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23 Mar 2017 Blog, Exhibits, Information Culture, Cultures Exhibit, history, Lac La Biche, Old Believers, Plamondon

Regional Cultures: Old Believers

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  The Old Believers are a religious group originally from Russia that came to Alberta mainly during the 1970s from Oregon and New Zealand. The community has its roots in three separate groups: the Turchany who lived in Turkey until the late 1960s, the Harbintsi from Harbin, China, and the Sinziantsi from the Sinkiang (Xinjiang) […]

16 Mar 2017 Blog, Exhibits, Information Cultures, Exhibit, Heritage, Lac La Biche, Lac La Biche Mission, Metis

Regional Cultures: Métis

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The Métis are unique to Canada, born of the union between women of the First Nations and European men during the fur trade. They acted in a variety of roles during the fur trade, such as middlemen between the cultures they were tied to, making them some of the most valuable employees and allies for the […]

9 Mar 2017 Blog, Exhibits, Information Culture, Exhibit, Heritage, Lac La Biche, Lebanese

Regional Cultures: Lebanese

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Lac La Biche is the site of one of the first permanent Lebanese settlements in Alberta and has the highest percentage of Lebanese people per capita (14%) in the province. Most of the Lebanese community today have roots in either Lala or Kherbet Rouha, both located in the Beqaa Valley. The first Lebanese immigrants in Alberta, […]

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