I can offer a little speculation as an amateur historian. But I think the person you might need is @kirstengoa.bsky.social’s dad David, who was for years the curator of folk life and ethnocultural communities at the RAM. But I haven’t spoken to him in a few years, and I don’t know how is health is.
You could also try @yasmeenabulaban.bsky.social at the University of Alberta, or @alvinfinkel.bsky.social - this overlaps with some of their research interests.
My dad is 80 and thankfully still doing well. I'm sure he would be happy to help. I was lucky to grow up visiting many of the religious and ethnocultural communities in the province. Our family vacations were usually my dad's field work trips. And many contacts became close family friends.
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