Drapeau

[ dra-poh; French dra-poh ]

noun

1. Jean [zhah, n], 1916–1999, Canadian lawyer and politician: mayor of Montreal 1954–57 and 1960–86.

Example Sentences

“I remind them they have every right to come here and pray,” Drapeau said — a crucial point since many Native spiritual practices were systematically repressed for decades past 1937, when the monument was created to preserve the quarries from land encroachment.

From Seattle Times

“It was always a place to go pray,” said Gabrielle Drapeau, a cultural resource specialist and park ranger at the monument who started coming here as a child.

From Seattle Times

From her elders in the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, Drapeau grew up hearing one of many origin stories for the pipestone: In time immemorial, a great flood killed most people in the area, their blood seeping into the stone and turning it red.

From Seattle Times

“It’s like a tangible representation of how we can connect with Creator,” Drapeau said.

From Seattle Times

Je demande solennellement à Emmanuel Macron de rétablir notre drapeau tricolore à côté de celui de l’Europe sous l’arc de Triomphe.

From BBC