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12. In politics, Island Acadians play: ( ) a very important role ( ) a rather good role ( ) hardly any role ( ) no role at all

13. Which one of the following institutions is the main spokes- man for the Island Acadian community?

( ) the Acadian Museum

( )‘ the Saint Thomas Aquinas Society ( ) Evangeline School Unit (No. 5)

( ) the newspaper, La Voix Acadienne ( _) other

14. In your opinion, will the Acadian culture on the Island disappear entirely: ( ) in the next 25 years ( ) in the next 50 years ( ) in the next 100 years ( ) it will not disappear in the next 100 years

15. In your opinion, will the French language among the Island Acadians disappear entirely:

( ) in the next 25 years

( ) in the next 50 years

( ) in the next 100 years

( ) it will not disappear in the next 100 years

16. What do you think should be done as a priority in order to prevent the disappearance of the Acadian culture and the French language on the Island?

( __) promote cultufal activities in Acadian communities

( _) promote the Acadian culture in the schools

( ) designate a specific region of the Island as the official Acadian region of the province

( ) establish in each Acadian region true French schools, where a good program of English as a second language would be taught

( ) make P.E.I. an officially bilingual province

( __) other

17. Your sex: ( ) female ( _) male

18. Your age?

19. Where do you live?

THANK YOU for taking the time to answer our questionnaire. You have been very helpful.

Lauren Redmond Daren Dixon | Charles DesRoches Michelle Gallant November, 1985 Paul Ledwell Georges Arsenault, professor