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Alberta People Kit

Alberta is a place of diverse peoples and cultures. The historical experience and traditions of those who have come from places near and far has enriched and challenged Alberta as a province and society.

While people of similar cultural backgrounds have often come together to form new communities or to live in specific neighbourhoods, there are equally the instances of people of various ethnic backgrounds intermingling with one another.

The experience of both native-born Albertans and immigrants to the province is a kaleidoscope of unique stories in which you will find an overview of the cultural community and the people, places and practices that reflect their life and experience in Alberta.

It is important to note that much of the experience of Alberta's peoples has not been documented. Therefore, you will find that there is more information on some communities and much less on others. Some communities are not represented on this site.

This lack or absence of information in no way reflects the relative importance of a particular community's experience, presence and contributions. In most cases it reflects the availability of community knowledge through published sources. We are pleased that we have been able to cover many cultural groups in the province at this time. We look forward to providing more detailed information in the future as that becomes available.

In some instances, we have provided profiles reprinted from the Alberta People Kit, published in 1984. Into this valuable resource we have endeavoured to incorporate new information and update existing material to offer a current portrait of these cultural communities.

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