Much has been written about the history and the people of northern Manitoba, but until now this body of work has not been readily accessible to the researcher or teacher. This bibliography identifies published sources, such as books and...
Manitoba Collection
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Auteur:Enns, Richard A.Sommaire: - Auteur:Sommaire:
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. This collection brings together fourteen pieces...
- Auteur:Coutts, RobertSommaire:
Authorized Heritage analyses the history of commemoration at heritage sites across western Canada. Using extensive research in Parks Canada records, it argues that heritage narratives are almost always based on national and conventional...
- Auteur:Brooks, MarthaSommaire:
Alexandra's beloved grandfather was fond of saying, Life is full of surprises, and sometimes the good and the bad get all bunched up together. However, he could not have prepared her for the death of her father, a man she never knew,...
- Auteur:Craft, Aimée, Burrows, JohnSommaire:
In order to interpret and implement a treaty between the Crown and Canada’s First Nations, we must look to its spirit and intent, and consider what was contemplated by the parties at the time the treaty was negotiated, argues Aimée...
- Auteur:McCullough, KimSommaire:
In this powerful Canadian coming-of-age novel, Claire and her Metis friend Jeff both struggle to overcome loss and dislocation, to restart their emotional growth and reconnect with the central people in their lives -- including each...
- Auteur:Nayet, BertrandSommaire:
CONTES DE FILS ET D’EAUX est le résultat d’un projet de résidence et de création initié par l’Alliance Française du Manitoba et La Maison Gabrielle-Roy. Il associe, d’une part, Bertrand Nayet, auteur et illustrateur manitobain et,...
- Auteur:Bumsted, J. M.Sommaire:
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...
- Auteur:Stead, Robert J.C., Querengesser, Neil, Horton, JeanSommaire:
Dry Water tells the story of Donald Strand, from the time of his arrival as a ten-year-old orphan at his relatives’ Manitoba farm in 1890 to his apogee as a successful farmer. It recounts the crises he faces during a troubled marriage...
- Auteur:Dupuis, MarieSommaire:
Living in his northern village, Etuk is bored. He’d like to go hunting, but he could get lost if he leaves on his own. He builds an inuksuk which then comes to life. Piqati teaches Etuk all about the ancestral mysteries behind these...
- Auteur:Friesen, GeraldSommaire:
Local history buffs, students, teachers, and armchair historians will find a wealth of information and practical advice in this guide to the study of local history. The authors explore some of the most fruitful areas of research in such...
- Auteur:Oertel, AndreasSommaire:
Life is getting more dismal by the minute in the town of Sultana, Manitoba. Thanks to a dry season that nearly dried up the river, no one wants to camp there anymore. There aren’t enough tourists to keep the local restaurant busy and,...
- Auteur:Tétreault, MatthewSommaire:
Upon learning his great-uncle Alfred has suffered a stroke, Richard sets out for Ste. Anne, in southeastern Manitoba, to find his father and tell him the news. Waylaid by memories of his stalled romance, tales of run-ins with local...
- Auteur:Grassie, SeanSommaire:
The book consists of 150 stories from 150 years of Manitoba sports history (1870-2019). There are stories on athletes, teams, events, and iconic sports moments. Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes, who each won six Olympic medals, are among...
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"Beginning with the Grand Rapids Dam in the 1960s, hydroelectric development has dramatically altered the social, political, and physical landscape of northern Manitoba. The Nelson River has been cut up into segments and fractured by a...
- Auteur:Philpot, Don K., George, DorisSommaire:
A magical children's picture book, written in Cree and English, depicting the transformation of a barren landscape into a rich natural world where an elderly couple can spend their remaining days. Rooted in the historical displacement...
- Auteur:Highway, TomsonSommaire:
In the 1950s, Abraham Okimasis becomes the first Indian ever to win the Trapper's Festival Dog Sled Race and, as tradition dictates, he is kissed by the festival's beautiful Fur Queen. Nine months afterward, Abraham's wife Mariesis...
- Auteur:Saint-Pierre, Annette, Gutknecht, Marlene, Bissonnette, Louis, Laxson, HowardSommaire:
Roman social rempli de suspense. Lucie est rejetée du milieu scolaire, familial et, plus tard du milieu social. Au lieu de faire naître en elle l’amertume, la vie lui façonne un vrai cœur de femme.
- Auteur:Chicoine, JeanSommaire:
Depuis le village Osborne au centre-ville de Winnipeg, Jean Chicoine s’enfonce une fois de plus dans la forêt du langage. Comme dans son premier roman, les galaxies nos voisines, l’écriture constitue le véritable éros de ce roman qui...
- Auteur:Toussaint, IsmèneSommaire:
Manitoba, 1928. Gabrielle atteint l'âge où elle doit choisir un métier pour gagner sa vie et satisfaire aux exigences de la modeste famille dont elle est la benjamine. Comme ses soeurs aînées, elle se tourne vers l'enseignement,...
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