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Title: Nahwegahbo family videos : Mark & Flo's Wedding 7 : the kiss
Description: Item consists of an Ojibwe family’s home movie featuring the officiant congratulating the couple, the ceremonial kiss, and an applause. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "On December 1, 1995, Star Nahwegahbo’s uncle and aunt, Mark and Florence, get married in Sudbury or Espanola, Ontario. These clips capture their wedding and reception; and the personalities of Star’s family shine through; we see her grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather, her aunt giggling at her own wedding as the priest fumbles on their names, and children running and dancing in the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation community centre. Star was around the age of 12 or 13 and recalls avoiding the camera. Around that time she had just moved from Sudbury to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, and had difficulty with the large cultural shift. Star felt she didn’t yet have a language to speak to her identity or community dynamics due to colonization. Upon sharing the clip with her family members, Star’s family was moved to see family that had since passed. It was Star’s first time seeing the footage, and "it was nice to see everybody so young, celebrating, having a good time." As an artist, Star participated in the Project because she felt compelled to push back against the colonial gaze. She wanted to have more representation through her own family’s lens and to have footage and imagery for the younger generation to access, to highlight the celebration and positive times for her community."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-050/001(07)
Date: 1995
Identifier: 2019-050/001(07)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153637

Title: Nahwegahbo family videos : Mark & Flo's Wedding 6 : a case of the giggles
Description: Item consists of an Ojibwe family’s home movie featuring a bride and groom standing in front of the officiant. flanked by a man in a suit and a woman in a blue dress. The groom is stating his declaration of no legal impediment to marriage and the bridge is giggling. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "On December 1, 1995, Star Nahwegahbo’s uncle and aunt, Mark and Florence, get married in Sudbury or Espanola, Ontario. These clips capture their wedding and reception; and the personalities of Star’s family shine through; we see her grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather, her aunt giggling at her own wedding as the priest fumbles on their names, and children running and dancing in the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation community centre. Star was around the age of 12 or 13 and recalls avoiding the camera. Around that time she had just moved from Sudbury to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, and had difficulty with the large cultural shift. Star felt she didn’t yet have a language to speak to her identity or community dynamics due to colonization. Upon sharing the clip with her family members, Star’s family was moved to see family that had since passed. It was Star’s first time seeing the footage, and "it was nice to see everybody so young, celebrating, having a good time." As an artist, Star participated in the Project because she felt compelled to push back against the colonial gaze. She wanted to have more representation through her own family’s lens and to have footage and imagery for the younger generation to access, to highlight the celebration and positive times for her community."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-050/001(06)
Date: 1995
Identifier: 2019-050/001(06)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153636

Title: Nahwegahbo family videos : Mark & Flo's Wedding 5
Description: Item consists of an Ojibwe family’s home movie featuring a bride and a man walking towards the camera. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "On December 1, 1995, Star Nahwegahbo’s uncle and aunt, Mark and Florence, get married in Sudbury or Espanola, Ontario. These clips capture their wedding and reception; and the personalities of Star’s family shine through; we see her grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather, her aunt giggling at her own wedding as the priest fumbles on their names, and children running and dancing in the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation community centre. Star was around the age of 12 or 13 and recalls avoiding the camera. Around that time she had just moved from Sudbury to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, and had difficulty with the large cultural shift. Star felt she didn’t yet have a language to speak to her identity or community dynamics due to colonization. Upon sharing the clip with her family members, Star’s family was moved to see family that had since passed. It was Star’s first time seeing the footage, and "it was nice to see everybody so young, celebrating, having a good time." As an artist, Star participated in the Project because she felt compelled to push back against the colonial gaze. She wanted to have more representation through her own family’s lens and to have footage and imagery for the younger generation to access, to highlight the celebration and positive times for her community."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-050/001(05)
Date: 1995
Identifier: 2019-050/001(05)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153635

