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Manitoba is more than one of Canada’s three prairie provinces. Encompassing 649,950 square kilometres, its territory ranges from Canadian Shield to grassland, parkland, and subarctic tundra.

Ukrainians first came to Canada a century ago, seeking a new life on the western prairies. They brought with them an ancient and rich cultural tradition, deeply rooted in Christianity.

Over a two-year period, Katherine Martens interviewed twenty-six women from three generations about their experiences of motherhood and giving birth.

The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focussing on m

In River Road Friesen tells some of the "local stories" that make up the history of the Canadian prairies.

Perspectives on the heritage of the United Church of Canada in the west.

Account of archaeological work in northern Manitoba and of artifacts found in three sites: Thyazzi, Twin Lakes, and Seahorse Gully.

The Midewiwin is the traditional religious belief system central to the world view of Ojibwa in Canada and the US.

Policing Black Bodies is a timely and much-needed exposure of historical and contemporary practices of state-sanctioned violence against Black lives in Canada.

For many Canadians, the first introduction to Viola Desmond will have been was seeing her portrait on the new $10 banknote.

Through Harlo Jones's eyes, we explore the prairie landscape from coulee to slough; watch the construction of the first buildings, with basements dug by fresnos, and walls insulated with wood

In the supposedly enlightened 60s and 70s, violence against women was widespread. It wasn't talked about, and women had few, if any, options to escape their abusers.

A Thousand Miles of Prairie is a fascinating look at Manitoba’s early boom years (1880-1910) through the eyes and words of some of the most interesting personalities of early Winnipeg.

Politics in Manitoba is the first comprehensive look at the Manitoba party system.

For many Canadians, the state of our health care and medical system is at the top of the public agenda.