St. Michael's Residential School

By (author) Nancy Dyson
With Dan Rubenstein
Categories: History of the Americas

One of the few accounts by care-givers in an Indian Residential School describing the
horrific conditions.
Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein In 1970, the authors, Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein, were hired ...

Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future

Edited by Katherine Graham & David Newhouse
Categories: Central / national / federal government policies
Series: Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation

Sharing the Land, Sharing a Future looks to both the past and the future as it examines the foundational work of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) and the legacy of its 1996 report. It ...

The Fire and the Ashes

By (author) Andrew Jackson
Categories: Politics and government

In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen historical ...

Stampede

By (author) Kimberly A. Williams
Categories: Gender studies: women and girls

Kimberly A. Williams wants the annual Calgary Stampede to change its ways. An intrepid feminist scholar with a wry sense of humour, Williams deftly weaves theory, history, pop culture and politics to ...

We All Play

By (author) Julie Flett
Illustrated by Julie Flett
Categories: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction

We all love to play! In this sweetly simple and gorgeously illustrated picture book, Julie Flett offers a joyful romp through nature with an abundance of wild animals: birds who chase and chirp, whales ...

You Look Good for Your Age

Edited by Rona Altrows
Categories: Anthologies: general
Series: Robert Kroetsch Series

This is a book about women and ageism. There are twenty-nine contributing writers, ranging in age from their forties to their nineties. Through essays, short stories, and poetry, they share their distinct ...

From Sojourners to Citizens

By (author) Adriana A. Davies
Categories: History of the Americas
Series: Essential Essays Series

From Sojourners to Citizens: Alberta’s Italian History brings to life the untold story of Italian immigrants in Alberta from the 1880s to the present. It places them in the narrative of province building ...

Some Creatures Have All the Luck!

Other primary creator I Musici de Montréal & Colm Feore
By (author) Ana Gerhard
Illustrated by Marie Lafrance
Categories: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Series: Little Stories of Great Composers

Travel through time following a charming little mouse called Minim, who happens to love cheese and music. With great courage, he braves a cold Venetian winter night to visit an orphanage. Luckily, it’s ...

Exploring Hidden Muskoka

By (author) Andrew Hind
Categories: Travel and holiday

Exploring Hidden Muskoka is a book that will assist readers in exploring locations of historical and natural interest throughout Muskoka, revealing a side to this popular region that few tourists and ...

My Indian

By (author) Mi'sel Joe & Sheila O'Neill
Categories: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction
Series: My Indian

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