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Graham McInnes was one of many talented young people recruited by the charismatic John Grierson to build the National Film Board of Canada during the heady days of WWII.

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

This book is a collection of the best blogs from Indigenous Nationhood produced by well-known lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater.

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

Howard Pawley, former Premier of Manitoba (1981–88), led the province during one of the most turbulent periods in its history.

Health care is Canada's best loved social program--and for good reason. For over forty years, Canadians have enjoyed high quality health services based on need rather than on ability to pay.

This book will provide readers with a short and accessible introduction to a Marxist theory for our times.

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.

There are two Icelands. One is the island in the North Sea, settled since Viking times.

How We Go Home shares contemporary first-person stories in the long and ongoing fight to protect Native land, rights, and life.

Margaret Laurence’s much admired Manawaka fiction — The Stone Angel, A Jest of God, The Fire-Dwellers, A Bird in the House, and The Diviners -– has achieved remarkable recognition for its compassio

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 2012, journalist Hugo Meunier went undercover as a Walmart employee for three months in St. Leonard, Quebec, just north of Montreal.