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  • we would be freer (بنكون اكتر احرار)
    … taste and bright colour, the sumac plant is used as a medicine, spice, dye, and more. Weaving together the voices of two women – one from the …
  • Joan E. Wright
    … in the winter. Other than that I adopted ways of Canadian living and today I'm proud to be a Canadian. I am a member of the Nova Scotian War …
  • Karl H. Wubbenhorst
    … a bush camp near Hurkett at Black Bay, a Bay of Lake Superior, after 3 days and 2 nights of train travel. Great Lakes Paper Co. sponsored and … Canadians refused to work this area. After training and pay on a daywork basis, which lasted about two weeks, I was put on piecework. I … were Russian and Ukrainian and few spoke any English. After a hard day's work in the bush felling and hauling with horses, the workers …
  • Caranguejeira Pioneers
    … Six young men from a village in Portugal called Caranguejeira decided to embark to a distant and unknown land called Canada with the … except working on the fields for family survival. They were brave to come especially when they first arrived and could not understand anyone …
  • Alfred and Liselotte Kraus
    … boarded the Arosa Kulm on December 8, 1953. After a very rough twelve day voyage they landed in Halifax on December 20, 1953. They continued … he continued as an independent contractor. The testament to his work can be seen in many projects throughout Calgary and around the Province … in Coquitlam, BC with her husband Brian and daughter Kassandra. Today Alfred and Liselotte still live in Calgary, travelling and enjoying …
  • Margaret Felteau
    … took this picture of me, with daughters Dawn and Virginia on Mothers Day, May 12, 2002. Margaret Mew (Felteau) …
  • Location and Parking
    … of $12.00 per day. Weekends, evenings (6 p.m. - 7 a.m.) and holidays complimentary. On-street metered parking is available near entrance. …
  • Broken Promises
    … and after war ends, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day. Broken Promises is curated by the Nikkei National Museum and the …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2023 - shalan joudry
    … past the residency period but in the early spring of 2024 a large audience was thrilled by a special sneak-peek into the creative process … explained, “The new movement work, Dancing Kmɨtkinu, explores and embodies the words, images, and important messages of the poem, and …
  • Add Your Story to the Virtual Sobey Wall of Honour
    Guidelines for Stories Word limit: 500 – 750 words Photo limit: 4 (high resolution) Stories cannot include logos, promotion, or links The Museum reserves the right to make small edits, and may redact any personally identifying information before publishing online Stories cannot be changed once …

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