HIERARCHICAL KEYWORD LIST

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This is a list of most of the keywords used to index the entries; they are organized, first, alphabetically, and then conceptually. First, check the list of terms printed in red, then choose one or more intermediate or minor (in black) descriptors. Use these search terms to find the records in the bibliography.

 

    Anniversary celebrations. See also
          Birthday celebrations
          Church jubilees
          Club anniversaries
          Memorial celebrations

    Anti-"smear-campaign" remarks

    Anti-Canada activities alleged by Canadians. See
          Aiding in escape from internment camp
          Aiding the enemy
          Defending German actions
          Defending Nazi actions
          Escape from Canada
          Escape from internment camps
          Espionage
          Fifth-column activities
          Illegal possession of banned reading material
          Illegal possession of firearms
          Interfering with recruitment
          Listening to Nazi propaganda
          Parole violations
          Pro-German agitation
          Pro-Nazi activities
          Pro-Nazi agitation
          Sabotage
          Seditious remarks
          Treason
          Watching Nazi propaganda films

    Anti-communist actions

    Anti-communist views

    Anti-foreigner views

    Anti-German views

    Anti-German actions. See
          Arrests
          Ban on holding German Days
          Ban on immigration
          Ban on membership
          Ban on public use of German
          Ban on use of German in school
          Ban on use of German in church
          Book burning
          Boycotts
          Call for ban on immigration
          Call for ban on instruction in German
          Call for ban on public use of German
          Call for ban on use of German in church
          Call for ban on use of German in school
          Call for deportation
          Call for imposition of special tax
          Call for internment
          Call for registration for military service
          Censorship
                    Ban on German music
                    Ban on German books
                    Ban on publication in German
                    Suppression of newspapers
                    Textbook revisions
          Charge of sedition or treason
          Compulsory labor
          Confiscation of firearms
          Confiscation of property
          Deportation
          Destruction of property
          Discrimination
          Disfranchisement
          Fines
          Imprisonment
          Internment
          Investigations
          Lay-offs
          Mob violence
          No-Germans hiring policy
          Outlawing German organizations
          Refusal of assistance
          Registration of enemy aliens
          Restrictions on civil rights
          Restrictions on mobility
          Restrictions on immigration
          School closure
          Street fighting
          Surveillance
          Suspension of naturalization
          WW II propaganda films

    Anti-Hutterite views

    Anti-Native views

    Anti-Nazi actions. See
          Anti-Nazi battalion
          Arrests
          Charge of sedition or treasons
          Demonstrations
          Imprisonment
          "Smear campaign", Defamation
          Surveillance

    Anti-Nazi views

    Antisemitic views

    Architecture

    Art works. See Architecture, Crafts, Films, Graphic arts, Literature, Music, Folk art

    Art exhibitions

    Artists. See
          Performers
                    Ballet dancers
                    Bands. Click here for the names of bands, orchestras, choirs, and other
                                   musical groups
                    Cabarettists
                    Carnival societies
                    Choirs. Click here for the names of choirs.
                    Dance groups. Click here for the names of dance groups.
                    Dancers
                    Theater groups. Click here for the names of theater and carnival groups.
          Tours

    Awards, prizes, medals and other honors
          Awards, medals and other honours. Click here for the names.
          Scholarships and bursaries. Click here for the names.

    Bilingualism
          Bilingualism policy
          Bilingual programs

    Business, commerce and industry (see also "Occupations and professions"). Click here for classifications

    Canada at war. See
          Alternative service
          Defence corps
          Demand for war reparations
          Enlistment
          Franchise
          Home Guard
          Military exemption
          Military service
          National registration
          Naturalization
          Prisoners of war
                    Internment
                    Internment camps
                    Lumber camps
          Registration for military service
          Registration of enemy aliens
          Veterans, Canadian Legion
          Victory celebrations

    Canada's relationships with Germany. See
          Ambassadors
          Consuls
          Honourary consuls
                    Consulates
          Government attitudes towards Germans

    Children's and youth issues
          Youth groups
          Youth programs

    Churches
          Anniversary celebrations
                    Church jubilees
          Baptist Church
                    (German) Baptists
                    Baptist churches. Click here for church names.
          Catholic Church
                    Catholics
                    Catholic churches. Click here for church names.
          Church of God. Click here for church names.
          Congregational Church. Click here for church names.
          Dunkards
          Hutterites
                    Hutterite colonies. Click here for colony names.
          Lutheran Church
                    Lutherans
                    Old Lutherans
                    Reformed Lutherans
                    Lutheran churches. Click here for church names.
          Mennonite Church
                    Mennonites
                    Mennonite churches. Click here for church names.
          Moravian Church
                    Moravians
                    Moravian churches. Click here for church names.
          Pentecostal Church
                    Pentecostal churches. Click here for church names.
          Reformed Church. Click here for church names.
          Seventh Day Adventists. Click here for church names.
          Träumer
          United Church. Click here for church names.
          Other. Click here for church names.

