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  • The Dutch Immigrants’ Church

    Harma-Mae Smit

    If you drive through Edmonton neighbourhoods, you’ll see many churches with names that reflect the cultural background of the immigrants…

  • Filipino Pioneers of Edmonton

    Ida Beltran Lucila

    The 1952 Immigration Act introduced a points system that brought about the entry of professionals to fill labour gaps in Canada.

  • Connecting Through Dance

    Soni Dasmohapatra

    Soni Dasmohapatra shares her collaboration with Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo and Felipe Canavera. — amiskwaciywâskahikan is “Beaver Hills House” It is…

  • Colours of the Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan Sikh Parade

    Gagan Kaur Hoonjan

    If you come to Mill Woods on the Sunday of Victoria Day long weekend, you’ll join thousands of people coming…

  • Cariwest: The Caribbean Community’s Gift to Edmonton

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    CARIWEST – Caribbean Arts Festival was introduced to Edmonton in 1984. It was created by Western Carnival Development Association (WCDA)…

  • Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

    Jeannette Austin-Odina

    My journey towards becoming an educator started in my childhood with time spent under a mango tree at my home…

  • Edmonton’s Caribbean Journey

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    The flights touched down at a Canadian International Airport bringing scores of eager Caribbean nationals, their suitcases packed with their…

  • Vivacious Caribbean Teachers

    Etty Shaw-Cameron

    During the 1960s, school jurisdictions in Alberta advertised for teachers in leading newspapers and at teacher training colleges in the…

  • The Last Best West: Hattie’s Place, Part 3

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Disclaimer: Please note that this piece references anti-Black violence, brutality, and white supremacy. A reference to a specific act of…

  • The Tamale & Pupusa – A Culinary Journey To Canada

    Amrita Gill

    I remember the first time I met Elba, mother of my close friend Yazmin (or Yaz as friends and family…

  • Committed to Community: Hilwie Hamdon and The Muslim Ladies’ Association of Edmonton

    Dr. Nadia Kurd

    Edmontonian Hilwie Hamdon (née Taha Johma, 1905-1988) was a community leader and founding member of the historic Al Rashid Mosque, the…

  • The Porter: Building a Better Canada for All

    Donna Coombs-Montrose

    The Canadian National Railway Pullman train bustled through the Rocky Mountains on the way from Vancouver headed for a stop…