Poem typed and enhanced with pencil, printed on official stationery of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Photograph protected by copyright. Reproduction prohibited.

The object bears witness to the participation of people of Acadian origin in Quebec's artistic, political, and social effervescence. Indeed, the object bears witness to the work of Françoise Bujold, an Acadian artist from Bonaventure. Throughout her work, Françoise Bujold highlights the cultural characteristics of the Gaspé Peninsula, beginning with the communities that make up the region, the richness of the Gaspé language, and its territory. This document illustrates Françoise Bujold's artistic activities, including her poetry, which spans her entire career (1953-1981).

Although this poem does not bear Françoise's name, it was undoubtedly written by the poet, as it was published a little later in a collection of the same name, Une fleur debout dans un canot, published in 1962. The poem is undoubtedly part of the poet's work prior to its publication.

The object also has value in that it is printed on paper from the House of Commons in Ottawa, which represents a departure from the official nature of this stationery, conferring a status of nobility and importance on the poem.

Françoise Bujold (1933-1981) was the daughter of Oscar Bujold and Elise Grenier. She was a multidisciplinary artist from Bonaventure; a writer, poet, and artist. Along with Marie Anastasie, she was the first woman to study at the Institut des arts graphiques de Montréal. She studied graphic arts with Albert Dumouchel, graphic design and layout with Gilles Robert, and color separation with Arthur Gladu. During her lifetime, she published nine collections of poetry, five articles, and wrote short stories. She hosted and exhibited at the Percé Art Center for nearly twenty years. She also gave engraving workshops with the Mi'gmaqs of Gesgapegiag, which resulted in two collections: Une fleur debout dans un canot (1962) and La naissance du soleil (1966). She also made a film with Jacques Godbout featuring the Mi'gmaqs of Gesgapegiag, Le monde va nous prendre pour des sauvages. In the final years of her career, in 1979, she stayed in Miguasha to draw fossils. She died in January 1981.