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The Newcomers : 1927 the Ukranians

Accession number: 
1978.0051

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Production Years: 
1977 to 1978

Languages:

  • English
  • French
Film Properties: 
  • Colour
  • Sound
Length (minutes): 
58

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Grand Prairie Regional College, Grand Prairie, Alberta: VHS.

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario: 16mm.
"Ivan Lypa, a Ukrainian who homesteads in Manitoba, has his dreams of farming thwarted by the Great Depression when he must leave his wife to look after the farm while he looks for work elsewhere."

York University, Toronto, Ontario: 16mm, VHS.
"Ivan Lypa, a Ukrainian who homesteads in Manitoba, has his dream of farmining his own land thwarted by the Great Depression, when he must leave his wife to look after their homestead while he seeks work as a labourer. Despite hard times and personal tragedy, Lypa endures and eventually returns to live out his life on his own land."

Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario: 16mm.