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High school students get lesson on Holodomor

October 7, 2016

Saskatchewan high school students get an interactive lesson on Holodomor, the 1932 – 1933 genocide of the Ukrainian people.

‘The best kept secret’

October 6, 2016

Prince Albert students learn about the Ukrainian genocide of 1932-33 This week Prince Albert high school students had the opportunity to learn about one of the lesser-known genocides of the 20th century. On Oct. 5 and 6 the Toronto-based Canada Ukraine Foundation’s Holodomor National Awareness Tour bus visited the city.

Holodomor tour comes to Sacred Heart

September 30, 2016

The Holodomor, which took place in Ukraine in 1932 and 1933, resulted in the deaths of millions of people, but because if was covered up by the former USSR, it has not been well known. The Holodomor National Awareness Tour intends to make people more aware of what happened, why it happened, and why it remains important.

A national touring exhibit designed to raise awareness of the Holodomor Ukrainian genocide is in Saskatchewan

September 29, 2016

A national touring exhibit designed to raise awareness of the Holodomor Ukrainian genocide is in Saskatchewan for the next three weeks. The Holodomor mobile classroom was parked outside the Legislative Building for its first stop. Education Minister Don Morgan toured and spoke with Regina high school students visiting the customized RV.

Holodomor Travelling Educational Exhibit Arrives in Saskatchewan

September 27, 2016

A national touring exhibit designed to raise awareness of the Holodomor Ukrainian genocide is in Saskatchewan for the next three weeks. Education Minister Don Morgan toured the Holodomor mobile classroom, parked outside the Legislative Building today. He spoke with Regina high school students visiting the customized RV that provides interactive displays and information on the man-made famine that devastated Ukraine in the early 1930s.

“The Holodomor was a cruel, horrific time in our world’s history, and we must never forget that dark period,” Morgan said. “Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian community has been instrumental in raising awareness in our province of this tragedy and this new national resource will help educate students and citizens across the country about the evils perpetrated decades ago on innocent families.”