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The future of French in Newfoundland's Port-au-Port Peninsula is uncertain. After generations of discrimination and language loss, storyteller and educator Marc Cormier is determined to keep his culture alive. Through storytelling, music, and education, he works to inspire the next generation to embrace their French heritage, understand their roots, and carry them forward with pride.
Transcript
00:00We were neglected, and we were not treated well because of the Francophone.
00:03If there was a man in the government, he was in front of the assembly.
00:07After six years, he won't be a Francophone on the Terre-Neuve.
00:10It doesn't matter how you're here.
00:12Good deal!
00:18My name is Marc Cornier.
00:20I'm the only one of my village who is in the context.
00:22I want to preserve our language, our culture,
00:25because if we lose it, we don't have anything.
00:28It starts always, there was a time, and it ends with...
00:31If they're not a man, they're still alive.
00:34If they're not a man, they're still alive.

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