“Immigration to Atlantic Canada: Historical Reflections”
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John Reid, Saint Mary’s University
Presented in conjunction with the Immigration to Atlantic Canada Conference. The public lecture will take place in the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Theatre at Pier 21 at 8:00pm, following our Annual General Meeting at 7:00.
Abstract:
This lecture will present a broad analysis of historical immigration patterns in Atlantic Canada, setting migration within an Indigenous context and distinguishing between Newfoundland and the Maritime region. The twin processes of Indigenous dispossession and settler colonization will be considered as contexts for Atlantic Canada’s roles and responsibilities in a world increasingly shaped both by the need to recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples and by the forces of global migration.