Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Our stories, Our voices: Hazara Narratives in Canada
Agreement Number:
2526-0002
Agreement Value:
$23,917.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Our Stories, Our Voices: Hazara Naratives in Canada is a preliminary oral history project to document the modern history and settlement of the Hazara people in Canada, an ethnic community of Afghanistan that suffered a brutal genocide in the late nineteenth century and continues to experience persecution and discrimination due to their ethnic and religious identity in Afghanistan.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
In the immediate term, the project will become the centrepiece of the Hazara Heritage website and available on the Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) catalogue.
In the long term, Hazara Heritage will continue to interview Hazara Canadians, gradually building a comprehensive digital archive of Hazara oral histories.
Location:
Old Toronto, Ontario, CA M4E 1H3
Reference Number:
129-2025-2026-Q2-00001
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
787501956 RC0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Hazara Heritage
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.