Ancestral Home

Photos

Photo Collection For Ancestral Home

1912 – 1939

Buddhist Temple

Buddhist temple – Nakamura ancestral records/remains

Nakamura Grandparents with Sadato

1912

Nakamura Family L to R: Mother Haru holding baby daughter Chiharu, Sadato, Izo (grandfather), Senroku (father), Katsuto (brother)

20’s Sadato kimono

1930

Sadato as young man in his 20s

Kikuchi family

1933

L to R BACK Aiko, Takeo(brother), wife Koto with baby Kiyoshi; FRONT: Yasosuke (father), Komine (sister) baby Kinuko

Nurse Aiko

1935

Aiko as a nurse-in-training

Sadato and Aiko’s Marriage

June 1936

Formal marriage photo of Sadato Nakamura & Aiko Kikuchi

Sadato With Camera

1936

Sadato self portrait of him filming himself in mirror

Sadato Aiko Nikko

1939

Sadato and Aiko prior to departure to Canada at Nikko

End of Ancestral Home Photo Collection

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Winner of MITY Emerging Artist Award, 2023 Dawson City International Short Film Festival

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After exploring some of the photos, stories and documents, please reflect on the following:

Is there a place you consider your “ancestral home”?
Where and why?

What are ways that you connect with your ancestral home?

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What Others Have Said

  1. Since I have a diverse background which includes immigration, I don’t think in terms of ancestral home. Ireland and Chernovitz which is now part of Ukraine but was in Romania. I think of home as Winnipeg.

  2. McKenzie Delta and Dogrib Gwichin lands in upper Porcupine River area. Food – caribou and fish, bannock and fresh baked bread, brothers, sister, cousins

  3. Japan and Scotland – I connect to them most (among other Ancestral lands) because of the food and traditions that were passed down to me from both cultures and the places that stick with me today. Sushi, mochi, sukiyaki, tamago kake gohan, mince and tatties, shortbread, haggis and neeps. Big family get togethers. Music. Foggy moist air. Natural beauty. Love of gardening.

    1. Thanks for your comment and checking out the website. What a wonderful, rich background to draw upon!