A TRAVELLING EXHIBITION DEVELOPED BY THE CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES FOUNDATION.
During the First World War, national security fears and wartime prejudice drove the policy of internment, which lasted until 1920. During this time, Canada interned 8,579 people identified as “enemy aliens”, mainly Ukrainian and German immigrants, across a network of 24 camps.
“Enemy alien” was the term used to describe citizens of states legally at war with the British Empire, and who resided in Canada during the war. These included immigrants from the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. They could be interned for a number of reasons, including unemployment, attempting to leave Canada and failing to abide by government regulations.
Using photographs drawn from Canadian archival collections one hundred years later, this exhibition explore internment operations and the experiences of the internees: who they were, the conditions they endured and the legacy they left behind.
Borrowing Museums
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| Location | Dates |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Saskatoon, Sask. | February 12 – May 12, 2024 |
| Swift Current Museum, Swift Current, Sask. | October 10, 2023 – January 2, 2024 |
| Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax, N.S. | February 11 – April 23, 2023 |
| Nanaimo Museum, Nanaimo, B.C. | February 12 – May 22, 2022 |
| St. Paul Museum, St. Paul, Alta. | June 6 – September 6, 2021 |
| Galt Museum, Lethbridge, Alta. | February 8 – May 3, 2020 |
| Musée Heritage Museum, St. Albert, Alta. | November 26, 2019 – January 19, 2020 |
| Cumberland County Museum, Amherst, N.S. | July 22 – October 6, 2019 |
| Sam Waller Museum, The Pas, Man. | October 22 – November 26, 2018 |
| Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives, Jasper, Alta. | July 1 – September 30, 2018 |
| St. Thomas More College Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Sask. | November 2, 2017 – January 15, 2018 |
| The Fort Museum, Fort Macleod, Alta. | July 23 – September 24, 2017 |
| Museum Strathroy-Caradoc, Strathroy, Ont. | October 22, 2016 – February 5, 2017 |
| Fort Henry National Historic Site, Kingston, Ont. | May 15 – September 7, 2015 |