INDEX
Africa, 5–7, 10, 11, 24–25, 27
African Nova Scotian Affairs, 27
barrel children, 19–21
Black Loyalists, 7, 11
calypso, 24
citizenship, 12, 15
discrimination, 24–25, 27, 28
domestic workers, 11–12, 19
Duvalier, François, 16, 17
Emancipation Day, 6
Fairclough, Ellen, 15
Government of Canada, 9–10,
12, 15, 16, 28
Haiti, 5, 12, 16, 17, 23, 28
Jamaica, 5–6, 12, 23, 25, 28
Jamaican Canadian
Association, 25
Jean, Michaëlle, 16
jobs, 5, 9, 11–13, 17, 19
landed immigrant status, 12
Maroons, 6–7
points system, 15–16
racism, 9–11, 25, 28
refugee, 11, 17, 25
reggae, 23–24
slave, 5, 6, 10, 11
Toronto Caribbean Carnival, 24
Waddell, Alfred, 10
World War II, 11
About the Author
Julie Kentner grew up in Boissevain, Manitoba. She is a writer, loves
to read, and volunteers with several organizations. She now lives in
Winnipeg with her husband and their three cats.
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