Title: Nahwegahbo family videos : Mark & Flo's Wedding 4
Description: Item consists of an Ojibwe family’s home movie featuring multiple generations sitting, standing, and waiting. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "On December 1, 1995, Star Nahwegahbo’s uncle and aunt, Mark and Florence, get married in Sudbury or Espanola, Ontario. These clips capture their wedding and reception; and the personalities of Star’s family shine through; we see her grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather, her aunt giggling at her own wedding as the priest fumbles on their names, and children running and dancing in the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation community centre. Star was around the age of 12 or 13 and recalls avoiding the camera. Around that time she had just moved from Sudbury to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, and had difficulty with the large cultural shift. Star felt she didn’t yet have a language to speak to her identity or community dynamics due to colonization. Upon sharing the clip with her family members, Star’s family was moved to see family that had since passed. It was Star’s first time seeing the footage, and "it was nice to see everybody so young, celebrating, having a good time." As an artist, Star participated in the Project because she felt compelled to push back against the colonial gaze. She wanted to have more representation through her own family’s lens and to have footage and imagery for the younger generation to access, to highlight the celebration and positive times for her community."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-050/001(04)
Date: 1995
Identifier: 2019-050/001(04)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153634

Title: Nahwegahbo family videos : Mark & Flo's Wedding 3
Description: Item consists of an Ojibwe family’s home movie featuring a woman sitting on a chair who stands up to walk away, the camera then zooms in to a man standing in the background and zooms out to a child walking across the frame. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "On December 1, 1995, Star Nahwegahbo’s uncle and aunt, Mark and Florence, get married in Sudbury or Espanola, Ontario. These clips capture their wedding and reception; and the personalities of Star’s family shine through; we see her grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather, her aunt giggling at her own wedding as the priest fumbles on their names, and children running and dancing in the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation community centre. Star was around the age of 12 or 13 and recalls avoiding the camera. Around that time she had just moved from Sudbury to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, and had difficulty with the large cultural shift. Star felt she didn’t yet have a language to speak to her identity or community dynamics due to colonization. Upon sharing the clip with her family members, Star’s family was moved to see family that had since passed. It was Star’s first time seeing the footage, and "it was nice to see everybody so young, celebrating, having a good time." As an artist, Star participated in the Project because she felt compelled to push back against the colonial gaze. She wanted to have more representation through her own family’s lens and to have footage and imagery for the younger generation to access, to highlight the celebration and positive times for her community."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-050/001(03)
Date: 1995
Identifier: 2019-050/001(03)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153633

Title: Nahwegahbo family videos : Mark & Flo's Wedding 2
Description: Item consists of an Ojibwe family’s home movie featuring two adults posing for a photograph. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "On December 1, 1995, Star Nahwegahbo’s uncle and aunt, Mark and Florence, get married in Sudbury or Espanola, Ontario. These clips capture their wedding and reception; and the personalities of Star’s family shine through; we see her grandmother, grandfather and great grandfather, her aunt giggling at her own wedding as the priest fumbles on their names, and children running and dancing in the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation community centre. Star was around the age of 12 or 13 and recalls avoiding the camera. Around that time she had just moved from Sudbury to Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, and had difficulty with the large cultural shift. Star felt she didn’t yet have a language to speak to her identity or community dynamics due to colonization. Upon sharing the clip with her family members, Star’s family was moved to see family that had since passed. It was Star’s first time seeing the footage, and "it was nice to see everybody so young, celebrating, having a good time." As an artist, Star participated in the Project because she felt compelled to push back against the colonial gaze. She wanted to have more representation through her own family’s lens and to have footage and imagery for the younger generation to access, to highlight the celebration and positive times for her community."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-050/001(02)
Date: 1995
Identifier: 2019-050/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153632

Title: Singh family videos : Amrita's Mehndi Party, Nussarat Wedding Songs : siblings sing and dance
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a woman and man dancing. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My sister sings while another sister and brother dance Bhangra. Video depicts an Indian wedding held in British Columbia. A series of ceremonies took place over the course of many days, including the singing of wedding songs during the Sangeet music party, the father of the bride singing, and the application of henna on the hands. A North Indian Punjabi dance, Bhangra, is performed by aunts and uncles of the bride. The wedding was held at the paternal aunt's house."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(17)
Date: Oct. 1983
Identifier: 2019-048/001(17)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153631

