New ebooks From Canadian Indies
Description
In the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy. In the following decade two individuals, Pierre E. Trudeau and Louis J. Robichaud, pointed the way for Acadians like Savoie to make important contributions to Canada's development. Trudeau's objective was Canadian unity and he turned to Acadie to show Quebec that there was a viable French Canadian presence outside their borders. Robichaud, New Brunswick's first elected Acadian premier, had witnessed Acadian poverty first hand and made it his mission to bring New Brunswick into the modern era. Savoie shows how their efforts led to fundamental change for both Canada and New Brunswick and changed his life.
Contributor Notes
Nicolas Van Burek is a Toronto based actor, fight choreographer, stunt performer, teacher and director. Fluent in English, French and Spanish, Nicolas has worked in almost every province in Canada, the US and El Salvador, where he directed a Spanish version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. He was a lead actor at the Stratford Festival of Canada for ten years and continues to work with their education department, both in Canada and abroad. Nicolas also works for the university of Ottawa as a teacher and director in both French and English. With over 30 years of experience as an actor, Nicolas has an extensive resumé in theatre, film, television and voice.
