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[primroseburrows]

Oil threatens French-speaking Cajuns, native Choctaw


...aaaand once again the conquerors trample on native cultures. And wreck the future for my grandbabies.



Oh, and also: You can watch a live feed of the Deepwater Horizon faucet here. Gee, thanks BP.

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[tarimanveri.livejournal.com]

Y/Y=Y! I read it for my comps last winter and I really enjoyed it. Despite its title, it goes back to the origins of Acadian settlement and through the first couple of decades after the deportation. It was fascinating! I'm super excited for the day I can work it into a lecture for my students.

I don't know if you saw my comment below, but the icon is by montrealais. I forget where I shamelessly ganked it from, so I definitely can't extend any personal claim to it beyond being Canadian and totally relating.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

I'm super excited for the day I can work it into a lecture for my students.

Dude. I want to take your class.

*steals icon* Not Canadian at all, but I go there a lot. Not to mention that Fire and Ice says that out of all Americans we New Englanders are closest to being Canadian. Hmm. Maybe it's our really dry wit?