Albertans: Tell Your Story to the World
August 25, 2005 · By Tom Cerber
J. Franklin, a regular contributor to ThePolitic.com, reports on the “Alberta Story” at the world-famous Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.:
“It’s to tell the Alberta story essentially,â€? explained Al Chapman, the Alberta government’s project manager for the Smithsonian Institutes Folklife Festival, which runs from June 30 to July 11, 2006.
He and Dr. Nancy Groce, the curator of the exhibit, have travelled extensively throughout Alberta to find the right people. They are looking for 120 individuals, who are Alberta’s finest musicians, storytellers, cooks, craftspeople, occupational specialists and cultural experts to share the Alberta experience through performances, demonstrations and educational programs.
Franklin has some relevant suggestions for stories to tell the Smithsonian. You can click here (and here) to tell them yours.
Crossposted to Civitatensis.
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They have to look no further than Oscar Lacombe…father Lacombe’s direct relative, has had 4 generations which built and serbed both Canadda and Alberta. Recently Oscar rose to the occasion again in doing his duty for his nation and province by charter challenging the draconian federal civilian disarmament laws.
[...] I got back late last week. I’m glad to be back, but I have been a little under the weather as I caught a nasty cold on my way in. I am looking forward to blogging a little more regularly as soon as I can get back into the groove of it. I want to say thanks to Candace, Canadianna, Peter and Tom for their great posts, keeping the blog alive while I was gone. [...]