Swedish community at Eriksdale, Manitoba

Swedish community at Eriksdale, Manitoba
Author: George J. Houser
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 1976-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823236

Based on the oral testimony of almost forty informants, this text describes the cultural traditions of the loggers, construction workers, and other skilled tradesmen and their families who emigrated from northern Sweden in the early twentieth century to take up farming in what has since become the municipality of Eriksdale, Manitoba. Particular emphasis is placed upon an examination of the ways in which these customs were adapted to conform to a variety of historical, social, and economic influences.

Swedes in Canada

Swedes in Canada
Author: Elinor Barr
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2015-07-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442695153

Since 1776, more than 100,000 Swedish-speaking immigrants have arrived in Canada from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine, and the United States. Elinor Barr’s Swedes in Canada is the definitive history of that immigrant experience. Active in almost every aspect of Canadian life, Swedish individuals and companies are responsible for the CN Tower, ships on the Great Lakes, and log buildings in Riding Mountain National Park. They have built railways and grain elevators all across the country, as well as churches and old folks’ homes in their communities. At the national level, the introduction of cross-country skiing and the success of ParticipACTION can be attributed to Swedes. Despite this long list of accomplishments, Swedish ethnic consciousness in Canada has often been very low. Using extensive archival and demographic research, Barr explores both the impressive Swedish legacy in Canada and the reasons for their invisibility as an immigrant community.

A Scandinavian Heritage

A Scandinavian Heritage
Author: Joan Magee
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 127
Release: 1996-08-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1459713974

A Scandinavian Heritage surveys the numerous contributions made in this area by the people of 5 nations: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The history of these people, from the first settlers to the present is explored in detail.

Folk music of Canada's oldest Polish community / La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communauté polonaise du Canada

Folk music of Canada's oldest Polish community / La musique traditionnelle de la plus ancienne communauté polonaise du Canada
Author: John Michael Glofcheskie
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1980-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 276032415X

A field collection of the repertoire of song and dance music of the Polish-Canadians of Renfrew County, Ontario, and a discussion of its function in their daily lives. / Échantillon du répertoire musical des Canadiens polonais du comté de Renfrew, Ontario, et l’amorce d’une discussion sur sa fonction au sein de la communauté.

Structural changes of two Chinese communities in Alberta, Canada

Structural changes of two Chinese communities in Alberta, Canada
Author: Ban Seng Hoe
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1976-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1772823279

Utilizing social surveys, participant observation, interviews, life histories, oral testimony and documentary evidence, adherence to Chinese cultural traditions in Alberta is found to be inversely related to the accessibility of opportunity within the wider social context.

Finnish sauna in Manitoba

Finnish sauna in Manitoba
Author: Charles M. Sutyla
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 125
Release: 1977-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823325

This volume constitutes a description of the origin and development of the Finnish sauna in Manitoba including the evolution of its construction and its social significance for the Manitoba Finnish community. The author concludes that the sauna functions as a metaphor for Finnish Canadian cultural adaptation.

Many voices

Many voices
Author: Carole Henderson Carpenter
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823333

This volume provides a historical overview of the development and role of Anglo-Canadian folklore studies in Canada and their relationship to similar research conducted with respect to French Canadians, minority groups within Canada, within the wider Canadian context, and at the international level.

Folk fiddling in Canada

Folk fiddling in Canada
Author: Roy W. Gibbons
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 1981-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1772823414

A selection of thirty-two traditional fiddle tunes transcribed from tapes with commentary concerning the tunes’ melody, performers, and annotations. An analysis of the ten extant versions of “La grande gigue simple” and the ten versions of its derivative “Red River Jig” are also provided.

Cultural retention & demographic change

Cultural retention & demographic change
Author: Laurel Doucette
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 179
Release: 1980-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772823406

Three essays discuss the history, folkways and mechanisms of social change among the descendants of nineteenth century immigrants from the Outer Hebridean Islands of Harris and Lewis now living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.

Many are strong among the strangers

Many are strong among the strangers
Author: Ellen Karp
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1772823538

A compilation of thirty-four songs of differing ethnicity from the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies folklore collections. The songs are presented in their original language with English translation.