Willy Robin talks about work life and his personal history

• Main Author: Thomas, Gerald
• Other Authors: Robin, Guillaume (Willy);
• Format: Text
• Language: French
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: Morue > Cod; Mariage > Marriage; Accordéon > Accordion; Biographie > Life history; Divertissement > Recreation; Noms > Names; Traditions alimentaires > Foodways; Travail des enfants > Children's work; Outils et instruments > Tools and implements; Culture matérielle et techniques de travail > Material culture and work techniques; Généalogie > Genealogy; Histoire du travail > Labour history; Travail saisonnier > Seasonal work patterns; Premières Nations > First Nations; Langue > Language; Paysage culturel > Cultural landscape; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; First Nations; Newfoundland; Premières Nations; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/2763

Willy Robin parle de sa vie sur les chantiers dans l'industrie forestière. Il parle de plusieurs « sauvages » [autochtones] dans la région avec qui il a travaillé, mentionnant les noms de Johnny Claude et Tom Tobin. Il parle des descendants des mariages entre les Français et les autochtones. Ensuite il y a de la conversation à propos de plusieurs aspects de sa vie, comme l’accordéon, les danses, la vie sociale, le langage, les noms, et la nourriture. Willy parle de ses mariages, de ses femmes, et de sa philosophie sur le marriage. -- Willy Robin speaks about his time working in the lumber camps. He talks about a number of “sauvages” [First Nations] people in the region with whom he worked, mentioning the names Johnny Claude and Tom Tobin. He talks about descendants of marriages between the French and native people. Then there is conversation about various aspects of his life, including accordion, dances, social life, language, names, and food. Willy talks about his marriages and his wives, and about his philosophy of marriage. Transcription du F1734/C2363/CD-F1123 -- Transcript of F1734/C2363/CD-F1123