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Title: Baksh family videos : Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls
Description: Item consists of a Guyanese family’s home movie featuring what appears to most likely be Kaieteur Falls and Orinduik Falls. Footage consists of a close up of the top of the falls; a close up of the middle section of the falls; another view of the falls, the river below, and a rainbow; a landscape shot of the falls from a far away plane window which is covered in water droplets alongside views of the winding river; three men walking on a trail; and a close up of a quickly moving river and rapids.
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2018-033/001(06)
Date: [200-?]
Identifier: 2018-033/001(06)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153688

Title: Dhoré family videos : peekaboo and kisses
Description: Item consists of an Indo- and Black-Carribean family’s home movie featuring a girl playing peek-a-boo and kissing a newborn. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Shanti has recently given birth to her second child, Rohan on April 8th 2001 at Scarborough Grace General Hospital. Her mother (a nurse herself) supported Shanti during the delivery. Leyla, the oldest and only child for the first 6 years of her life meets her younger brother for the first time on video. Born closer to Easter, the rest of the family is able to travels down to meet the new member of the family. Robert who is now 16 is meeting his youngest cousin for the first time."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-059/001(11)
Date: 2001
Identifier: 2019-059/001(11)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153229

Title: Edralin family videos : tricycle
Description: Item consists of a Filipino-Canadian family's home movie featuring a child and adult holding hands and walking, and a child riding a tricycle. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Martin’s little sister and his mom are walking by Martin’s elementary school, Metropolitan Andrei Catholic School on Mississauga Valley Blvd. The school is located right by their home across highway 10. The Edralins lived at this residence until Martin was around 10 years old, and then moved further west to Erin Mills. The family moved because his mother wanted a bigger detached house with a bigger lawn. There is a community of Filipinos in Mississauga, and growing up, the Edralins had a close-knit group of family friends. In 1983, when the footage was taken, there were no condos in the neighborhood. When Martin used to attend Francis Xavier Secondary School at the intersection of Mavis Rd. and Matheson Blvd, there was a farm across the street. Demographically, the neighborhood has changed immensely. At his elementary school, there were about three Asian families, four black kids who were brothers and the rest of the children were white. Martin shares that he grew up in Sauga at a time when there wasn’t a lot of POC, and recalls sticking out at his elementary school. He dealt with a lot of racism but doesn’t necessarily think of his childhood as a bad experience. Although the comments weren’t hateful, but rather "kids being kids," "anything that makes you feel different hurts." It wasn’t until middle school and high school that his environment became more diverse. It was still predominantly white but all the non-white people were sort of grouping together, and there was comfort in having others around who identified with each other’s experience, and who were not quite fitting in with the majority."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-069/001(09)
Date: 1983
Identifier: 2019-069/001(09)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153231

Title: Chen family videos : Cecilia Runnymede School, Sings the Rainbow 1977
Description: Item consists of a Chinese family's home movie featuring a children’s choir recital. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Shortly after arriving with her family in 1968 Canada, Millie’s family visit Niagara Falls. This clip is the last recorded film of her older sister, Wendy, before she was killed in a car accident in the fall of that year. The next time the camera is picked up is for the birth of her younger sister Cecilia. The other selected footage feature several outings to cottage country and parks all across Southern Ontario, as well as the Eastern seaboard. Millie’s parents had an immense appreciation for the outdoors and wanted to nurture this relationship in their children. Mavericks in their own way, the Chens encouraged their children to take part in various cultural experiences. Millie and her sister were both trained in the arts and later continue to take part in the arts world through their careers. In February 1977, Millie plays the piano at her recital in a concert hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Always nervous when performing publicly, Millie was grateful to be wearing her mother’s hand made skirt that was long enough to hide her trembling knees. During Cherry Blossom season her family enjoy a beautiful afternoon in High Park. Unlike the present day, the park is mostly empty outside of a few people in the background. Her father who usually is behind the camera can be seen enjoying the day with his family. Over the years, Millie and her mother would occasionally take over the filming to get their father in front of the camera. Her mother is particularly teasing and playful on this day. She can be seen laying in the grass kicking up her feet and winking at the camera."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-057/001(06)
Date: Feb. 1977
Identifier: 2019-057/001(06)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153232

