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The purpose of this biography is to bring to public attention the importance of the contributions made by Enos Stutsman, an American, to the history of the province and the Northwest generally. It also attempts to impress and entertain the reader by highlighting Stutsman’s personal qualities.

Manitoba has been at the crossroads of many of the important debates and events in Canadian history. From the early fur trade to the Riel Rebellion to the Winnipeg General Strike, Manitobans have frequently played crucial roles in Canadian and sometimes world history. Until now, there has been no comprehensive, contemporary source for information on the many Manitobans who have left their mark on history and society.

At the start of the Second World War, Poland was invaded by both the German and the Soviet armies. The country was unable to withstand the assaults and thousands of Polish soldiers and civilians were shipped to labour camps and prisons, where starvation, disease, and mistreatment were their daily expectations. With the signing of an amnesty between the Polish and Soviet governments in 1942, many of these soldiers were engaged in rebuilding the Polish army, and travelled through the Mideast to fight in the Italian campaign.

L'histoire d'une personne ayant surmonté des difficultés pour atteindre l'impossible est une source d'inspiration sans pareille, surtout quand il s'agit d'un enfant. Il n'y a pas de meilleur exemple que celui de Devon Clunis, Jamaïcain élevé à la campagne sans électricité ou eau courante, pourtant devenu le premier chef de police noir du Canada.

L’auteur de cette étude aborde d’une façon systématique l’oeuvre de l’une des grandes figures des lettres canadiennes et son univers fascinant.

À travers les souvenirs de Louis Goulet le lecteur se familiarise avec la vie des Métis. Découvrez la culture et le folklore de ce peuple, partagez la liberté des plaines avant le bouleversement de 1885.

If portraits could speak, what fascinating stories would they tell? For over two decades, Manitoban artist Gerald Kuehl has travelled to the far-flung corners of Canada to draw out these answers from the last generation of Indigenous Peoples born on the land, and, pencil in hand, to record their likenesses and experiences. These Elders shared their gripping stories with him so that he might share them with the world.

Born on the banks of the majestic Harricana River, in the Abitibi region of Quebec, young Dominique Rankin was intended to succeed his father as Hereditary Chief and Medicine Man. But colonial encroachment on Indigenous Lands and efforts by the Canadian government to assimilate Dominique's people radically changed the course of the boy's life.

On a beaucoup écrit sur Louis Riel, le politicien le plus connu de l’Ouest canadien. Bien qu’on ne compte plus les biographies sur Riel, bien peu d’entre elles traitent de la signification de ses actes. Historien respecté de renommée internationale, le professeur J. M. Bumsted met en lumière les ramifications politiques et sociales qui ont vu naître Riel. L’auteur lève le voile sur le sens historique que revêtent les actions du plus révolutionnaire et du plus inspiré des Métis. Un livre clef pour comprendre les méandres d’une histoire occultée, mais ô combien actuelle!

Living through the Nazi occupation of Holland and arriving in Montreal with little more than a film reel under his arm, Co Hoedeman had a dream to work for the National Film Board of Canada’s renowned animation unit. It was there where he became part of the vanguard in Quebec animation, launching a distinguished career combining animated film, writing and directing. Shortly after joining the National Film Board, he began to make film history with his innovative techniques and his films based on Inuit legends.