Abstract
On the basis of a survey conducted among New Brunswick francophone students in Grade 12 by the Institut d’études acadiennes of the Université de Moncton, the author offers an analysis of the relationship they have to the historical past. As part of this inquiry, students were asked to draft a composition describing the history of Acadia from its origins to the present day. A number of elements in the accounts given by these young people, especially the central place given to the events of the Deportation, demonstrate the durability of a vision of Acadian history that dates back to the second half of the 18th century as well as a pertinent understanding of the Acadian past. Résumé À partir d’un sondage effectué par l’Institut d’études acadiennes de l’Université de Moncton auprès des jeunes francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick de la 12e année, l’auteur propose une analyse du rapport que ces derniers entretiennent avec le passé. Dans le cadre de cette enquête, les élèves ont été invités à composer une rédaction racontant l’histoire de l’Acadie, depuis ses débuts à nos jours. Quelques éléments du récit des jeunes, notamment le rôle central accordé aux événements de la Déportation, témoignent de la pérennité d’une vision de l’histoire acadienne qui est véhiculée depuis la deuxième moitié du 18e siècle et d’une connaissance pertinente du passé acadien.Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the author(s), with Acadiensis being granted a non-exclusive licence to each and every right in the work throughout the world. After publication of the work, the author(s) shall have the right to self-archive the work and to reprint the work in whole or in part in books authored by or edited by the author(s) without the payment of any fee. In these other formats, however, the author or authors are required to acknowledge the original publication of the work in the pages of the journal. In the case of any requests to reprint the work, Acadiensis will require a standard permission fee -- to be divided equally between the journal and the author. In the event that such requests are received by the author(s), the author(s) shall direct such requests to the journal.