    Clothing
          Folk costumes
          Traditional dress
          Wedding clothes

    Clubs. Click here for the names of German-Canadian groups and clubs. See
          Club anniversaries
          Club closure
          Club history
          Club presidents
          Ethnic pageants
          Founding
          Founding meeting
          Membership
          Newsletters
          Opening celebrations

    Communist activities

    Conferences

    Crafts
          Marquetry
          Woodworking

    Cultural activities. See also Entertainment, Picnics, Dances, Folkfests, Songfests

    Cultural celebrations. See Holiday and folklore day celebrations, Anniversary Celebrations, Parades

    Customs and traditions. See also
          Beliefs
          Calendars
          Cultural differences
          Customs
          Endogamy
          Exogamy
          Folk medicine
          Foods
          Games
          Life style
          Religious beliefs
          Toys
          Weddings

    Dances. See also
          Dance contests
          Folk dances
                    Schuhplattlers
           Formal dances
                    Formal balls
          Masquerade balls

    Dealing with anti-German-Canadian views. See
          Dual loyalty
          Hiding one's ethnic identity
          Name change
          Resistance to anglicization

    Description of Canada's features. See
          Description and travel
          Research trips, study trips
          Travel
          Travel to Europe
          Visits to Alberta

    Education. See
          Bilingual programs
          Book prizes
          Camps
                        Summer camps
          Church schools
          Colleges and universities
          English language instruction
          Enrolments
          Essay contests
          Examinations
                        Deutsches Sprachdiplom
          German culture courses
          German language consultants
          German language instruction
          German language schools
          Graduation ceremonies
          Immersion events
          Instruction in English
          Instruction in German
          Kindergarten
          Lectures
          Lending libraries
          Lesezirkel
          Parents' role
          Parents' rights
          Playschools
          Prizes
          Radio language program broadcasts
          Reading rooms
          Readings
          Scholarships
                    Music scholarships
                    Travel scholarships
          Schools
                    Public schools
                    Private schools
                    Subsidies
                    School closure
                    School buildings
                    School districts
                    School laws
                    Separate schools
          Slide shows
          Speaking contests
          Student exchanges
                    Study abroad
                    Summer courses
                    Work abroad
          Teaching
                    Proficiency in German
                    Teacher exchanges
                    Teacher training
                    Teachers
           Truancy

    Emigration

    Entertainment. Click here for examples of activities.

    Ethnic identity
          Ethnic characteristics
          German-Canadian identity
          Hiding one's ethnic identity

    Farming. See also
          Colonization
          Farmers' organizations
          Homesteading
                    Homestead Laws
           Irrigation
          Land purchases

    Films

    Fine Arts
          Paintings
          Photographs
          Sculptures

    Folk art

    Folkfests. See also
          German Days
          Oktoberfest
          Wine festivals

    Government attitudes towards German-Canadians

    Graphic arts

    History. See
          German history
                    Anschluss
                    Basic Law
                    German re-unification
                    Occupation of the Sudetenland
                    Saar question
                    Versailles
          German-Canadian history
                    Maps
                    Statistics
          Settlement history
                    Reminiscences

    Holiday and folklore day celebrations
          Carnival
          Christmas
          Easter
          Halloween
          New Year
          Summer solstice

