Canada's Forgotten Internment Camps
Between 1914 and 1920, thousands of Canadians of Ukrainian and Eastern European descent were imprisoned in internment camps across Canada, simply on the basis of their origins. For decades, their stories were buried under fear and shame. The Canadian government has finally recognized the internment operations, and yet it remains an unknown chapter in our nation's history.
The Redress Movement
- First Posted: Aug 04 2010 10:36 AM
- Updated: 3 months ago
It wasn't until 2008 that the Ukrainian community received formal recognition for internment operations that occurred at the beginning of the 20th century.
Lubomyr Luciuk, professor at the Royal Military College of Canada, joins The Mark to speak about how the Ukrainian Canadian community and other Eastern European communities finally received recognition from the Canadian government that internment operations did in fact happen.
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