One of my favourite stories
of integration involves singing, records and the post office.
Paul Campagne’s grandparents
came to Canada in the early 1900s from France and settled in Willow Bunch, SK.
When Paul was growing up, they couldn’t find French music in Saskatchewan, so
his father would call a Montreal record store and ask them to send him French
music so that he could share it with his children. Paul remembers getting boxes
of records in the mail when he was a kid. The French music he listened to as a
child inspired Paul to sing. Every year, he runs a Francophone festival on his
family farm in memory of his parents.
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| Willow Bunch, SK from www.willowbunch.ca |
Paul and his siblings also went
on to form Canadian folk music groups, Folle Avoine and later Hart Rouge. One
of our partner organizations, Conseil culturel fransaskois, was instrumental in
fostering young Fransaskois singer-songwriters like the Campagne family. Formed
in 1974, the organization was mandated to foster the development of Fransaskois
culture. According to its website:
Le Conseil culturel fransaskois s’engage à fournir un appui
concerté et soutenu à la communauté fransaskoise dans son développement
artistique et culturel. Il voit à l’intégration de la culture dans les écoles
fransaskoises et d’immersion, facilite la diffusion de spectacles dans les
communautés et offre des formations artistiques.
“The Conseil culturel fransaskois develops programming, policies, and activities that will allow the Fransaskois community to achieve its cultural and creative potential thereby increasing its economic viability. The organization helps facilitate the overall cultural and artistic development of French artists and cultural workers.”
“The Conseil culturel fransaskois develops programming, policies, and activities that will allow the Fransaskois community to achieve its cultural and creative potential thereby increasing its economic viability. The organization helps facilitate the overall cultural and artistic development of French artists and cultural workers.”
The Conseil culturel fransaskois
is also a sponsor for Saskatoon’s week long Francophone Film Festival, Cinergie,
which kicks off tonight, Monday, April 27. This year, Cinergie celebrates its
10th anniversary, with five days of Francophone films from the
Prairies, Canada and beyond. The films range from coming-of-age stories to
animation, romance and drama. Learn more about the festival at cinergiesk.ca
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ReplyDeleteThis is very good that you all managed to do it. I think, that you, somehow, touched the history. I hope that I will also go there somewhere and listen to them.
ReplyDeleteRead this elementary essay when you need to learn more about Fostering Fransaskois Culture. You will be pleasantly surprised.
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