Icelandic Canadians
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Icelandic Canadians are Canadians of Icelandic ancestry, many of whose communities trace back to 19th-century settlers in places like Manitoba’s “New Iceland” along Lake Winnipeg.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Icelandic Canadian clubs | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| citizenship | Canadian ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalCentre | New Iceland Heritage Museum ⓘ |
| culturalFestival | Íslendingadagurinn ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Icelandic language preservation
ⓘ
Icelandic literature ⓘ Norse sagas ⓘ
surface form:
Icelandic sagas
Lutheran church traditions ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
celebration of Icelandic National Day
ⓘ
teaching Icelandic to younger generations ⓘ |
| demographics | small European-origin minority in Canada ⓘ |
| diasporaType | European diaspora in North America ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Icelandic people ⓘ |
| heritageOrganization |
Icelandic Canadians
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Icelandic Canadian clubs
Icelandic National League of North America ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageShift | from Icelandic to English ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New Iceland, Manitoba ⓘ |
| historicalSettlementArea | Lake Winnipeg west shore ⓘ |
| integration | largely assimilated into broader Canadian society ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Icelandic ⓘ |
| maintainsTransnationalTies | Iceland ⓘ |
| migrationReason |
economic hardship in Iceland
ⓘ
search for farmland ⓘ volcanic eruptions in Iceland ⓘ |
| notableSettlement |
Gimli, Manitoba
ⓘ
Hecla Island, Manitoba ⓘ New Iceland ⓘ Riverton, Manitoba ⓘ |
| provinceWithCommunity |
Alberta
ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| provinceWithLargeCommunity | Manitoba ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Icelandic Americans
ⓘ
Scandinavian Canadians ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Icelandic Canadian ⓘ |
| settlementHistory | 19th-century immigration ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
Icelandic pastries
ⓘ
fish-based dishes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Icelandic Canadian clubs