The sovereignty of memory: Guru Nanak Jahaz, the film, and the Canadian record
Staff
June 7, 2026
There are moments in a country’s life when the stories it tells collide sharply with the truths it has avoided.
Tag: Wanjara Nomad Collections
Apologizing to the colonial archive: Why Canada’s federal record needs Guru Nanak Jahaz
Staff
May 30, 2026
Wanjara Nomad Collections makes the case for Canada not confusing colonial archival continuity with historical justice.
British Columbia’s quiet rescission of a proclamation recognizing Guru Nanak Jahaz is a case study in the erasure of agency
Staff
April 7, 2026
Representatives of different gurdwaras in Metro Vancouver have endorsed the name Guru Nanak Jahaz for the vessel chartered by Gurdit Singh.
Wanjara Nomad Collections: Academic Apartheid and the 3R Word: The Violence of the ‘South Asian’ Label
Staff
July 5, 2025
We are not “South Asian.” We are Sikh Canadian, Tamil Canadian, Afghan Canadian, Punjabi Canadian, and Bengali Canadian.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.