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By Groulx, Patrice
Dollard des Ormeaux
Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, an emblematic figure representative the history of New France, was long the object of extraordinary patriotic fervor. The battle that he waged with a handful of comrades against an entire Iroquois army in 1660 left its mark on the collective memory. The festivities in honour of his "Long Sault exploit" reached its peak during the 1920-70 period and was celebrated in many ways, most notably the Fête de Dollard celebrated every year in Quebec on the same date as Victoria Day in the rest of Canada. Nevertheless, since 2003, this celebration has been replaced by...
The English version of the Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America is online since December 15th, 2009. It features an ever growing number of articles, documents and resources on the heritage of French-speaking North America.
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