Title: Singh family videos : Amrita's Mehndi Party, Nussarat Wedding Songs : singing at my daughter’s wedding
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a man singing and playing a keyboard. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "I’m singing at my daughter wedding. Video depicts an Indian wedding held in British Columbia. A series of ceremonies took place over the course of many days, including the singing of wedding songs during the Sangeet music party, the father of the bride singing, and the application of henna on the hands. A North Indian Punjabi dance, Bhangra, is performed by aunts and uncles of the bride. The wedding was held at the paternal aunt's house."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(16)
Date: Oct. 1983
Identifier: 2019-048/001(16)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153630

Title: Singh family videos : Amrita's Mehndi Party, Nussarat Wedding Songs : daughter’s pre-wedding music party
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a woman walking into a room full of people and sitting down and the camera zooms in to her hands that are decorated with henna. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My daughters pre-wedding music party. She walks in with henna on hands. The video depicts an Indian wedding held in British Columbia. A series of ceremonies took place over the course of many days, including the singing of wedding songs during the Sangeet music party, the father of the bride singing, and the application of henna on the hands. A North Indian Punjabi dance, Bhangra, is performed by aunts and uncles of the bride. The wedding was held at the paternal aunt's house."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(15)
Date: Oct. 1983
Identifier: 2019-048/001(15)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153629

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Wedding (2) Civil Ceremony, Ghori, Cocktail Reception : riding a horse
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a man riding a horse surrounded by family and friends dancing in New York City at the intersection of 48th street and 3rd avenue. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My son (groom) is riding a horse through the streets of NYC to get to his marriage ceremony (traditional for India but first time it happened in NYC). This video depicts an Indian family’s wedding within North American customs, and shows a couple taking their civic vows, followed by a reception. Performances are held, after which the dancers receive blessings where the guests circle them with cash and leave it as a blessing. Songs of romance are sung in Punjabi and Hindi. Skikh prayer is taken on the morning of the wedding, where the groom is wearing a traditional headdress shrouding the eyes. The headdress is tied on by the grooms sister,creating a symbol of mystery and modesty, and the warding off of the evil eye. The groom then ventures from his dwellings to his brides’, riding by horseback to symbolize the right of passage to manhood. The family surrounds the groom in a musical procession. This reenactment of an Indian tradition was the first to be held in New York City."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(14)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(14)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153628

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Wedding (2) Civil Ceremony, Ghori, Cocktail Reception : sera bandi
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring women singing and putting a headdress on a seated man. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "The "sera bandi" here is my daughters tying a headdress on my son before his traditional wedding ceremony. This video depicts an Indian family’s wedding within North American customs, and shows a couple taking their civic vows, followed by a reception. Performances are held, after which the dancers receive blessings where the guests circle them with cash and leave it as a blessing. Songs of romance are sung in Punjabi and Hindi. Skikh prayer is taken on the morning of the wedding, where the groom is wearing a traditional headdress shrouding the eyes. The headdress is tied on by the grooms sister,creating a symbol of mystery and modesty, and the warding off of the evil eye. The groom then ventures from his dwellings to his brides’, riding by horseback to symbolize the right of passage to manhood. The family surrounds the groom in a musical procession. This reenactment of an Indian tradition was the first to be held in New York City."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(13)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(13)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153627

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Wedding (2) Civil Ceremony, Ghori, Cocktail Reception : prayers for groom
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a man encircled by woman saying prayers. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "These are prayers for the groom. This video depicts an Indian family’s wedding within North American customs, and shows a couple taking their civic vows, followed by a reception. Performances are held, after which the dancers receive blessings where the guests circle them with cash and leave it as a blessing. Songs of romance are sung in Punjabi and Hindi. Skikh prayer is taken on the morning of the wedding, where the groom is wearing a traditional headdress shrouding the eyes. The headdress is tied on by the grooms sister,creating a symbol of mystery and modesty, and the warding off of the evil eye. The groom then ventures from his dwellings to his brides’, riding by horseback to symbolize the right of passage to manhood. The family surrounds the groom in a musical procession. This reenactment of an Indian tradition was the first to be held in New York City."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(12)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(12)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153626

