Canada’s Forgotten Pioneers: How African Nova Scotians have contributed to the history of Canada

This week on Context we tell the story of African Nova Scotians and how they’ve contributed to the history of Canada. They’ve been in Canada for almost 300 years and yet some of us don’t know their stories and all that they have given us.

Context is on the road as Maggie John travels to Nova Scotia to speak with Isaac Saney, a historian in African Studies at Dalhousie University. We’ll also get a tour of the historic Africville Museum. The original community of Africville was established in the 1700s. As you’ll hear today the museum is a replica of Seaview United Baptist Church – the core of the community, which was razed to the ground in the late 60s and early 70s.

We’ll also hear from two amazing Canadians, the Honourable Mayann Francis who was the first black Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, and the first black MLA in Nova Scotia, Yvonne Atwell. Maggie also sits down with Vanessa Fells — an 8th-generation Canadian who has spoken at the United Nations about legislation and policy regarding African Canadians.

Today on Context: Canada’s Forgotten Pioneers How African Nova Scotians have contributed to the history of Canada.