Collecting the stories of our legacy
Il Nostro Lascito | Our Legacy Project was begun by the LNFI Heritage Committee of the Kelowna Canadian Italian Club to capture the stories of Italian contribution to Kelowna and the surrounding communities. This rich legacy of contribution goes back almost 140 years, to the arrival in 1883 of Giovanni Casorso at the Oblate Mission now known as the Father Pandosy Mission. Our goal was to hear the story of the contribution first hand from the immigrants and descendants of immigrants who lived these stories.
Below is a one and a half minute trailer about the Legacy Project.
Below is a one and a half minute trailer about the Legacy Project.
We will be having a public online premiere of the first 13 minute introductory video on March 9th during our 55th Anniversary Celebration. If you'd like to attend, you can find out more on our Event page.
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Il Nostro Lascito | Our Legacy Project is an ongoing one. We will continue to record the stories of our Italian Community and will package these in multiple ways so they can be shared with the public, both through our own channels and the partnerships we have formed with our Community Partners. We will share current stories in progress and provide a platform for interaction with the community so that we can collaboratively shape the stories we will tell in the future.
If you would like to stay up to date with Il Nostro Lascito | Our Legacy Project, please email us at KCICNFI@Shaw.ca and we will add your name to our private mailing list. |
Supported in part by a City of Kelowna Cultural Grant
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OUR STORIES
THE MANY FACES OF OUR LEGACY
The first goal of our project is to gather stories of all kinds through first hand interviews, experiences and mementoes that together create a mosaic of the Italian contribution to Kelowna and the Central Okanagan. Then, this material will be edited into a number of video short features and vignettes which will be shared with the community both through our own channels and those of our community partners.
PERSONAL STORIESThe foundation of this project is to capture the experiences and history of those who have lived these stories. Whether our interviewees immigrated themselves or are descended from immigrants, they all have contributed to the Legacy.
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historic STORIESAs we gather this material, it will also naturally follow certain historically relevant themes. We will also produce features exploring these themes.
Future topics we are exploring include contributions to the Wine Industry, the Italian Experience during WWII and the role of Italians in the early development of agriculture. |
CULTURAL STORIESWe also want to chronicle the experience of those that bridged two very different cultures in two very different worlds: the one they left behind and the one they found here. What did they lose by immigrating to Canada and, more importantly, what did we as a community gain from what they brought with them?
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PROJECT PARTNERS
COMMUNITY HELPING COMMUNITY
Il Nostro Lascito Project is made possible through the support of our Community partners. Production costs are kept to a minimum through the contribution of our volunteer production team but funding is required to allow the project to continue to collect these vitally important stories and experiences.
If you would like more information on how you can help support Il Nostro Lascito Project, either as an individual or corporation, please contact us at kcicnfi@shaw.ca.
If you would like more information on how you can help support Il Nostro Lascito Project, either as an individual or corporation, please contact us at kcicnfi@shaw.ca.
THE KELOWNA CANADIAN ITALIAN CLUB WOULD LIKE TO THANK THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT
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The City of Kelowna is financially supporting Il Nostro Lascito Project through a Cultural Grant.
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The Kelowna Museums Society is a vital partner in helping us tell our stories.
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