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Wedding (2) Civil Ceremony, Ghori, Cocktail Reception : singing at my son’s wedding
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a wedding party listening to individuals performing. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "I’m singing at my son’s wedding. This video depicts an Indian family’s wedding within North American customs, and shows a couple taking their civic vows, followed by a reception. Performances are held, after which the dancers receive blessings where the guests circle them with cash and leave it as a blessing. Songs of romance are sung in Punjabi and Hindi. Skikh prayer is taken on the morning of the wedding, where the groom is wearing a traditional headdress shrouding the eyes. The headdress is tied on by the grooms sister,creating a symbol of mystery and modesty, and the warding off of the evil eye. The groom then ventures from his dwellings to his brides’, riding by horseback to symbolize the right of passage to manhood. The family surrounds the groom in a musical procession. This reenactment of an Indian tradition was the first to be held in New York City."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(11)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(11)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153625

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Wedding (2) Civil Ceremony, Ghori, Cocktail Reception : grandson dance
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a child dancing on a dance floor with disco lights in the background and a crowd cheering him on. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My son’s wedding and Michael Jackson dance by my grandson. This video depicts an Indian family’s wedding within North American customs, and shows a couple taking their civic vows, followed by a reception. Performances are held, after which the dancers receive blessings where the guests circle them with cash and leave it as a blessing. Songs of romance are sung in Punjabi and Hindi. Skikh prayer is taken on the morning of the wedding, where the groom is wearing a traditional headdress shrouding the eyes. The headdress is tied on by the grooms sister,creating a symbol of mystery and modesty, and the warding off of the evil eye. The groom then ventures from his dwellings to his brides’, riding by horseback to symbolize the right of passage to manhood. The family surrounds the groom in a musical procession. This reenactment of an Indian tradition was the first to be held in New York City."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(10)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(10)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153624

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Wedding (2) Civil Ceremony, Ghori, Cocktail Reception : civil vows
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring officiant reciting wedding pledges and couple exchanging their vows. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My son’s wedding civil vows. This video depicts an Indian family’s wedding within North American customs, and shows a couple taking their civic vows, followed by a reception. Performances are held, afterwhich the dancers receive blessings where the guests circle them with cash and leave it as a blessing. Songs of romance are sung in Punjabi and Hindi. Skikh prayer is taken on the morning of the wedding, where the groom is wearing a traditional headdress shrouding the eyes. The headdress is tied on by the grooms sister,creating a symbol of mystery and modesty, and the warding off of the evil eye. The groom then ventures from his dwellings to his brides’, riding by horseback to symbolize the right of passage to manhood. The family surrounds the groom in a musical procession. This reenactment of an Indian tradition was the first to be held in New York City."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(09)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(09)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153623

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Graduation, Home Bhangra : graduation toast
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring three individuals drinking champagne and discussing a t-shirt that reads "A-B-C-D-E-F-U-C-K." Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "This is a graduate toast with mum and dad (my wife and I). Video shows the donors brother graduating from Stanford University, followed by a celebration in a hotel. A graduation toast is given by the father in English."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(08)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(08)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153622

Title: Singh family videos : Bijay's Graduation, Home Bhangra : graduating from Stanford University with an MBA
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a graduation ceremony with camera zoomed on crowd and individuals in a hotel room celebrating by opening a champagne bottle. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My son graduates with an MBA from Stanford University and we celebrate in a hotel room with his mother. Video shows the donors brother graduating from Stanford University, followed by a celebration in a hotel. A graduation toast is given by the father in English."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(07)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(07)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153621

