蜜芽传媒

Turas Iain Moireasdan 脿 Le貌dhas gu pr猫iridh Chanada 's e a' sireadh eachdraidh beatha a shean-shean sheanmhair, boireannach t霉sanach a th脿inig a dh'fhuireach a Le貌dhas anns an naoidheamh linn deug.

Tha Iain Moireasdan, Iain a Bhilachan mar as fhe脿rr a dh'aithnichear e, a' ruith companaidh bhusaichean ann an Le貌dhas. An uiridh, choinnich e ri cupall Innseanach 脿s na St脿itean nuair a thurchair dhaibh a bhi air turas a bha e a' d猫anamh ann an Le貌dhas agus bhrosnaich seo e gus barrachd fhaighinn a-mach mu na ceangalan a th'aige fh猫in ri na t霉sanaich ann an Canada.

Th脿inig sean-sean seanmhair Iain a dh'fhuireach a Le貌dhas ann an meadhan an naoidheamh linn deug as deidh dhi a shean-shean sheanair a ph貌sadh anns an Talamh Fhuar far an robh esan ag obair aig Companaidh Bagh Hudson. Tha'm pr貌gram seo a' leantainn turas Iain bho a dhachaidh ann an Le貌dhas, gu Arcaibh agus pr猫iridh Chanada 's e a' sireadh eachdraidh beatha a shean-shean sheanmhair agus a' feuchainn ri daoine a bhuineas dha ann an Canada a lorg.

In this story of the enduring power of family ties over generations, Iain Morrison travels from his home in Lewis, to Orkney and Canada in search of his roots within Canada's aboriginal community.

A chance meeting with an American Indian chief and his wife visiting Lewis last year, inspired Lewis bus company owner and driver Iain Morrison from Barvas to find out more about his own roots in Canada's aboriginal community.

Iain's great great grandmother was one of a number of North American Indian women to come to Lewis in the 1800s as wives of Lewismen who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada.