Material Culture, Memorabilia, and Ephemera

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This hate-poem was sent to Ram Raghbir Singh Chahal at the time he was fighting for the right for Sikhs to wear the dastaar (turban)

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Note: The sword and case pictured in this image is on display at The Military Museums in Calgary. The Martha sword was presented to the

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The Alberta Sikh History Project is an initiative by Dr. Michael Hawley at Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada.

Records the patterns of Sikh migration and settlement in Alberta,
Registers Sikh religious and cultural expressions over time,
Locates Sikhs’ historical and ongoing connections with Punjab and other spaces in the global Sikh diaspora,
Discloses how Sikhs have been represented in the media, politics, and law in Alberta,
Preserves the oral histories of Sikhs in the province.

September 13, 2021
"Hindu Cremated at Crow's Nest," Jagir Singh, Crowsnest, 1911
February 6, 2019
"Hindu Cremated at Crow's Nest," Jagir Singh, Lethbridge Herald, 1911
February 7, 2019

"Hindu Cremated at Crow's Nest," Jagir Singh, Crowsnest, 1911