Title: Dhaliwal family videos : traditional Sikh marriage in India : Ardas, palla, and lama
Description: Item consists of a Punjabi-, Jatt-, and Sikh-Canadian family's home movie featuring a wedding and family members speaking outside, singing, and dancing. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "The bride's side of the family takes their seat beside the groom and the ceremony begins. There’s an Ardas, a request for a blessing. The priest Jathadar Ji advises the couple on how to conduct their lives together according to Sikh traditions and religious edicts. The bride’s father takes the palla around the groom’s neck and puts it around his daughter, officially blessing them. The lamas begin; the couple bows down and walks around the Guru. The lama is repeated four times and with each lama, the couple gets closer to marriage. After that and more scripture, the audience members pay their respect one by one. The couple is seen off and returns and celebrates in their ancestral village with sweets, blessings and dancing."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-051/001(04)
Date: Feb. 1985
Identifier: 2019-051/001(04)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153233

Title: Chen family videos : swimming at a lake
Description: Item consists of a Chinese family's home movie featuring children and adults swimming and playing in a lake. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Shortly after arriving with her family in 1968 Canada, Millie’s family visit Niagara Falls. This clip is the last recorded film of her older sister, Wendy, before she was killed in a car accident in the fall of that year. The next time the camera is picked up is for the birth of her younger sister Cecilia. The other selected footage feature several outings to cottage country and parks all across Southern Ontario, as well as the Eastern seaboard. Millie’s parents had an immense appreciation for the outdoors and wanted to nurture this relationship in their children. Mavericks in their own way, the Chens encouraged their children to take part in various cultural experiences. Millie and her sister were both trained in the arts and later continue to take part in the arts world through their careers. In February 1977, Millie plays the piano at her recital in a concert hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Always nervous when performing publicly, Millie was grateful to be wearing her mother’s hand made skirt that was long enough to hide her trembling knees. During Cherry Blossom season her family enjoy a beautiful afternoon in High Park. Unlike the present day, the park is mostly empty outside of a few people in the background. Her father who usually is behind the camera can be seen enjoying the day with his family. Over the years, Millie and her mother would occasionally take over the filming to get their father in front of the camera. Her mother is particularly teasing and playful on this day. She can be seen laying in the grass kicking up her feet and winking at the camera."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-057/001(04)
Date: [between 1968 and 1977]
Identifier: 2019-057/001(04)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153236

Title: Pafois family videos : compilation of home movies
Description: Item consists of a Barbadian- and Guyanese-Canadian family's home movie whic includes footage of a Popeye cartoon, an Alvin and the Chipmunks cartoon, children playing, a birthday celebration, a crowd outside and a man speaking into a microphone, a parade with cars as floats, adults hanging out, a hall filled with adults eating and dancing, a picnic at a park, gatherings with Christmas decorations in the background, a family dog wearing a hat, and a family gardening. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Its 1974 or 1975 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Mike Nobrega, cousins, aunts, extended family and friends are seen in domestic settings. They are also pictured sharing a picnic in the summertime. Mike was born in Toronto, and moved to Nova Scotia when he was young. His father is from Guyana and mother is from Barbados. The community around where he grew up was very diverse, including people from the Ukraine, Poland, Carribean, Italy. Many came to work in steel and coal mines."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-056/001(01)
Date: [1974 or 1975]
Identifier: 2019-056/001(01)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153241

Title: Khan family videos : Family wedding in Canada
Description: Item consists of a Pakistani-Canadian family's home movie featuring a family barbeque, children playing at a park, and a wedding reception. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "At four years old, Noor is in Canada visiting her family to attend a relative’s wedding. After seeing the clip, she noticed her cousins are only speaking to her in Urdu. When she asked them why they weren’t speaking in English, she was told they thought she couldn’t speak English. Noor attended an International English primary school in Saudi Arabia with children from English speaking countries. The footage cuts to a night time gathering. Noor is dressed up with her family attending a relatives wedding. Children and adults can be seen mingling and dancing around."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-036/001(02)
Date: [1998 or 1999]
Identifier: 2019-036/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153242

