Tag: Historical GIS

  • Deep Mapping Migrant Settlerhood: Unfolding histories of Finns in Canada

    Deep Mapping Migrant Settlerhood: Unfolding histories of Finns in Canada

    DR SAMIRA SARAMO At the turn of the twentieth century, Finnish migrants, drawn by the familiar landscape of lakes, forests, and rocky outcrop, settled in the rugged wilderness of Northern Ontario in Canada and overcame the harsh conditions of the early years through their inherent Finnish characteristic of “sisu” (determination, perseverance, guts)… or so the story…