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Arab settlers from Syria/Lebanon arrived in Western Canada starting well over one hundred years ag. One of my favourite books, Arab Cooking on a Saskatchewan Homestead by Habeeb Salloum tells the story of his parents and family.

Arab settlers from Syria/Lebanon arrived in Western Canada starting well over one hundred years ago. They settled throughout the West but there was a significant cluster of Arabs in southern Saskatchewan on arid marginal land in the heart of Captain John Palliser’s infamous triangle that he identified as an extension of the Great American Desert. In 1923 Salloum’s father, a peasant farmer, came from the far Syrian desert with sands blowing, to the Saskatchewan desert of wind and snow.

The Story of a Free-Trader in Northern Canada the Years 1907-1927. Published 1976 by Yellowknife Publishing Co. People. Peter Baker (1887-1973).

Peter Baker (1887–1973), born Bedouin Ferran, also known as Ahmad Ali Ferran . Baker authored a book, Memoirs of an Arctic Arab, published posthumously in 1976.

Peter Baker (1887–1973), born Bedouin Ferran, also known as Ahmad Ali Ferran and Faron Ahmed upon death, was a Lebanese-born Canadian trader, politician, and author. Early life Ferran worked at a Holy Cross College as a labourer, and in 1909, was given his anglicised name by the college's Catholic priest Canada.

After his trade ended, Baker entered politics, and was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of the . Life Stories of Northern Leaders.

After his trade ended, Baker entered politics, and was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the period of 1964–1967 Baker's funeral took place on 13 November 1973 in Al-Rashid Mosque in Edmonton, Alberta. Notably, Baker was identified in the 17 November 1973 press of Edmonton Journal's Deaths and Notices section as "Faron Ahmed, 62. a b c Waugh, Earle (March–June 2010). 1. Nunavut Arctic College. p. 97. Retrieved 2017-02-12.

He authored Memoirs of an Arctic Arab: The Story of a Free-Trader in Northern Canada, which offered a rare glimpse into life in Canada’s far north in the early 20th century. In 1964, Ferran became one of the first Muslims to be elected to public office in Canada, representing a mostly Indigenous riding in the Northwest Territories. During the Great Depression, Hilwi Hamdon led the initiative to establish Canada’s first mosque, a contribution to Canada’s diverse heritage.

Bedouin Ferran, also known as Peter Baker, arrived . He authored Memoirs of an Arctic Arab: The Story of a Free-Trader in Northern Canada, which offered a rare glimpse into life in Canada's far north in the early 20th century.

Bedouin Ferran, also known as Peter Baker, arrived in 1910 and slowly made his way to the Northwest Territories, where he too worked as a fur trader, and would eventually contribute to the fields of literature and politics.