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Zemlya/Nanaskomun collection
CA BMUFA 0080 · Collection · 23 September 2012

On September 23, 2012, Myrna Kostash co-hosted an event in Edmonton called Zemlya/Nanaskomun (The land/We give thanks): A Ceremonial Exchange of Gifts, which meant to remind there there had once been a relationship between Ukrainians and Indigenous peoples.

The collections consists of photographs of the event, and an article about the event by Myrna Kostash in the albertaviews. As Myrna wrote on her website: "The Ceremony evolved from my desire as a descendent of Ukrainian settlers on Treaty Six land to acknowledge the relationship between my people and the First Nations people through the shared gift of the land. The emphasis was on ceremony and acknowledgement of relationship. The idea of the Exchange of Gifts was mine but I shared the event with my co-host Métis advocate, Sharon Pasula." (https://www.myrnakostash.com/zemlya-nanaskomun-gallery/ accessed January 9, 2021)

Andriy Nahachewsky (then Director of the Kule Folklore Centre) and Lynnien Pawluk (Kule Folklore Centre Administrator) participated in the event. Andriy shared a story of his grandfather. Lynnien shared gifts with a representative of the Indigenous community. See the article for detailed description of the event.

Kostash, Myrna
CA BMUFA 0085 · Collection · 1979

The collection consists of descriptions of Ukrainian wedding customs and wedding songs recorded from Mrs. Olga Savaryn (mother) and Mrs. Olena Prystajecky (grandmother). All songs are transcribed and translated. This collection was a result of a fieldwork project which was part of the assignment for the UKR 422 course at the University of Alberta in the fall term of 1979.

Savaryn, Helen
CA BMUFA 0085-1 · File · 1979
Part of Helen Savaryn ethnographic collection

This work consists of descriptions of Ukrainian wedding customs and wedding songs recorded from Mrs. Olga Savaryn (mother) and Mrs. Olena Prystajecky (grandmother). All songs are transcribed and translated. This collection was a result of a fieldwork project which was part of the assignment for the UKR 422 course at the University of Alberta in the fall term of 1979. This project includes: sheet music, song lyrics, and indexed interviews.

CA BMUFA 0086 · Collection · 1952-1995

The collection consists of organizational documents of the Verkhovyna ensemble, correspondence, photographs, concert programs, brochures, and press clippings.

Verkhovyna Vocal Ensemble
CA BMUFA 0089 · Collection · 2007-03-23

The collection consists of an interview conducted by Jeanne Ferguson with Dr. Bohdan Medwidsky. The Interview was recorded at the Ukrainian Folklore Centre at the University of Alberta.

Medwidsky, Bohdan
Kuryliw family collection
CA BMUFA 0093 · Collection · 1930s-2017

The collection consists of personal documents of Anna and Wasyl Kuryliw, family photographs, correspondence between Wasyl and Anna, and other materials.

The film Chapters & Verses: Action Bill's Walk through Life - a documentary about Wasyl Kuryliw directed by his daughter Oksana Kuryliw and produced by Oksana Kuryliw and John Leeson is also part of this collection. Other materials include: Sonia Holiad's introduction to the premier screening of the film on September 12, 2017 at the Spadina Theatre at Alliance Française in Toronto; photographs of the Edmonton screening of the film, on October 27, 2017, and a poster of the event; and poems by Ivan Franko handwritten by Wasyl Kuryliw, which he used to take with him to work around 1965-1974 in Sudbury.

Anna Kuryliw's wedding dress with the veil is also part of this collection, as well as the wedding photograph of Wasyl and Anna. There is also a photo print of 4 women (Anna among them - 3rd from the left) with a sewing machine, which was bought by Vasyl and sent to the Old Country with the proposal to Anna to marry her. Her wedding gown was sewn with it.

Kuryliw family
Pavlo Lopata collection
CA BMUFA 0094 · Collection · 2017

The collection consists of an interview with Ukrainian Canadian artist and iconographer Pavlo Lopata conducted by Maryna Chernyavska on October 25, 2017 at the Kule Folklore Centre, University of Alberta.

