University of Manitoba Press

09/23/2025

As we approach the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept 30, we want to contribute in a good way to discussions circulating about Canada's residential school system. The horrors of the residential school system are well documented. Discourse about this chapter in Canada's history did not begin in 2021 with Kamloops. John Milloy's peer reviewed and critically acclaimed A NATIONAL CRIME was published in 1999—years before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report.

We recommend reading this 2023 report by Sean Carleton and Reid Gerbrandt, which thoughtfully responds to false claims by residential school denialists.

For peer-reviewed, award-winning scholarship and first-hand Survivor accounts on the residential school system, take a look at UMP's Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation series, available from our website or at your local library. And of course check out all the Truth and Reconciliation week events hosted by UM and the NCTR, running Sept 22–26.

We say it without caveats or reservations: "Every Child Matters."

In the two years since the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation’s 2021 announcement about the location of 215 potential unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, a number of priests, pundits, and politicians have downplayed and questioned the validity of the findings. So...

09/22/2025

Such a special celebration of MANOMIN yesterday. Kathi Avery Kinew, one of the book’s contributors, spoke about Indigenous science and food sovereignty and Chef Jennifer Ballantyne made delicious Manomin-themed treats for us all! Thank you to for hosting and to everyone who came to learn more about this beautiful spirit berry!

09/22/2025

Dear UMP customers, we recently discovered a mistake with the taxation charges on our website. Due to human error, all transactions from August 1–September 21 were charged more tax than is legally required. We have begun refunding these charges, and will continue to do so until every transaction has been corrected. We apologize for this error, and thank you for your patience as we work to correct this issue.

09/19/2025

Chadwick Cowie recommends that "those in fields of History, Law, Political Science, Indigenous Studies, and Environmental Science add MANOMIN to their ‘to read’ list" in his review for JACANZS.

Get a taste of Manomin—the book and the grain—this Sunday, 11am–1pm, at Merchants Corner, hosted by the Winnipeg Thin Air Writers Festival. Details here: https://thinairwinnipeg.ca/events/2025/09/21/reading-eating/

09/18/2025

In her review for JACANZS, Alexandra Giancarlo writes that BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE by Crystal Gail Fraser "succeeds in bringing a humanizing sensibility to historical processes" and that the book is a "sweeping indictment of Canada’s education policies in the North."

This Sunday afternoon, folks in Canmore will have the chance to hear Crystal talk about her research with special guest Sharon Anne Firth at artsPlace! Details here: https://uofmpress.ca/events/by-strength-we-are-still-here-book-launch-canmore

09/15/2025

Go to CTV News Winnipeg to watch Christopher Adams discuss THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE! Christopher and Kelly Saunders are the co-editors of this recently released and long overdue collection which delves into the political history of Manitoba.

09/12/2025

We can't wait to see you at the Winnipeg Thin Air Writers Festival Book Fair! Stop by our table next Saturday, Sept 20, from 10:30am–1:30pm in the Carol Shields Auditorium at the Millennium Library.

09/11/2025

Two great opportunities coming up to see Crystal Gail Fraser, author of the multi-award-winning BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE! Crystal will be in Canmore, AB at artsPlace with special guest Sharon Anne Firth on Sunday, Sept 21, 3–4pm and in Prince George, BC at Books & Company on Friday, Oct 3, 7–9pm.

Canmore event: https://www.facebook.com/share/16sCa7xN8D/

Prince George event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1MKrGJczFA/

09/11/2025

Two of our titles are on the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize Longlist! Congratulations to Crystal Gail Fraser, author of BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, and to Gerald Friesen, author of THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY.

https://dafoefoundation.ca/2025/09/02/jw-dafoe-book-prize-longlist-2025/

09/05/2025

We're coming up on the 2nd anniversary of the Kinew government here in Manitoba, and THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE edited by Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams is here just in time to provide an overview of Manitoba's unique political culture and history.

This comprehensive collection brings together leading experts to examine Manitoba's diverse political institutions, processes, sectors, and actors, offering a thorough and accessible review of the "middle province," from Louis Riel to Wab Kinew.

09/04/2025

Thrilled to share that MANOMIN is part of Winnipeg's 2025 Thin Air nonfiction lineup!

Contributing author Kathi Avery Kinew with be joined by Jennifer Ballantyne, Executive Chef of Manoomin restaurant, at Merchants Corner on Sept 21 at 11am to present a Reading and Eating event featuring traditional Anishinaabe environmental teachings, insights into Indigenous food practices, and tasty treats.

09/03/2025

Our fall books have started to arrive!

STILL RUFFLING FEATHERS reflects on the work of William Wuttunee—trailblazing lawyer, courageous native rights activist, and author of the controversial 1971 book RUFFLED FEATHERS, which decried conditions on reserves and pressed for integration. In this new volume, a diverse cohort of scholars engage with Wuttunee's ideas, offer their own perspectives on historic and contemporary challenges and opportunities facing Indigenous peoples in Canada, and invite readers to envision miyo-pimâtisiwin, “the good life.”

https://uofmpress.ca/books/still-ruffling-feathers