Bill Text: MI HR0341 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare September 26-October 2, 2016, as French-Canadian Heritage Week in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-09-21 - Adopted [HR0341 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HR0341-Enrolled.html
Reps. LaVoy, LaFontaine, Robinson, Geiss, Dianda, Driskell, Gay-Dagnogo, Banks, Yanez, Chirkun, Greig, Cochran, Faris, Lane, Liberati, Darany, Lucido, Pscholka, VerHeulen, Franz, Clemente, Guerra, Singh, Maturen, Kivela, Heise, Vaupel, Canfield, Kelly, Potvin, Love, Brinks, Wittenberg, Jenkins, Sheppard, Hughes, Miller, A., Leutheuser, Kosowski, Glardon, Runestad, Lauwers, Hoadley, Roberts, S. and Whiteford offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 341.
A resolution to declare September 26-October 2, 2016, as French-Canadian Heritage Week in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, The origins of French Canadian culture in the Great Lakes can be traced to the earliest days of the 17th century; and
Whereas, Explorers, missionaries, voyageurs, and indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes encountered each other in numerous, transformative ways from this era onward; and
Whereas, The Fur Trade engendered extensive cultural miscegenation between Indigenous peoples and French-Canadians, creating new cultural forms and understanding; and
Whereas, Trapping, farming, commercial fishing, lumber, and new industries provided economic opportunities for French Canadians from the 17th through the 20th centuries; and
Whereas, Leaders such as Magdelaine LaFramboise (Mackinac Island, Métisse fur trader), Joseph Labadie (Paw Paw, publisher, poet, activist), Joseph Grégoire (Lake Linden, "Father of the French Canadians"), Louis Campau (Saginaw and Grand Rapids founder), Marie Caroline Hamlin (Detroit folklorist and cultural advocate), and Jean Baptiste Réaume (River Raisin), are emblematic of successful French-Canadian and French Métis men and women whose legacies continue to shape how we understand our history today; and
Whereas, Cultural institutions and businesses across Michigan continue to draw on French-Canadian culture for programming, cross-cultural understanding, and international trade and entertainment opportunities; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare September 26-October 2, 2016, as French-Canadian Heritage Week in the state of Michigan; and be it further
Resolved, That members of the House of Representatives join all of those of French-Canadian ancestry in celebrating their heritage and contributions to the state of Michigan from September 26-October 2, 2016.
