This feature documentary tells the story of the Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur Congregation which was formed in 1924 when 53 French-speaking nuns separated from their unilingual English community, forming a new religious community that immediately began to campaign for the preservation of Acadian language, faith and culture. Convinced that education was essential for Acadian women, in 1943 the Congregation founded Collège Notre-Dame d’Acadie, where young women were able to study in French for the first time in New Brunswick.
Ages 15 to 17
Ethics and Religious Culture - Religious Diversity/Heritage
Social Studies - Social History
This film lets you explore francophone populations outside Quebec and the relationship between language and religious faith. You can also do a comparison between Acadians of New Brunswick and francophones from St. Boniface, Manitoba. Show the importance that religious communities had in French-Canadian society in the past.