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The Evangeline Region is the name of the Acadian area on Prince Edward Island that has managed the most successfully to retain its French identity. This is largely due to the fact that French-speaking Acadians form the vast majority of the Evangeline Region’s population of about 2,500 people. The year 1960 is an important date in the history of the Evangeline Region. It was in 1960 that this region obtained its first secondary school.
Although the Evangeline Region was settled by Acadians in 1812, their presence on the Island dates back much earlier. It was in 1720 that the first Acadian families moved from mainland Nova Scotia to the Island, which at that time belonged to France and was called Isle Saint-Jean. The Evangeline Region is an island of Francophones surrounded by a sea of Anglophones. The small communities surrounding the Acadian population are inhabited by people of Irish, Scottish and English descent. A number of Englishspeaking families also settled in the Evangeline Region in the 1800s.
The Evangeline Region is well known for its co-operatives, which affect virtually every aspect of society. Since 1960, various co-operatives have been established in the tourist industry and in the production and service sectors. The most notable of these are the tourism complex, the medical centre, the nursing care centre, the funeral home and the students’ school supplies co-op. In 1993, there were 18 co-operatives in the Evangeline Region with total assets of 25 million dollars. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Evangeline Region takes pride in its slogan “World capital of co-operation.” Acadians in the Evangeline Region inherited a diversified cuisine, since their ancestors had easy access to farm produce, seafood, game and wild berries.
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Excerpts from Historical Guidebook of the Evangeline Region
