Canadian History Song - Love and Oaths (Acadian Expulsion, Acadia)

This resource includes the link to the primary source song, song lyrics, and classroom activities to think critically about the love of a couple separated by the deportation of the Acadians. The songwrite and author connects this song to the experiences of minority peoples who have immigrated to Canada. The song connects to minority peoples in Canada and their historical experiences as immigrants in colonized Canada (such as the Doukhobors).

The worksheet is divided into questions that can support classroom activities using the song as the foundation for critical thinking about this topic in Canadian history:

• Understanding Context
• Introducing Concepts (vocabulary that is connected to the topic)
• Interpreting and Analyzing the Lyrics
• Building Perspectives (includes activities, discussion questions, etc.)
• Supporting resources (hand-drawn images that represent the lyrics)

To find the song https://youtu.be/BK2kOUGRyXI(you can bypass the introduction and start the song at 0:36 seconds)

Lyrics and Song written and composed by myself