The dataset provides the predominate and traditional family names of African Nova Scotians in 6 regions in Nova Scotia. The regions consist of Halifax Metro, South Shore and Yarmouth and Acadian Shore, Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Valley, Northumberland Shore, Eastern Shore and Cape Breton Island. Within all these regions you find 48+ traditional African Nova Scotian communities. The dataset will also provide the communities you can find in each of the six regions.
This dataset has the following 3 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regions | regions | text | Halifax Metro Cape Breton Island Northumberland Shore Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Valley South Shore and Yarmouth and Acadian Shore view top 100 |
| African NS Communities in the Region | african_ns_communities_in_the_region | text | Africville, Beechville, Cherry Brook, Cobequid Rd., Dartmouth, East Preston, Halifax, Upper Hammonds Plains, Lake Loon, Lucasville, Maroon Hill, North Preston Glace Bay, New Waterford, North Sydney, Sydney, Whitney Pier Sand Hill (Amherst), Antigonish, Pictou, New Glasgow, Tracadie Area (Monastery), Trenton Acaciaville, Aldershot, Annapolis Royal, Bear River, Bridgetown, Cambridge, Conway, Delaps Cove, Five Mile Plains, Gibson Woods, Granville Ferry, Hansport, Hassett, Inglewood, Jordantown, Kentville, Lequille, Litchfield, Middleton, Newport, Parrsboro, River Hebert, Southville (Danvers), Springhill, Three Miles Plains, Truro, Weymouth Falls Birchtown, Greenville, Liverpool, Shelburne, Yarmouth view top 100 |
| Family Names | family_names | text | Jewell Reddick Gero Jordan Jones view top 100 |