Sound recordings of oral history interviews conducted by Henri Poulin with 27 members of the French Canadian community in Saskatchewan. Informants relate their personal histories and anecdotes and perform traditional songs. Summaries and transcripts for some of the interviews are included.
Interviewees are as follows:
Auguste Bandet, Prud'homme (Tape R-1569). Discussion is chiefly about his father, Simplice Bandet, and homesteading in the Prud'homme district. Describes his work for Radio-Canada, his attitudes to the French-English relationship in Canada and sings one song. 1977. 45 minutes.
Marie Ange Champigny, Coquitlam, British Columbia (Tape R-1579). Describes her personal background and sings and plays 5 songs. 1977. 20 minutes.
Helene and Raymond Courteau, Zenon Park (Tape R-1571). Describes the history of Zenon Park community and their experiences homesteading there. 1977. 60 minutes.
Valmore and Odelie Couture, Ferland (Tape R-1570). Recall their experiences living in the Ferland district. Sing three songs. 1977. 40 minutes.
Roland A. Dubourt, Tanzania, Africa (Tape R-1649). Speaks of his family background and life near Ponteix and discusses his work as a missionary in Tanzania, Africa. 1979. 1 hour.
Roger Ducharme, Ferland (Tape R-1564; Tape R-1565). Describes his family background in St. Victor, life during the Depression, his education and work as a school inspector and parish priest. Recalls some Métis and Indian history and many anecdotes concerning his work with them, their beliefs and way of life. Discusses the struggle of French-Canadians to retain their heritage. Sings 2 songs. 1977. 115 minutes.
Joseph Duperreault, Zenon Park (Tape R-1650). Speaks of his experiences farming in the Willow Bunch and Zenon Park areas. 1977. 30 minutes.
Louis Girardin, Gravelbourg (Tape R-1568). Describes his family background and experiences living in Meyronne and Gravelbourg. Sings one song. 1977. 35 minutes.
Raymond Girardin, Gravelbourg (Tape R-1567). Relates his family background experiences living in Meyronne and Gravelbourg and involvement in the French community. Sings three songs. 1977. 20 minutes.
Eveline Hudon, Zenon Park (Tape R-1576). Recalls her experiences homesteading in the Zenon Park area. Sings twelve songs. 1977. 1 hour.
Arthur O. Juneau, Gravelbourg (Tape R-1566). Relates his experiences farming near Ponteix and Gravelbourg and living during the Depression. Sings two songs. 1977. 15 minutes.
Cécile Larochelle, Gravelbourg (Tape R-1580). Describes her personal background in Gravelbourg and sings four songs. 1977. 15 mintues.
Collin Martin Lepage, Prud'homme (Tape R-1572; Tape R-1573). Describes his family background, his father's work in the mines near Sudbury, Ontario, and his own work as a blacksmith in Vonda and Prud'homme. 1977. 80 minutes.
Delphis Lepage, Saskatoon (Tape R-1574). Recalls his experiences homesteading in the Meacham and Vonda areas. 1977. 40 mintues.
Marie Anne Lepage, Prud'homme (Tape R-1575). Recalls her experiences homesteading near Laventure and Spiritwood and living in Prud'homme. 1977. 15 minutes.
Ernest J. Marcotte, Saskatoon (Tape R-5072; Tape R-5073). Speaks of his life in Prud'homme, farming and in Saskatoon, running a store. Sings seven songs. 1978. 70 minutes.
Germain and Paul Moquin, Gravelbourg (Tape R-1563). Recall their experiences clearing their homestead near Makwa and M. Moquin describes his work as a caretaker of the cathedral in Gravelbourg. They sing three songs. 1977. 15 mintues.
Alice Poulin and Francis J. Poulin, Maillardville, British Columbia (Tape R-5071). Discuss their life in Superb, Kerrobert, Tripple Lake, Carruthers, Baldwinton and Delmas from 1910, running a store and a hotel. Sing five songs. 1979. 1 hour.
Paul V. Rivière, Saskatoon (Tape R-5074). Speaks of his life farming near Radville and his involvement in co-operatives. 1970. 55 minutes.
Eliane St. Amand, Zenon Park (Tape R-1578). Recalls her experiences homesteading in the Zenon Park area and the history of that community. 1977. 35 minutes.
Gracia St. Amand, Prince George, British Columbia (Tape R-5697). Speaks of her experiences homesteading in the Zenon Park area from 1911. 1979. 35 minutes.
Edmund Ulinski, Zenon Park (Tape R-5698). About the life of M. l'Abbé François Meyer Zielinski, parish priest of Porcupine Plain and Zenon Park. 1981. 40 minutes.
Emma Willett, Vonda (Tape R-1577). Recalls her experiences homesteading near Vonda and the history of that community. 1977. 40 minutes.