Donatien Gaudet, a New Brunswicker of Acadian descent, knew from a young age he wanted to teach. But to become a teacher, he had to become a priest. Donatien was ordained in the Chapel of the former St. Joseph's College in 1948. He would spent thirty years there both as a student and a teacher.

In 1966, the College merged with the University of Moncton, a lay institution. Priests who had been teachers were out. Donatien threw himself wholeheartedly into the promotion of Acadian language and culture. He also left the priesthood and married Nilda, a Filipino, who he met through correspondence.

Passionately attached to his Acadian roots, Gaudet is an ardent advocate of national bilingualism and teaches 'home school' parents, as well as their children, and immigrants, including his wife, to speak French.

Length: 23:44
Original Format: Video
Originally Broadcast: August 9, 1994 on CBC Television

• Musee; Acadian de L'Universite; de Moncton - great catalogue of Acadian culture. They have Longfellow's Evangeline online.
• Acadian Cultural Society Page de la Maison - devoted to the study, preservation and promotion of Acadian Heritage and genealogy among individuals of Acadian descent, and serves as a resource for the exchange of Acadian information. In English.
• Early Acadia - from the Canadian Museum of Civilization

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Pierre Leduc (Montreal, Quebec) has been telling stories on television since 1967. He has worked as a reporter/producer, developing stories for local and national current affairs shows on the CBC; its French counterpart, the Societe Radio-Canada; and for the CTV affliciate CFCF-TV in Montreal. Leduc always focuses on letting people tell their own stories. He sees his role as that of a facilitator - helping people bring their stories to the TV audience. {also directed: Jeanne Maranda}