Icelandic Canadian Food In Manitoba

For Icelanders who chose to Anglicize and to adapt to their new country, food was important. It is tied to the preservation of their Icelandic identity and at the same time their adaptation to more Canadian ideals.

MAP CREDITS

Story and Map by Madison Herget-Schmidt

With assistance from Kimberley Moore

SOURCES

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