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In May 1919, 30,000 Winnipeg workers walked away from their jobs, shutting down large factories, forcing businesses to close and bringing major industries to a halt.

Told by Paul Moss (1911-1995), a highly respected storyteller and ceremonial leader, these twelve texts introduce us to an immensely rich literature.

The Desirable Sister uses the framework of "colourism" to expose the circumstances of two sisters who are born into the same family with two different skin tones: one with skin fair enoug

Jim Kâ-Nîpitêhtêw was a respected Cree Elder from Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, who spoke only Cree and provided these original counselling discourses.

Charlotte Ross (1843-1916) belonged to the first generation of women to practice medicine in Canada and was Manitoba’s first qualified woman doctor.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a puppy? I can be fun and esciting and scary and lots of things, let me tell you my story.

How do you know someone loves you? dance, bake, frolic in the leaves and journey with one granddaughter as she discovers all the ways she can know her grandma's love.

Zip and zoom with Mary, a mischevious yet particularly practical eight-year-old with a magical atlas.

A young girls learns the ins and outs of getting along with others, and the rewards of listening to her mother.

Penny's grandfather is aware of the importance of conserving wildlife and its habitat. He enjoys sharing his love of nature with his granddaughter.

Imagine having a grandfather who claims he not only herded dinosaurs but he also was a rodeo dino buster way back when. Well that's what Billy's grandfather maintains.

After Freddie the frog eats 100 flies, he feels terrible and asks his friends for help.

Little Hare is young, and it is his first winter. He wants to learn about the things he sees in the yard, so he asks his friend, Wilson for help in identifying them.

Two best friends, a young boy and a monster truck, cooperate to clean up the big mess they make when they CRASH into the recycling bin, after Gus's imagination takes over and let's Buck d

The author weaves the story's other main characters - the sun, rocks, earth, water, air, fire, animals and people - into scenic treed landscapes and brings them all to life through the use of