Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning
Sound Recordings
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In this section are audio recordings of African Nova Scotian performers, storytellers and tradition bearers.
Helen Creighton
The audio recordings of African Nova Scotian performers, storytellers and tradition bearers were created by folklorist Helen Creighton. Creighton’s work in collecting the songs, stories, and traditions of many Maritime communities over six decades made her one of Canada’s most celebrated folklorists.
Lorne White
Listen to acclaimed African Nova Scotian singer Lorne White’s album ‘Words of Love’.
Pearleen Oliver Interview
Dr. Pearleen (Borden) Oliver was the first Black graduate of the New Glasgow High School, a noted African Nova Scotia human rights advocate, researcher, author, youth leader, choir director, historian and public speaker. Listen to Oliver’s 1992 interview with broadcaster Marjory Whitelaw, part of the Nova Scotia Women’s Oral History Project.
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