Title: Singh family videos : Wedding (3) Anjah's home entry, Friday home party, Zubin Tanya Deep Cove : anniversary party
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring desserts on a table, zooms out to group of adults including on person filming the person behind the camera, everyone appears happy and are giggling, the person behind the camera starts singing happy birthday while a woman cuts a cake topped with kiwi slices, and everyone applauds at the end of the song with the camera panning to reveal many others in the room. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Adults enjoying an anniversary party. The cameraman (father/grandfather) interviews the children, asking how they like Vancouver, and their thoughts on the wedding recorded in a previous video. The clip shows a family gathering, where the adults enjoy an anniversary party, while the children watch Pinocchio in the family room."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(06)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(06)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153620

Title: Singh family videos : Wedding (3) Anjah's home entry, Friday home party, Zubin Tanya Deep Cove : family and friends at home
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring children sitting on a couch and on the floor eating food while watching Pinocchio on TV. The camera zooms in to the TV for the second half of the clip. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Family and friends party at home. The cameraman (father/grandfather) interviews the children, asking how they like Vancouver, and their thoughts on the wedding recorded in a previous video. The clip shows a family gathering, where the adults enjoy an anniversary party, while the children watch Pinocchio in the family room."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(05)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(05)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153619

Title: Singh family videos : Wedding (3) Anjah's home entry, Friday home party, Zubin Tanya Deep Cove : picnic
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring two children standing on a rock in water at Vancouver and taking to the camera about their trip. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My family having a picnic at Deep Cove North Vancouver. The cameraman (father/grandfather) interviews the children, asking how they like Vancouver, and their thoughts on the wedding recorded in a previous video. The clip shows a family gathering, where the adults enjoy an anniversary party, while the children watch Pinocchio in the family room."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(04)
Date: 1993
Identifier: 2019-048/001(04)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153618

Title: Singh family videos : Zubin Tanya Sikh Camp, Zubin's 13th Birthday : prayer
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a child reciting phases in another language while looking at the camera. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Video takes place in the religious temple, a Sikh Gurdwara. When immigrating to Canada, the sister of the donor lived with her parents, who insisted her children participate in religious education. Featured here, are the children praying in Punjabi, a language foreign to them. Later, the eldest grandchild celebrates his 13th birthday and receives presents. In the last clip, the child recites a prayer on his birthday in order to receive a gift and cheque."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(03)
Date: 6 Aug. 1994
Identifier: 2019-048/001(03)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153617

Title: Singh family videos : Zubin Tanya Sikh Camp, Zubin's 13th Birthday : happy birthday song
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring a child coming out from a hallway to a living room and the man behind the camera says and starts singing happy birthday along with two women and another child who give the birthday boy hugs. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "we’re celebrating my eldest grandchild’s 13th birthday. Video takes place in the religious temple, a Sikh Gurdwara. When immigrating to Canada, the sister of the donor lived with her parents, who insisted her children participate in religious education. Featured here, are the children praying in Punjabi, a language foreign to them. Later, the eldest grandchild celebrates his 13th birthday and receives presents. In the last clip, the child recites a prayer on his birthday in order to receive a gift and cheque."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(02)
Date: 6 Aug. 1994
Identifier: 2019-048/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153616

Title: Singh family videos : Zubin Tanya Sikh Camp, Zubin's 13th Birthday : certificates
Description: Item consists of an Indian family’s home movie featuring women receiving papers from men and posing for a group photograph with award certificates in their hands. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "My grandchildren and nieces receiving a certificate from Sikh Gurdwara for studying religious prayers. Video takes place in the religious temple, a Sikh Gurdwara. When immigrating to Canada, the sister of the donor lived with her parents, who insisted her children participate in religious education. Featured here, are the children praying in Punjabi, a language foreign to them. Later, the eldest grandchild celebrates his 13th birthday and receives presents. In the last clip, the child recites a prayer on his birthday in order to receive a gift and cheque."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-048/001(01)
Date: 5 Aug. 1994
Identifier: 2019-048/001(01)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153615

