On Monday Louise Forestier, Michel Jean, but also Michel Rivard or the conductor Walter Boudreau, in Montreal, received their insignia of knight or knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec.
Although her 80th birthday is approaching, Louise Forestier has not yet received this honor. It’s wonderful when it happens, we bring it up when it’s overhe says.
” I am honored to receive this medal on behalf of all who have been important in my life and my career. “
The singer also thinks of his audience, which he describes asrare . They followed me in all my antics and my searches. There is something incredible going on talking to the audience on stage. It’s irreplaceable, it’s almost word-of-mouth to the public.
It must be said that he has always done his job with a sense of great responsibility and with high standards. Whenever I go on stage or write a text, I always put myself in the position of a spectator and I tell myself that I don’t want to waste my night or my money to see a prank.he pointed out.
Because, for Louise Forestier, what has always dominated is art, she is glad to have been able to inspire other artists or the general public. Art has no gender or religion. It is a gift from heaven. You can build and destroy anything with it. These are extraordinary forces that are given to us at birth, and then we just have to work accordingly.
Michel Jean’s surprise
For his part, Michel Jean received the announcement of his appointment to the Order of Arts and Letters with astonishment. I thought about what I was doing there with Louise Forestier and Walter Boudreau, which I admired so much.explanation of one who sees in this honor of recognizing the literary quality of his work.
” I see myself as someone who is there on behalf of all my people; I am the representative of Innu, of aboriginal authors and of aboriginal literature. “
The author of the novel kukum the progress made in recent years is welcomed, although much more remains to be done. In the general public, I feel open [aux points de vue autochtones] who depends on mehe said.
Being a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec does not encourage him to rest on his laurels, on the contrary. The writer and journalist is working on a collective project with other Aboriginal authors and writing a novel about the Inuit and the consequences of the sled dog massacres committed in the 1950s and 1960s in this community. .
For Louise Forestier, she is also working on a project, but she does not know if it will be funded and fulfilled. Whether or not, it is preparation of a show and his writing which I have always loved the most.
This text is notably written froman interview conducted by Catherine Richercultural columnist on the show 15-18. Comments may have been edited for clarity or brevity.
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