Title: Pafois family videos : compilation of home movies
Description: Item consists of a Barbadian- and Guyanese-Canadian family's home movie featuring two adults and a baby in the kitchen, children and adults dancing, a child unwrapping Christmas presents and playing with a doll, children riding bicycles and playing on swing sets, the family driving in a car, and snowy streets with adults shovelling and children playing. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Its 1972 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Shot on 8mm film, Mike Nobrega, his brother Richard, and aunt Beryl are seen inside their home and backyard on Tupper Street. Mike was born in Toronto, and moved to Nova Scotia when he was young. His father is from Guyana and mother is from Barbados. The community around where he grew up was very diverse, including people from the Ukraine, Poland, Carribean, Italy. Many came to work in steel and coal mines."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-056/001(02)
Date: 1972
Identifier: 2019-056/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153243

Title: Husain family videos : Cityscapes of Iraq
Description: Item consists of an Iranian-Canadian family’s home movie featuring cityscapes of Baghdad including footage of traditional architecture. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "Although Aeyliya was born in London, England, she spent a year of her childhood in Baghdad, Iraq, a place in which she does not have too many strong memories of, yet finds fascination with when she watches her footage. "My grandmother, mom, brother, and I are in the footage. It’s very interesting to see this place that kind of has a memory for me, and then seeing family members like my grandfather who’s no longer alive, and then seeing my mother as a ‘young mother.’" Aeyliya describes having memories of eating certain candy in Iraq, and specifically in the footage she speculates that her mother was going to the mosque perhaps to pray, while she and her brother were running around in the courtyard. "[It’s] very surreal to see your past, to see yourself and your history. When I first watched the footage I thought ‘oh, this is kind of a weird feeling, strange, but still good.’" There are a number of ways ones life could’ve been dramatically different. "Where is home?" She ponders."After migrating to Iraq from London, my parents decided to leave Baghdad for better economic opportunities and migrated to our final destination Canada." Aeyliya’s family came to Montreal "literally" by boat. "We left London to Montreal and took the QE2, and then settled in St. Catherines, Ontario. "One decision that you have no control over could dramatically change your life," Aeyliya adds, describing her thoughts behind her parents decision to live in Iraq for a year, nearly settling there, before plans changed and then moved from London to St. Catherines instead, "I look at the footage and think of that sometimes." After migrating to Iraq from London, my parents decided to leave Baghdad for better economic opportunities and migrated to our final destination Canada. "
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2019-068/001(01)
Date: [197-?]
Identifier: 2019-068/001(01)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153607

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

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 : 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 : 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: Tabobondung family videos : Skydome Pow wow 2001, City shots - Universe, Rebeka Reading Book Launch Nov/2001
Description: Item consists of a Anishinaabe family's home movie. Donor(s) and project contributed description follows: "In 2001 in Toronto, Ontario at the SkyDome for an annual Pow wow. It was a huge event that everyone in Toronto looked forward to. At the time Rebeka was working for Native Women in the Arts and Dave comes by to visit Rebeka and they go and walk around the pow wow and visit friends. The second part of the clip is at an event, is a book launch for ‘Nation to Nation: Aboriginal Sovereignty and the Future of Canada’ (2001), a compilation of academic writings about Indigenous sovereignty. A friend of Rebeka’s was one of the publishers, and at the time Rebeka was staying with her, and gifted her friend with a poem for letting her stay at her house. She loved the poem so much she made it the front cover of the book. Rebeka is seen in the clip speaking to the value of the book, at the time there weren’t a lot of contemporary books about nation to nation."
Type: video files
Fonds: Home Made Visible collection (F0723)
Accession / Box: 2020-071/001(02)
Date: 2001
Identifier: 2020-071/001(02)
Identifier (PID): yul:1153613

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: 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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