This weekend reading logs are based around the Acadian and the issues that they faced.  As a culture the Acadians did not have it easy, they went through many troubles including having made constantly take oaths of allegiance to the crown,  having their native land fought over between the British and the French and finally the expulsion from the land they had settled.

Thought out the years 1604-1763 the Acadians when through many hardships.  The Acadians made it clear to everyone that they wanted to be considered neural.  They had to sign allegiance to Crown, a stipulation was that they would not fight against the French nor the First Nations.  Throughout that time frame the control for Acadia was passed between the British and the French many times.  While they change in power continued they lived closely with the Mi’kmaqs and saw them as a many things; a threat, ally, bargaining tool and a buffer isolating them from the British settlers.  The largest and most unfortunate event that occurred too the Acadians was their expulsion.   When Britain took control of Acadia they forcibly removed close to 10,000 Acadians from there colonies.  The Acadians were put onto boats and shipped throughout the Eastern seaboard to British colonies.

In 1764 the Acadians were allowed to come back to their original colonies.   Very few Acadians came back to live in there initially settled land. Not all the acadians made it to the new lands they were sent to many died on boats, or killed.  This expulsion is considered a form of cultural genocide to the Acadians.