Nýja Ísland (Icelandic)
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Nýja Ísland is the Icelandic name for New Iceland, a historic Icelandic immigrant settlement region in Manitoba, Canada.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nýja Ísland | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic immigrant settlement
ⓘ
historic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Icelandic Festival of Manitoba in Gimli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguagePreservation | maintenance of Icelandic language in Canada GENERATED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Lake Winnipeg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental climate with cold winters ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Arborg, Manitoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gimli, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Hecla Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Hnausa, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Lundar, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Riverton, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Icelandic traditions
ⓘ
Lutheran religious practices ⓘ |
| demographics | majority Icelandic settlers in early years ⓘ |
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn |
fishing on Lake Winnipeg
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunity | Icelandic Canadians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Icelandic immigrants ⓘ |
| grantedAs | self-governing Icelandic reserve ⓘ |
| hadLocalGovernment | Icelandic provisional council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeEvent | Íslendingadagurinn (Icelandic Festival of Manitoba) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeSite | New Iceland Heritage Museum in Gimli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym | New Icelander (for early settlers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | strong Icelandic cultural identity in Gimli and surrounding area ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
New Iceland (English)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nýja Ísland (Icelandic) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | recognized as important Icelandic-Canadian cultural region ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPopulation | primarily Icelandic in late 19th century, later more mixed ⓘ |
| inception | 1875 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Icelandic legal and social traditions in early years ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity |
English
ⓘ
Icelandic ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange | reserve status ended in 1887 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Manitoba ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western shore of Lake Winnipeg ⓘ |
| migrationSourceRegion | various regions of Iceland ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrival of first Icelandic settlers in 1875
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establishment of Gimli as main settlement ⓘ |
| originalLandGrantFrom |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Icelandic diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interlake Region of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | emigration from Iceland due to volcanic eruptions and economic hardship ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| todayPartlyOverlaps |
Rural Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rural Municipality of Gimli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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