Episode 18 - Kule Folklore

Donating a family archive transforms a private search into a shared cultural record, passing the role of storyteller to the next generation. Erika is joined by Oleksandr Pankieiev, Director of the Bohdan Medwidsky Kule Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta. Oleksandr delivers a strong message about the mandate to preserve Ukrainian culture, stories and physical documents of early Ukrainian pioneer life and how it has impacted Canada then and now. Granddaughter of Immigrants is a mini series about a woman's 20 year journey to discovering family and purpose. In a story where navigating her own “forever identity crisis” unfolds mysteries and lore of her family, set against the backdrop of her ancestral history and homeland. Download Episode Transcript For more information on Erika Hanchar & Granddaughter of Immigrants Podcast, visit: erikahanchar.com