Lopata, Pavlo
CA BMUFA 0095 · Collection · 2016

The collection consists of a Musical CD by the New Melody Kings titled "There's Something in the Wind". There is also a three page background story of the New Melody Kings written by Jerry Ozipko, and a one-page brief biography.

There's Something in the Wind
(Seven Selection EP)
©2016 STUDIOOZ Productions EP-01

Recording Engineer - Mike Brazeau, Reel Audio Productions

  1. Ne Teper Polka/"Not Now" (Polka) 2:29
    (Traditional Ukrainian Song)

  2. Shchos Nam Viter Naviva/"There's Something in the Wind" (Polka) & Arkan (Ukrainian Hutsul Dance) 3:06
    by Jerry Ozipko (2015)

  3. Chowen Ketaietsia/"The Rocking Boat" (Waltz) 3:33
    (Traditional Ukrainian Song)

  4. Chorney Ochi/"Dark Eyes" 2:34
    (Traditional Ukrainian Romance Song)

  5. Siyanka/"Sowing Wheat" (Kolomyjka) & Arkan (Traditional Hutsul Dance) 3:05

  6. Mazurka(Traditional Polish Dance) 3:52

  7. Hopak/"Cossack Dance" 1:55
    (Traditional National Dance of Ukraine)

The New Melody Kings
CA BMUFA 0101 · Collection · 1985

This collection includes an essay written by Greg Robinson for the course Ukrainian 499.

Robinson, Greg
CA BMUFA 0102 · Collection · 1984

The collection consists of essays and supporting material collected by Frank Fingarsen while taking Ukrainian Folklore courses at the University of Alberta.

Fingarsen, Frank
CA BMUFA 0111 · Collection · 1984-1990

This collection includes analyses on the wax ceremony performed by Ukrainian Canadians as folk medicine as research for her Master's thesis at the University of Alberta.

Hanchuk, Rena Jeanne
The wax ceremony (courses)
CA BMUFA 0111-1 · File · 1984
Part of Rena Hanchuk Ukrainian Folk Medicine Collection

This file contains early materials collected by Rena Hanchuk for her Folklore classes and a final paper. The project defines the wax ceremony as practiced in Canada. Within the written work, Rena compares and contrasts the definition of a wax ceremony through the taped interviews. The 15-page essay "A study on the Wax Ceremony as folk medicine" was done for the course Ukrainian 699.

Hanchuk, Rena Jeanne
CA BMUFA 0114 · Collection · 1936-2021

The collection consists of various certificates granted to Peter and Doris Kule: those awarded for their work in the community, as well as professional and educational ones.

Kule, Peter and Doris
CA BMUFA 0115 · Collection · 1956-1997

The collection consists of letters from Nick Ruptash family in Ukraine (Kitsman' district of Chernivtsi region) to Canada.

Nick Ruptash Family
CA BMUFA 0116 · Collection · 1951 - 1976

The collection consists of posters, programs, brochures, periodical publications related to various events and organizations in the Ukrainian Canadian community in Edmonton. Collected by Roman Soltykewych and Orest Soltykevych. The collection is organized into the following series:

  • Plast Functions 1956 -1978
  • Exhibits 1967 - 1974
  • Taras Shevchenko Functions 1952 - 1980
  • Religious Occasions (Christmas near end) 1951 - 1987
  • Dancing Concerts 1960 - 1990
  • Out-of-Towner's in Edmonton 1969 - 1990
  • Political Functions (Jan. 22 near end) 1951 - 1979
  • Ukrainian Festivals 1951 - 1979
  • Ukrainian Cultural Functions 1962 - 1980
  • Festivals with Ukrainians & Other Ethnic Groups 1961 - 1974
  • CYMK 1956 - 1981
  • Concerts out of Edmonton by non-Edmontonians 1961 - 1976
  • Live Ukrainian Theatre 1964 - 1977
  • Phonograph recordings
  • Portraits
  • Maps
Soltykewych, Roman