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LNAK and Advocacy

Advocacy Work

Advocacy Work for Latvia In the immediate post-war years, LNAK laboured intensely to assist newcomers to Canada and provide aid to Latvian refugees in European Displaced Persons camps, where conditions…

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The 1970s

The Helsinki Process full In the 1970s, the World Federation of Free Latvians (of which the Latvian National Federation in Canada is a member organization) came under the leadership of…

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Baltic Federation in Canada

The Baltic Federation in Canada (BFC) was founded in May 1949 as an umbrella organization for the central organizations of the three Baltic communities (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia) in Canada. …

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Expo ’67

false In 1967, Canada celebrated its centenary by holding International and Universal Exposition (known as Expo) in Montréal that year. The theme as Man and His World. It was huge…

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The Beginning

The Latvian National Federation in Canada ( Latviešu Nacionālā Apvienība Kanādā ) acquired its present name in 1950, but the real work began in September 1948. The organization initially began…

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