From Christmas pepperpot, to Hanukkah latkes and Chinese New Year dumplings, eating and making holiday foods with loved ones is a way to express love, honour family traditions and create lasting memories. Here are five stories of diverse holiday food traditions.
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Crossing Boundaries
Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies April 25, 2021
The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population.
By Omayra Issa
Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies
The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population.
By Omayra Issa
April 25, 2021
In the morning darkness, Ron Mapp makes himself tea as he prepares for his journey home. He says goodbye to his wife, then drives straight north out of Edmonton.
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Ron Mapp poses for a photo in Edmonton, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Mapp grew up in Amber Valley, Alta. and his great-grandfather was one of the scouts who visited the area and returned with the first wave of African-American settlers in 1910. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson February 04, 2021 - 8:36 AM
There isn t much left in Amber Valley.
There s a community hall, a few homes and a cemetery. Former residents say people driving by on the highway might not even notice it s there.
But they quickly add the almost forgotten community in northern Alberta has a rich history. Amber Valley was one of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada, Ron Mapp, an Edmontonian who grew up in the community, said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
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