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Time 0:03:07 Transcript My name is Elva Simundsson. Traditional Icelandic names tend to have meaning so my name means “ripples in a stream”. I grew up as a third generation Canadian of Icelandic roots. Our family farm is in the Interlake area of Manitoba. Grandfather Johann, or afi in Icelandic, …
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… Marilyn Carr-Harris. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. Reckoning with an uncomfortable past is an important part of the job of any national … And Canada was deeply involved through our connections to the West Indies trade and our part in shipping and the British Empire.” The … Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. As part of the 2026 commemoration, the UN will host the exhibition from March 17 to …
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… The Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration was appointed to obtain proof that restricting Chinese immigration to Canada was in the best interest of the country. Approximately 15,000 … for the construction of the railway. However, as the railway neared completion and public dissatisfaction grew, Macdonald yielded to the …
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Time 0:03:59 Transcript At this stage, the story of my life can be divided into four chapters: Chapter 1: Born in Cameroon in a family of more than 40 children and 8 different mothers. Chapter 2: I get married to a Canadian engineer. My husband, through his work in international development, helped …
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Time 0:03:54 Transcript As a child, I spoke only Icelandic until I began school in grade one. I grew up knowing that Icelanders were expected to marry Icelanders. When my cousin arranged a blind date for a Christmas social and I found out he was Ukrainian. I gasped! My date said, "Would you like to …
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… not be alive today.” The Russians forced me back to work in the bush camps but I refused and was put into jail. Three days later, I was let …
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… the nationalities of the passengers and the important news of the day. I was one of 1100 passengers that came to Canada on that …
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… in most cases, the trip across the ocean was not a smooth one. At one point, traveling across the Bay of Bisque, the waves were so rough and … propeller out of the water as the boat was tossed up and down like a toy. Many were seasick, even many of the crew, and Fred remembers …
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… Single Men and Women July 9, 1953 – Waterman My five day journey from Rotterdam, The Netherlands on the ship SS Waterman was … Ontario. It was good that I did not understand too much English, but I can remember him using the term "S.O.B." directed at me. So I was … woman. No offsprings. Canada has been good to me. It gave me a chance, but I had to work hard for it. With the same amount of hard …