Françoise Enguehard (born 1957) is a French-speaking author from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon who now resides in Canada. She served as president of the National Society of Acadia (French: Société Nationale de l'Acadie) from 2006 to 2012 and is the current president of the National Acadian Foundation. She and her husband have been involved in promoting the history and education about Acadian people, through the development of schools. She speaks throughout the French-speaking countries to promote French culture. She received the rank of Knight in the Order of La Pléiade in 2011 and was honored as a knight in the Legion of Honour, France's highest award, in 2015 for her commitment to preserving the heritage of Acadians and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
Françoise Enguehard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Françoise Reux 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Françoise Enguehard-Reux |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Early life
editFrançoise Reux was born in 1957[1][2] in the French Overseas collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to Alice and Jean Reux.[3][4] After studying French literature, in 1970, she moved to St. John's on the nearby island of Newfoundland, in Canada and soon married René Enguehard, also from Saint Pierre.[5][6]
Enguehard and her husband were involved in founding several French schools, as well as a French School Board, to manage the French-language educational facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador.[6] Enguehard joined the Télévision de Radio-Canada Atlantique, becoming their first journalist in Newfoundland in 1992.[5][7] During her time with CBC, Enguehard began publishing novels. Her first book published in 1999 was Les litanies de l'Île-aux-Chiens, was reprinted in 2001 and released in English.[6]
Enguehard left CBC in 2001 and founded a communications company Vivat.[5] In addition to continuing her writing, publishing two juvenile novels Le trésor d'Elvis Bozec (2001) and Le pilote du Roy (2007),[6] Enguehard speaks at various conferences and festivals promoting education on French language, culture and the history of the Acadians.[8][9]
Between 2006 and 2012, Enguehard served as president of the National Society of Acadia,[5] In 2011, Enguehard was honored as a knight in the Order of La Pléiade from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie for her contributions in developing the French language.[5] In 2015, her commitment to preserving the heritage of Acadians and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon was recognized with France's highest award, when she was honored as a knight in the Legion of Honour.[10][1] She is currently the president of the National Acadian Foundation.[3][11] In 2018, she moderated the NL NDP leadership debate.
Selected works
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Oury 2015.
- ^ Enguehard 2006, p. 4.
- ^ a b c Ici Radio-Nouveau-Brunswick 2016.
- ^ Enguehard 2006, p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e Arseneau 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Centre de ressources international et acadien 2011.
- ^ a b Bouton d'or Acadie 2007.
- ^ Le Télégramme 2003.
- ^ La1ere 2016.
- ^ Vergara 2015.
- ^ Droit 2017.
Bibliography
edit- Arseneau, Martin (22 March 2011). "Françoise Enguehard reçoit l'Ordre de la Pléiade" [Françoise Enguehard receives the Order of the Pléiade]. FrancoTNL (in French). St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Fédération des francophones de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- Enguehard, Françoise (2006). Les litanies de l'Île-aux-Chiens (PDF) (in French). Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Prise de parole. ISBN 2-89423-205-5.
- Oury, Antoine (7 April 2015). "Pour fêter les Pâques, l'industrie du livre est Légion (d'honneur)" [To celebrate Easter, the book industry is Legion (Honor)]. ActuaLitté (in French). Paris, France. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Vergara, Jimena (28 September 2015). "Françoise Enguehard va recevoir la Légion d'honneur" [Françoise Enguehard to receive the Legion of Honour] (in French). Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Ici Radio-Nouveau-Brunswick. CBC Radio. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Commissaire aux langues officielles : un avocat?" [Commissioner of Official Languages: a lawyer?] (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Droit. CBC Radio. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Conférence sur le passé maritimé lié à Terre-Neuve" [Conference on the Marital Past Linked to Newfoundland]. Le Télégramme (in French). Morlaix, France. 17 October 2003. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Françoise Enguehard". acadie-export.ca (in French). Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Centre de ressources international et acadien. 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "L'invitée de 10h30: Françoise Enguehard" [The guest at 10:30, Françoise Enguehard]. La1ere.fr (in French). Saint Pierre and Miquelon: France Télévisions. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Liste des auteurs: Françoise Enguehard" [List of Authors: Françoise Enguehard]. Bouton d'or Acadie (in French). Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- "Un portrait de Françoise Enguehard" [A portrait of Françoise Enguehard] (in French). Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: Ici Radio-Nouveau-Brunswick. CBC Radio. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.