British Columbia History

Sharing the Rich History of Doukhobors in BC

Of the many peoples forming British Columbia's cultural mosaic, few have received more media and political attention historically than the Doukhobors. Yet despite this attention, they continue to be misunderstood.

Between 1908 and 1913, over 6,000 Doukhobors from Saskatchewan arrived in the Boundary and Kootenay regions of

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