And we're off. Today (July 28, 2017) we began our journey of visiting select African Nova Scotians communities, 12 this year in particular. In recognition of the Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia’s, 40th Anniversary, the Black Cultural Centre (BCC) is embarking on a province wide community outreach and pop-up museum project entitled: “Inspire: The History and Legacy of African Nova Scotians”. Between July and December 2017, the BCC will collaborate with various African Nova Scotian communities to organize engagement sessions to discuss its mission “To Protect, Preserve and Promote the history and culture of African Nova Scotians” and gather feedback on its future direction and its role serving communities across the province. This project will also include a traveling exhibit that will be hosted by participating Nova Scotia Museum sites across the province.
In addition, the sessions taking place in African Nova Scotian communities will provide an opportunity for the public to share stories, artifacts and photos associated with one of Nova Scotia’s founding cultures. Individuals can bring in artifacts for us to photograph and record, old photos to be scanned or oral histories to be recorded.
Peoples of African descent are a vibrant part of Nova Scotia’s past, these individuals made Nova Scotia home and contributed to the fabric and success of today’s province. Nova Scotia can be said to be the birthplace of Black Culture and heritage in Canada, boasting the largest indigenous Black community in Canada.
During the first year of this special outreach project the BCC plans to visit the communities of Gibson Woods, Truro, New Glasgow, Whitney Pier, Digby, Shelburne, Upper Big Tracadie, Amherst, and various locations in the Halifax Region.
- R. Grosse
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