Title: Dhaliwal family videos : traditional Sikh marriage in India
Description: Item consists of a Punjabi-, Jatt-, and Sikh-Canadian family's home movie featuring family members speaking to one another, driving through the countryside, and speaking one another at a wedding. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Jagtar’s grandfather Sardar Bishon Singh left colonial India in 1902 and after enduring a two year journey via several steam ships from Calcutta, Hong Kong, The Philippines and Hawaii finally arrived on the shores of California in the Port of Stockton in 1904. Sardar Bishon Singh was instrumental in establishing the very first Sikh Gurdwara in North America in Stockton California. Following the devastating major San Francisco earthquake and then the resulting fires which completely destroyed San Francisco in 1906, Jagtar’s grandfather escaped to Vancouver British Columbia on a boxcar, marking the first of his family’s arrival in Canada. His grandfather was eventually able to sponsor his younger brothers son’s arrival to Canada in January of 1960, and Jagtar born in India in December of 1959, arrived to Canada at five years of age on December 18th, 1964. Jagtar returned to India for the first time since his childhood at 25 years old for a traditional Sikh marriage in January of 1985. In this clip, on February 5th, 1985 in Gurdwara Karamsar Rara Sahib or Gurdwara Rara Sahib is situated at village Rara Sahib near Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Jagtar and his soon to be wife Gurinder Kaur, receive a blessing from the Gurdwara Sant Ji elder prior to their wedding. The two elder gentlemen are Jagtar’s future father-in-law Sardar Mewa Singh Kular and father Sardar Hardev Singh Dhaliwal. Here his father is visible in a pale blue suit not far from Sant Ji. This home movie memorializes these two important figures in Jagtar’s life who have since passed, his father-in-law and his father. After his father’s passing, Jagtar says it was fate to see his father here and remember him as a young man. In the next scene, Jagtar is in his ancestral village in Toosey, Punjab, India dressed in his wedding attire. As they are leaving, elders and family women offer their blessings by giving him sweet treats. The car and the groom's family travel down to the Milni ceremony (meeting of the two families) for introduction between the two families. After both sides of the family arrive, the fathers meet and exchange garlands. The uncles at each level exchange an official introduction. Then people gather for tea and refreshments just before going to the Gurdwara, a place of worship. The groom’s side of the family pays respect to the Guru Granth Sahib, a living embodiment of the Sikh’s gurus."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-051/001(02)
Date: Feb. 1985
Identifier: 2019-051/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153196

Title: Dhaliwal family videos : traditional Sikh marriage in India
Description: Item consists of a Punjabi-, Jatt-, and Sikh-Canadian family's home movie featuring family members speaking to one another, driving through the countryside, and speaking one another at a wedding. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Jagtar’s grandfather Sardar Bishon Singh left colonial India in 1902 and after enduring a two year journey via several steam ships from Calcutta, Hong Kong, The Philippines and Hawaii finally arrived on the shores of California in the Port of Stockton in 1904. Sardar Bishon Singh was instrumental in establishing the very first Sikh Gurdwara in North America in Stockton California. Following the devastating major San Francisco earthquake and then the resulting fires which completely destroyed San Francisco in 1906, Jagtar’s grandfather escaped to Vancouver British Columbia on a boxcar, marking the first of his family’s arrival in Canada. His grandfather was eventually able to sponsor his younger brothers son’s arrival to Canada in January of 1960, and Jagtar born in India in December of 1959, arrived to Canada at five years of age on December 18th, 1964. Jagtar returned to India for the first time since his childhood at 25 years old for a traditional Sikh marriage in January of 1985. In this clip, on February 5th, 1985 in Gurdwara Karamsar Rara Sahib or Gurdwara Rara Sahib is situated at village Rara Sahib near Ludhiana, Punjab, India, Jagtar and his soon to be wife Gurinder Kaur, receive a blessing from the Gurdwara Sant Ji elder prior to their wedding. The two elder gentlemen are Jagtar’s future father-in-law Sardar Mewa Singh Kular and father Sardar Hardev Singh Dhaliwal. Here his father is visible in a pale blue suit not far from Sant Ji. This home movie memorializes these two important figures in Jagtar’s life who have since passed, his father-in-law and his father. After his father’s passing, Jagtar says it was fate to see his father here and remember him as a young man. In the next scene, Jagtar is in his ancestral village in Toosey, Punjab, India dressed in his wedding attire. As they are leaving, elders and family women offer their blessings by giving him sweet treats. The car and the groom's family travel down to the Milni ceremony (meeting of the two families) for introduction between the two families. After both sides of the family arrive, the fathers meet and exchange garlands. The uncles at each level exchange an official introduction. Then people gather for tea and refreshments just before going to the Gurdwara, a place of worship. The groom’s side of the family pays respect to the Guru Granth Sahib, a living embodiment of the Sikh’s gurus."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-051/001(01)
Date: Feb. 1985
Identifier: 2019-051/001(01)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153225

