Storied Landscapes: Ethno-Religious Identity and the Canadian Prairies (Studies in Immigration and Culture)

__Storied Landscapes__ is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West. Viewed through the lens of attachment to the soil and specific place, and through the eyes of both the immigrant generation and its descendants, the book compares the settlement experiences of Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. It reveals how each group’s sense of identity was shaped by a complex interplay of physical and emotional ties to land and place, and how that sense of belonging influenced, and was influenced by, relationships not only within the prairies and the Canadian nation state but also with the homeland and its extended diaspora. Through a close study of myths, symbols, commemorative traditions, and landmarks, __Storied Landscapes__ boldly asserts the inseparability of ethnicity and religion both to defining the prairie region and to understanding the Canadian nation-building project. Annotation Storied Landscape is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West. Viewed through the lens of attachment to the soil and specific place, and through the eyes of both the immigrant generation and its descendants, the book compares the settlement experiences of Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. It reveals how each group's sense of identity was shaped by a complex interplay of physical and emotional ties to land and place, and how that sense of belonging influenced, and was influenced by, relationships not only within the prairies and the Canadian nation state but also with the homeland and its extended diaspora. Through a close study of myths, symbols, commemorative traditions, and landmarks, Storied Landscapes boldly asserts the inseparability of ethnicity and religion both to defining the prairie region and to understanding the Canadian nation-building project Ethno-religious Settlement : The Canadian Prairies In Context -- Possessing The Land : The Secular, The Sacred, And The Dead -- Founding Stories And Founding Fathers : Beginnings, Place, And Belonging -- Region And Nation : Situating The Prairie Experience Within National Narratives -- Outside Connections : Homelands, Diasporas, And The Forty-ninth Parallel -- Wheat, Dragon Ships, And Baba : Symbols Of Prairie Ethnicity -- Returning To The Land : Commemoration And Preservation Of The Past -- Pilgrimage : The Land As Sacred Ground And Gathering Point. Frances Swyripa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Issued In Electronic Format.