Against the Tide: The Story of the Acadian People

Against the Tide: The Story of the Acadian People

Special | 58m 3s | Video has closed captioning.

Zachary Richard co-produced and narrated this award-winning LPB documentary which tells the story of the Acadian people from their origins in France, their immigration to Nova Scotia, their expulsion by the British and their eventual relocation in South Louisiana. It also looks at the battles to keep the Cajun culture alive and efforts to preserve the French language in Louisiana.