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The 'Other Revolution': Louis Robichaud's New Brunswick
They called him a man of destiny, and indeed he was. Louis Robichaud was born to a large Acadian family and educated in a one-room schoolhouse. Dedicated to his province, he had lifelong ambitions to improve the lot of Acadians and New Brunswickers alike. On June 27, 1960, he became the province's first-elected Acadian premier and for a decade he pushed for progress like no other before him.		Educational activities about The 'Other Revolution': Louis Robichaud's New Brunswick

	Expulsion and exile		Growing up Acadian		Louis Robichaud: man of destiny
	In 1755, Acadians living on Canada's East Coast are forced to leave. (TV; runs 2:58)		Author Antonine Maillet recalls her childhood in New Brunswick in the 1930s and 1940s. (Radio; runs 15:36)		In an upset victory, Louis Robichaud becomes Canada's first elected Acadian premier. (Radio; runs 4:44)

	Industry-building		The 'other revolution'		'We must move! We must act!'
	Industrialist K.C. Irving and Louis Robichaud are interviewed about the renewed industrial prosperity in the province. (TV; runs 17:54)		The Byrne Report suggests sweeping provincial changes which some say will create a "quiet revolution" on Canada's East Coast. (Radio; runs 14:46)		Louis Robichaud promotes his plan for equal opportunity. (Radio; runs 9:48)

	'Robbing Peter to pay Pierre'		Becoming bilingual		Isolated French
	Robichaud's critics sound off on the Program of Equal Opportunity. (TV; runs 22:13)		New Brunswick succeeds and then struggles with its official bilingual status. (TV; runs 3:16)		New Brunswick succeeds and then struggles with its official bilingual status. (TV; runs 1:37)

	Cajun cousins		End of an era		The Robichaud generation
	Canadian Acadians reach out to their American counterparts. (TV; runs 4:13)		The Robichaud government is defeated. (TV; runs 2:10)		Educated and bilingual, a new group of Acadians seek to lead their community. (TV; runs 12:58)

	The Robichaud government: a retrospective
	"Had we not had Louis, had we not had the 1960s, I don't know where we would be today. We would probably be anglicized, marginalized, hunting for a soul." (Radio; runs 27:41)

LINKS Topic from Les Archives de Radio-Canada on the same subject L’éveil de l’Acadie Related Topics from CBC's Archives Antonine Maillet, Acadian Avenger CBC.ca CBC News Online: Acadians take fight for language rights to Supreme Court CBC News Online: Moncton votes to become Canada's first bilingual city External sites Royal Commission on Finance and Municipal Taxation in New Brunswick New Brunswick Museum Université de Moncton: History of the Acadians Biography of Louis Robichaud The CBC assumes no responsibility for the content of external links.

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