    Hutterites
          Agriculture
                    Colonization
                    Farming
                    Hutterite colonies. Click here for colony names.
                    Irrigation project
                    Land purchases
                    Land leases
          Anti-Hutterite views
                    Call for assimilation
                    Call for ban on use of German in school
                    Call for ban on immigration
                    Call for ban on retail selling
                    Call for ban on land purchases
                    Call for break-up of colonies
                    Call for Canadianization
                    Call for censorship
                    Call for compliance with laws
                    Call for deportation
                    Call for elimination of special privileges
                    Call for government action
                    Call for internment
                    Call for loyalty to Canada
                    Call for mainstreaming of children
                    Call for registration for military service
                    Call for restrictions on civil rights
                    Call for restrictions on land purchases
                    Call for settlement in the North
                    Destruction of property
                    Discrimination
                    Economic impact
                    Health concerns
                    Military exemption
                    Opposition to expansion of colonies
          Crafts
          Dealing with the "Hutterite problem"
                    Alberta Bill of Rights
                    Alberta School Act
                    Alberta Hutterite Investigation Committee
                    Communal Properties Control Board
                    Communal Property Act
                    Court proceedings
                    Criminal investigations
                    Hutterite Communal Affairs Committee
                    Hutterite Liaison Committee
                    Land Sales Prohibition Act
                    Moratorium on land purchases
                    Regulation of ownership of communal property
                    Restrictions on civil rights
                    Restrictions on land purchases
                    Select Committee of the Legislature
                    Southern Alberta Development Association
                    Special Advisory Committee on Communal Property and Land Use
                    Taxation
          Beliefs
                    Dariusleut
                    Lehrerleut
                    Schmiedeleut
                    Cultural maintenance
                    Desire for aloofness from secular society
                    Driver's licenses without photos
                    Endogamy
                    Endogamy
                    Entertainment
                    Exogamy
                    Language maintenance
                    Leaving the colony
                    Resistance to anglicization
          Children
          Clergy
          Customs and traditions
                    Christmas
                    Clothing
                    Dialects
                    Easter
                    Foods
                    Weddings
          Difficulties
          Education
                    Additional school costs
                    Corporal punishment
                    Instruction in German
                    Parents' rights
                    Parents' role
                    Private schools
                    Public schools
                    Quality of education
                    School closure
                    School buildings
                    School-leaving age
                    Teaching
                    Truancy
                    Use of German in school
                    Use of English in school
          Emigration
          Expression of loyalty to Canada
          Financial difficulties
          Health care
          Life style
          Military service
                    Alternative service
                    Military exemption
                    Refusal of military service
          Pro-Hutterite views
          Relationships with the community
          Religious songs
          Veterans
          Women's issues

    Immigrant groups. See
          Austrians
          Settlers from Austria
          Settlers from Austria-Hungary
          Settlers from Bessarabia
          Settlers from Canada
          Settlers from East Prussia
          Settlers from Europe
          Settlers from Galicia
          Settlers from Germany
          Settlers from Hungary
          Settlers from Manitoba
          Settlers from Nebraska
          Settlers from Odessa
          Settlers from Ontario
          Settlers from Poland
          Settlers from Rumania
          Settlers from Russia
          Settlers from Saskatchewan
          Settlers from South Dakota
          Settlers from Switzerland
          Settlers from the Bukovina
          Settlers from the Dobrudja
          Settlers from the Baltic countries
          Settlers from the Bukovina
          Settlers from the U.S.
          Settlers from the Volga
          Settlers from Ukraine
          Settlers from Volhynia
          Reichsdeutsche
          Sudeten Germans
          Swiss
          Volksdeutsche

    Immigration
          Ban on immigration
          Call for ban on immigration
          Facilitation of immigration
          Immigration regulations
          Restrictions on immigration

    Individuals mentioned in the Bibliography. Click here for a list of names.

    Irrigation
          Irrigation project

    Jews
          Antisemitic views
          German-Jewish relations
          Pro-Jewish views

    Language. See
          Standard German
          Dialects
                    Volhynian German
                    Bessarabian German
                    Low German, Plattdeutsch
                    Galician German

    Laws
          Call for compliance with laws
          School laws
          Translations of laws

    Lectures

    Literature
          Novels
          Plays
          Poetry

    Living conditions. See
          Difficulties
          Health care
          Health concerns
          Health insurance
          Labor difficulties
          Relief
          Successes
          Unemployment

    Maintenance of cultural or linguistic heritage. See
          Anglicization
          Assimilation
          Call for assimilation
          Call for Canadianization
          Canadianization
          Cultural maintenance
          Ethnic identity
          Integration
          Language maintenance
          Resistance to anglicization

