prend parfois même la forme d’une négation de l’appartenance de la région à l’Acadie contemporaine et la promotion d’un autre type identitaire, le Brayon de la mythique République du Madawaska. Cet article examine le processus de construction identitaire au Madawaska au XXe siècle. Il cherche à mettre au jour les représentations identitaires qui prennent forme dans la région et à les mettre en lien avec l’identité acadienne. Entre la promotion des liens du Madawaska à l’Acadie et la mise en valeur des traits régionaux distinctifs, il montre que les représentations identitaires régionales se recomposent au fil du siècle, au fur et à mesure que l’environnement se modifie.
Of all the francophone islands dotted throughout the Maritimes, none proclaims its distinctiveness more vigorously than Madawaska, in Northwestern New Brunswick. In this francophone region settled by Acadian and French-Canadian colonists, regional identity in its most extreme form is sometimes even expressed as a rejection of the region’s ties to contemporary Acadia and the promotion of an alternative identity, the Brayon of the mythical Republic of Madawaska. This article examines the process of identity construction in 20th century Madawaska. It seeks to shed light on the representations of identity that take shape in the region and to understand their relationship to Acadian identity. From the promotion of links between Madawaska and Acadia to the highlighting of distinctive regional characteristics, it demonstrates that the representations of identity were gradually transformed during the century, as the environment changed.
Of all the francophone islands dotted throughout the Maritimes, none proclaims its distinctiveness more vigorously than Madawaska, in Northwestern New Brunswick. In this francophone region settled by Acadian and French-Canadian colonists, regional identity in its most extreme form is sometimes even expressed as a rejection of the region’s ties to contemporary Acadia and the promotion of an alternative identity, the Brayon of the mythical Republic of Madawaska. This article examines the process of identity construction in 20th century Madawaska. It seeks to shed light on the representations of identity that take shape in the region and to understand their relationship to Acadian identity. From the promotion of links between Madawaska and Acadia to the highlighting of distinctive regional characteristics, it demonstrates that the representations of identity were gradually transformed during the century, as the environment changed.
Theme :
AcadiaIdentityNew Brunswick
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