Acadian World Congress
acadian world congress le congrès mondial acadien festival acadian cajun culture history held every five year also informally known acadian reunion creator andré boudreau earlier series acadian national convention fr occurred atlantic canada region acadia first world congress took place august august moncton nine community southeastern new brunswick including bouctouche shediac saintjoseph richibucto cappelé dieppe new brunswick saintantoine rogersville saintlouisdekent saint thomas conference show family reunion program number participant estimated official opening ceremony took place august aboiteau beach cappelé presence jean chrétien prime minister canada boutros boutrosghali secretary general un frank mckenna premier new brunswick alfred siefergaillardin ambassador france canada claude ryan minister municipal affair quebec antonine maillet writer song sommet de femmes en acadie organized fédération de dame dacadia acadian world congress recognized unesco activity world decade cultural development president founder first congress andré boudreau native nigadoo new brunswick second congress held july august several parish louisiana including terrebonne lafayette east baton rouge event featured reunion acadian family three major concert houma oak alley plantation lafayette cajundome academic conference centered economics culture womens issue genealogy genetics president executive director event brian gabriel comeaux lafayette louisiana third congress took place july august several nova scotia region ancestral acadia region including clare chéticamp grandpré halifax nova scotia congress took place th anniversary acadia also program year theme song je reviens au berceau de lacadie grand dérangement carole daigle official opening took place july université sainteanne centered around theme return ancestral land followed cooking party hall throughout southwest province program included conference family gathering festival festival mass august th megashow took place halifax citadel place imprisonment deportation acadian congress president allister surette executive director vaughne madden fourth congress took place acadian peninsula northeastern new brunswick august august opening ceremony took place region lamèqueshippaganmiscou closing ceremony held region tracadiesheila neguac theme song enfin retrouvés daniel léger congress president jeanguy rioux managing director robert frenette fifth congress held along canada–united state border cohosted maine aroostook county united state neighbouring county canada témiscouata quebec victoria madawaska restigouche new brunswick congress president émilien nadeau general director léopaul charest congress held august august prince edward island southeastern new brunswick central event held summerside congress vision promote contemporary acadia urbanity rurality cooperation kickoff launched abramvillage prince edward island night run confederation bridge closing concert took place shediac new brunswick congress president claudette thériault general director vaughne madden congress planned held municipality argyle clare southwestern nova scotia acadian world congress