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This article examines the creation and early history of the Institute of Leadership of the Université de Moncton, which was composed of the professors of the Department of Physical Education. The institute was a unique project that aimed to serve the minority Acadian population of the Atlantic Provinces through the promotion of sports, recreation, and health in French. It evolved from a focus on the training of elite athletes, coaches, and referees to a specialization in research and the development of school curricula and municipal plans aimed at the entire population. The evolution of the institute reflected both Canadian trends in sports programs and the particular circumstances of collective action and nationalism in Acadia.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.