Maine Acadian Heritage Council

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT: PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING MATERIAL AND NON-MATERIAL CULTURE OF MAINE FRENCH ACADIANS

MOSTLY AT A PARK LEVEL, PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, ANDEDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOTLIMITED TO INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION,DOCUMENTATION, DATA RECOVERY, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. THIS PROJECT INTERPRETS AND PRESERVES MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE THROUGH A COORDINATED NETWORK OF FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE ST. JOHN VALLEY OF MAINE. IT TELLS THE STORY OF THE FRENCH-SPEAKING SETTLERS OF THE ST. JOHN VALLEY AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IDENTIFIES AND PRESERVES SIGNIFICANT SITES, HISTORICAL RECORDS, ARTIFACTS, AND OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE ASSISTS IN THE PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE FORMS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION, SUCH AS LANGUAGE, PERFORMING ARTS, CRAFTS, AND FOLKLORE. IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE ASSOCIATED HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, CULTURAL CLUBS, TOWNS, AND MUSEUMS, TO ADVANCE AND MAINTAIN THE CAUSE OF ACADIAN LIFE, CULTURE, HISTORY AND ART. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLYRECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS,ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS.

EMPLOY GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED ACADIAN YOUTH AT MAAC SITES

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT

PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, DATA RECOVERY, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION.TO CONSERVE ACADIAN CULTURE IN MAINE INCLUDING TELLING THE STORIES OF THE ST. JOHN VALLEY AND THEIR DESCENDANTS AND IDENTIFY AND PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT SITES, HISTORICAL RECORDS, ARTIFACTS, AND OBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS.

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CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

MAINE ACADIAN CULTURE PROJECT