Title: Dhaliwal family videos : traditional Sikh marriage in India : Sri Harmandir Sahib
Description: Item consists of a Punjabi-, Jatt-, and Sikh-Canadian family's home movie featuring a portion of a wedding featuring singing and traditional ceremonies. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "In late February in 1985 Jagtar’s after getting married in India for his wedding took a religious pilgrimage to pay respects at the Sri Harmandir Sahib. They visited the Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) to see the aftermath of Operation Blue Star, where the 1984 attacks by the Indian paramilitary troops to oust out Sikh extremists happened. The attacks killed hundreds of people and left tons of damage to the buildings and structures of the Sri Harmandir Sahib complex, the holiest shrine of Sikhism. In the clip you see Jagtar pan the camera to the bullet holes and remnants of the attack. ‘It was a tense and strange situation’. He proceeded in India with caution but was fortunate that his future father-in-law was a powerful man in India and provided protection at his wedding."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-051/001(03)
Date: Feb. 1985
Identifier: 2019-051/001(03)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153191

Title: Blanc family videos : Premiere Communion de Josiane : speech
Description: Item consists of a Haitian family's home movie starts with a child putting a communion veil on another child. It also features the child in a white dress speaking to an audience and ends with several children entering the frame wrapping arms around one another. The audio is out of sync and the footage contains a lot of noise. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "The year is 1985 and in Verdun, Quebec, eight or nine years old Josiane Blanc celebrates her Catholic communion. In this clip Josiane is speak and telling her family what she is grateful for. She goes on to play with her friends and cousins. Josiane recalls that growing up in Verdun she was one of the only Black kids at her school for a few years. When the second Black girl arrived, they would end up being friends and her friend appears in tail end of this video."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-052/001(04)
Date: 7 May 1985
Identifier: 2019-052/001(04)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153611

Title: Blanc family videos : Premiere Communion de Josiane : adults dancing
Description: Item consists of a Haitian family's home movie featuring two adults dancing to music in a living room. The footage is damaged with the colour switching to back and white, flickering, and a lot of noise appearing. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows:"The year is 1985 and in Verdun, Quebec, eight or nine years old Josiane Blanc celebrates her Catholic communion. In this clip Josiane’s mom dances with her uncle."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-052/001(03)
Date: 7 May 1985
Identifier: 2019-052/001(03)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153610

Title: Blanc family videos : Premiere Communion de Josiane : cake
Description: Item consists of a Haitian family's home movie featuring a child in a white dress cutting a large decorative cake in the shape of a chapel and book cake with help from and supervision of three women. A child is a black suit and tie also appears in the footage. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "The year is 1985 and in Verdun, Quebec, eight or nine years old Josiane Blanc celebrates her Catholic communion. Here she cuts her cake among her mom and family members."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-052/001(02)
Date: 7 May 1985
Identifier: 2019-052/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153609

Title: Blanc family videos : Premiere Communion de Josiane : multiple generations dancing
Description: Item consists of a Haitian family's home movie featuring multiple generations eating and dancing to music in a living room. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "The year is 1985 and in Verdun, Quebec, eight or nine years old Josiane Blanc celebrates her Catholic communion. Here she cuts her cake among her mom and family members."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-052/001(01)
Date: 7 May 1985
Identifier: 2019-052/001(01)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153608