Using as bookends 1758, the year of the first legislative assembly in Nova Scotia, and the present, Dr. Ross will highlight the challenges the Acadians have faced in their efforts to preserve their language in an educational system which, until the 1970s, was designed for the anglophone majority.

This event is free and open to the public.  To register, phone 902-424-7001 or go to: https://lt.gov.ns.ca/news-events/evenings-government-house/2018-02-27/dr-sally-ross-will-present-history-acadian-schools