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From Christmas pepperpot, to Hanukkah latkes and Chinese New Year dumplings, eating and making holiday foods with loved ones is a way to express love, honour family traditions and create lasting memories. Here are five stories of diverse holiday food traditions.

Crossing Boundaries Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies April 25, 2021 The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population. By Omayra Issa Centuries of Black migration on the Canadian Prairies The Canadian Prairies saw their first Black residents more than 200 years ago. Today, the Prairies are home to the country’s fastest growing Black population. By Omayra Issa ...

Colette Derworiz Ron Mapp poses for a photo in Edmonton, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Mapp grew up in Amber Valley, Alta. and his great-grandfather was one of the scouts who visited the area and returned with the first wave of African-American settlers in 1910. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson February 04, 2021 - 8:36 AM There isnt much left in Amber Valley. Theres a community hall, a few homes and a cemetery. Former residents say people driving by on the highway migh...

But they quickly add the almost forgotten community in northern Alberta has a rich history. “Amber Valley was one of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada,” Ron Mapp, an Edmontonian who grew up in the community, said in an interview with The Canadian Press. His great-grandfather, Henry Sneed, was one of the scouts who visited the area then returned with the first wave of African-American settlers in 1910. Myrna Wisdom, also a former resident who now lives in Edmonton, said her mat...