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Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue

Bringing African Nova Scotian archives into focus: Dal convenes community dialogue

Dalhousie invited members of the African Nova Scotian community to campus, including leaders from museums and cultural centres across the province, to discuss how to work together to preserve and share historical records and artifacts.  Read more.

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Monday, February 1, 2021
Historian Isaac Saney, a university teaching fellow and director of Dal’s Transition Year Program, explains the history, contributions and legacies of African Nova Scotian communities that have been here for more than 400 years.
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