    Medicine
          Folk medicine
          Health care

    Mennonites
          Aid organizations
                    Aid
          Beliefs
                    Holdeman Mennonites
                    Old Colony Mennonites
                    Desire for aloofness from secular society
                    Völkisch views
          Clergy
          Dealing with the Mennonites
                    Anti-German views
                    Anti-Mennonite views
                    Assimilation
                    Ban on immigration
                    Call for ban on instruction in German
                    Court proceedings
                    Destruction of property
                    Enemy aliens
                    Eviction
                    Internment
                    Lay-offs
                    National registration
                    Recognition of contributions to Canada
          Dialects
                    Low German, Plattdeutsch, Plautdietsch
          Education
                    Bible schools
                    Camps
                    Church schools
                    Corporal punishment
                    Instruction in English
                    Instruction in German
                    Parents' rights
                    Parents' role
                    Public schools
                    Schools
                    School laws
                    School closure
                    Teaching
                    Truancy
                    Uncertified teachers
          Emigration
                    to/from Bolivia
                    to/from Mexico
          Exogamy
          Expression of loyalty to Canada
          Farming
                    Colonization
                    Colonization companies
                    Homesteading
                    Land purchases
          Foods
          Immigration
                    Facilitation of immigration
                    Germans from Russia
          Life style
          Maintenance of cultural or linguistic heritage
                    Cultural activities
                    Cultural maintenance
                    Customs and traditions
                                       Weddings
                    Language maintenance
          Mennonite churches. Click here for church names.
          Military service
                    Alternative service
          Music
                    Folk songs
                    Religious songs
          Politics
                    Politicians
          Pro-German views
                    völkisch views
          Relationships with the community
          Use of German in school
          Use of German in church
          Work with Natives

    Multiculturalism

    Music
          Concerts
          Folk music
          Songs
                    Folk songs
                    Religious songs
                    Student songs
                    Yodeling
          Operas
          Operettas
          Musicals
          Popular music
                    Pop music
                    Rap music
                    Rock music
          Concert tours

    Occupations and professions. See also Business, commerce and industry. Click here for classifications.

    Organizations. See
          Aid organizations
                    Aid
                    Donations
          Business organizations
          Farmers' organizations

    Parades

    Picnics

    Place names
          Origin of place names

    Political affairs. See
          Elections
                    Civic elections
                    Federal elections
                    Provincial elections
                    Endorsement
          Politics
                    Civic politics
                                   Mayors
                    Federal politics
                    Provincial politics
          Political organizations. Click here for the names of German-Canadian political groupings.
          Political parties
                    Communists
                    Conservatives
                    Labour Party
                    Liberals
                    National Socialists
                    Progressive Conservatives
                    Social Crediters
          Parades
          Flags
          Anthems

    Political activities. See Anti-communist actions, Anti-German actions, Anti-Nazi actions, Anti-Canada activities alleged by Canadians

    Political views. See Anti-communist views, Anti-foreigner views, Anti-German views, Anti-Hutterite views, Anti-Native views, Anti-Nazi views, Antisemitic views, Dual loyalty, Pro-Communist views, Pro-German-Canadian views, Pro-Canada views

    Pro-Canada views
          Call for loyalty to Canada
          Contributions to Canada
          Expression of loyalty to Canada
          Recognition of contributions to Canada

    Pro-Communist views

    Pro-German-Canadian views
          Call for ethnic pride
          Call for ethnic solidarity
          Call for more public visibility
          Call for political involvement
          Demands of German-Canadians
                    Call for fair treatment
                    Call for equal rights
                    Call for German language instruction in public schools
                    Call for more jobs in the civil service
                    Call for more representation in government
          Expression of ethnic pride
          Expression of ethnic solidarity
          Right to public use of German

    Pro-Jewish views

    Pro-Nazi views

    Pro-Nazi agitation

    Prohibition

    Publications. See
          Bibliographies
          Books
                    Reviews
          Newspapers
                    Publication in English
                    Publication in German
                    Subscriptions
          Periodicals

    Radio broadcasts
          Language program broadcasts
          Radio shows
          Radio stations. Click here for radio and TV station call letters.
          Religious radio broadcasts

    Refugees

    Religion
          Clergy of all faiths. Click here for a list of names.
          Pastoral care
          Pastoral training
          Religious meetings
          Religious radio broadcasts
          Traveling pastor

    Songfests

    Sports. Click here for the names of sports groups.
          Bicycling
          Boxing
          Championships
          Crossbow shooting
          Gymnastics
          Handball
          Hiking
          Horseback riding
          Ice hockey
          Kayaking
          Skeleton-sled racing
          Skiing
          Soccer
          Sports awards
          Table tennis
          Tennis
          Tours
          Track and field
          Volleyball
          Wrestling

    Television
          TV producers
          TV programs
          TV stations

    Völkisch views

    Women. See
          Women's issues
          Women's suffrage



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