EXHIBIT

"The French in North America / Les Français en Amérique du Nord
— An Enduring Presence"

Gala Opening

Friday, September 19, 2008 5 p.m.
Waldo Library, second and third floors

• An original commissioned exhibit exploring a multifaceted legacy


• On display from September 2008 - August 2009

Symposium

"New France and Québec: Legacies and Identities"

Bernhard Center, Brown and Gold Room

"Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on New France"

Thursday, September 18, 2 to 4 p.m.  Reception to follow.

• Gregory Waselkov (University of South Alabama)
  "French Colonial Archaeology in the Americas"
• Elizabeth M. Scott (Illinois State University)
  "French Cultures in Comparative Regional Perspective"
• Allison Bain (Université Laval)
  "The Intendant's Palace in Québec City"
• Michael S. Nassaney and José António Brandão (Western Michigan University)
  "Commemorating French Heritage at Fort St. Joseph"
  

Language Debates in Contemporary Québec

Friday, September 19, 2008
2-4 p.m.

• Leigh Oakes (Queen Mary, University of London)
  "Language Policy and Planning: New Realities, New Challenges"


• Marie McAndrew (Université de Montréal)
  "Schooling in a French-Speaking but Pluralistic Society: Challenges and Outcomes"


• Matthew Hayday (University of Guelph)
  "Bilingualism versus Unilingualism: Federal and Provincial Language Policies in Québec, 1960-1985"

Additional Events

dates, times, and sites to be announced

• William A. Starna (SUNY College at Oneonta)
  "How Old is the League of the Iroquois?" (November 12, 2008)


• Marcel Martel (York University, Toronto)
  "French Canada: Creation and Break Up, 1850-1967" (February 2009)


• David Massell (University of Vermont)
  "A Question of Power: A Century of Hydroeletricity in Québec" (March 2009)


• Dianne Guenin-Lelle (Albion College)
  "The Current Cultural Renaissance in Southwest Louisiana" (April 2009)


• The Eighth Francophone Film Festival of Kalamazoo,
  featuring films and filmmakers from Québec (March 14-18, 2009)


• WMU Archaeological Field School,
  Fort St. Joseph, Niles, Michigan (Summer 2009)