2 Belliveau Cove Rd, Church Point, NS B0W 1M0
10am
Registration/reception; tea & coffee, meet & greet
11am
Speaker (TBD) 15 minutes; greeting and agenda update
12pm
Lunch; Vielle École Resto Sur Mer will have a wide menu.
1pm
Shuttle to Belleisle Hall; There will be a shuttle bus (22 passenger) service to and from Belliveau Cove, Belleisle, and Hebb's Landing.
16 Little Brook Ln, Granville Ferry, NS B0S 1K0
Reception; Charlie Thibodeau/history of The Hall and surrounding Acadian ancestral lands, drone video of rivière Dauphin (Annapolis River Valley)
The Nova Scotia Museum will be there with part of "The Belleisle Artifacts Collection" with a mobile display - these artifacts were our ancestors'.
Baking bread in Acadian clay oven (Jennifer & Charlie Thibodeau)
A member of the Mi'kmaq First Nations (Bear River, NS) will say a prayer in their native language, then sing and dance/Acadian musicians will follow.
Reenactment of typical 1600's period interactions between Mi'kmaq and Acadians; we will possibly be invited to participate in a traditional snake dance and/or round dance by our Mi'kmaq guests.
4-5pm
Shuttle to Hebb's Landing (2 miles/3.2km away) for unveiling of interpretive panel dedicated to our Broussard ancestors (c/o Annapolis County & FAFA)
Possibly be permitted to walk on what was likely Jean-Baptiste Broussard's homestead (across the street from Hebb's Landing)
5pm
Shuttle back to the Hall for supper (meals TBD); there will be a donation box
5:30pm
Supper
7pm
Fais Do-Do with a mix of Acadian & Cajun music!
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