Next Stop, Cold Lake: Patterns of Mobility, Military Brats and Oil-Patch Kids

Authors

  • Gabriel Asselin University of Alberta

Keywords:

mobility, school, military, oil industry, family, identity

Abstract

The French-speaking population of Cold Lake, Alberta, is mainly constituted by mobile individuals coming from two sectors: the oil industry and the Canadian military. Based on fieldwork in and around a French-only school in Cold Lake, this article explores the community impact of having such a mobile resident make-up. From the parents', educators' and most importantly from the children's perspective, I ask how these mobile families relate to the many communities to which they belong, how they see themselves and how they articulate their sense of belonging.

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Published

2014-11-30

How to Cite

Asselin, G. (2014). Next Stop, Cold Lake: Patterns of Mobility, Military Brats and Oil-Patch Kids. Anthropologica, 56(2), 423–434. Retrieved from https://cas-sca.journals.uvic.ca/index.php/anthropologica/article/view/569

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 2 (2014): Ending War and Sustaining Peace in Pacific Societies

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2014 Gabriel Asselin

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