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Founded in 1967, University of Manitoba Press is a leading publisher of books on Indigenous studies and Canadian history. https://uofmpress.ca
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Championed by Shayla Stonechild, A TWO-SPIRIT JOURNEY by Ma-Nee Chacaby with Mary Louisa Plummer is the WINNER of Canada Reads 2025!

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This Thursday, we're launching REVISITING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY on Zoom! Join us 7pm EST for a panel discussion on Indigenous rights, incarceration and criminalization, LGBTQ+ rights, and grassroots activism with a brilliant group of guest speakers. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meet...
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Happy pub day to REVISITING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY! Edited by Jennifer Tunnicliffe and Stephanie Bangarth, this collection challenges the national myths that celebrate Canada’s inclusivity with engaging essays that span topics like immigration, Indigenous sovereignty, and labour movements.
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
All are welcome to join us on Monday, November 17, 11:30 am–1:00 pm, at the 108 Cross Common Room in St. John's College for lunch and conversation celebrating the winner of the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize: THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY!
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
For the second week in a row, THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE is a Winnipeg bestseller at @mcnallyrobinson.com! Congratulations to the collection's editors, Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams, and to all the contributors.
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Join Lorena Sekwan Fontaine, Verna Kirkness, and Shelagh Rogers for the launch of LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS this Wednesday, 7pm, at McNally Robinson Booksellers!
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On #IndigenousVeteransDay, read about the contributions and sacrifices of Indigenous soldiers who served in the Canadian military.⁠
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Heading into the weekend with very exciting news to share: Indigo has selected BEYOND THE RINK by Alexandra Giancarlo, Janice Forsyth, and Braden Te Hiwi as one of the top ten books in Ontario for 2025!

Browse the list here: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/...
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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This Wednesday November 12 at 7pm, join Lorena Sekwan Fontaine for the launch of Living Language Rights (@umanitobapress.bsky.social). Hosted by Shelagh Rogers and featuring a conversation with Verna J. Kirkness. - mailchi.mp/grant/lorena...
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine launches Living Language Rights
Join Lorena Sekwan Fontaine for the launch of Living Language Rights: Constitutional Pathways to Indigenous Language Education (University of Manitoba Press). Hosted by Shelagh Rogers, this event will...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE edited by Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams made the @mcnallyrobinson.com Bestsellers list this past week, ahead of their book launch! Thanks for all the support so far, Winnipeg, and see you tonight at 7pm!
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
To celebrate his 2025 @jwdafoebookprize.bsky.social win, Gerald Friesen will be presenting on THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY at the Dalnavert Museum on Nov 17!
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
LIVING LANGUAGE RIGHTS by Lorena Sekwan Fontaine is officially here! Pick up a copy of this groundbreaking read at the book launch next Wednesday, November 12, 7pm, at @mcnallyrobinson.com!
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“There’s no other book on Manitoba politics that’s (this) current."

Read the @winnipegfreepress.com feature on THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE and join co-editors Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams for the book's launch at @mcnallyrobinson.com tomorrow at 7pm!

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November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This Sunday, Nov 2, join Wanda Wuttunee for the Calgary book launch of STILL RUFFLING FEATHERS, celebrating the legacy of William Wuttunee—trailblazing lawyer, native rights activist, and author of 1971's controversial and groundbreaking book RUFFLED FEATHERS.
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Next Thurs at 7pm, join us for the launch of THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE at McNally Robinson Booksellers! This event will feature presentations from the book’s contributors and a conversation between editors Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams about Manitoba’s political culture.

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October 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
University of Manitoba Press is seeking an enthusiastic, book-loving marketer to join our small team! Send in your application by November 7, 2025. uofmpress.ca/blog/we...
October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Congratulations to Crystal Gail Fraser, awarded the @csnrec.bsky.social Best Book in Canadian Studies Prize for BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE!
October 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Congratulations – Crystal Gail Fraser awarded the CSN Best Book Prize (Anglophone)

By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, (University of Manitoba Press, 2024)

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October 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You are invited to join tomorrow's virtual launch of STILL RUFFLING FEATHERS at 2:30pm CDT! This event features Wanda Wuttunee, Michael Doxtater, Robert Falcon Ouellette, Peter Kulchyski, David Newhouse, Nola Wuttunee, and Winston Wuttunee. Register here: tinyurl.com/4xmp9v2r
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Gerald Friesen has won the $12,000 JW Dafoe Book Prize for THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY! "Friesen’s writing is incredible. He drops us into the Red River culture of the 19th century and takes us on a journey as John Norquay attempts to manage the region’s transformation into a Canadian province."
October 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Read Gerald Friesen's Q&A about his aims in writing about the "fortunes and fate of this one good person, John Norquay" in THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY, shortlisted for the J.W. Dafoe Book Prize! dafoefoundation.ca/2...
October 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
On Oct 14, Kelly Saunders and Christopher Adams will be launching THE KEYSTONE PROVINCE, as part of the Evenings at Government House series. Registration is full but interested guests can call 204-945-2753 in case of cancellations.
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
BEAD TALK was a 2025 High Plains Book Award Finalist in the Art & Photography category!
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Read Crystal Gail Fraser's Q&A about the writing, research, and intentions behind BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, shortlisted for the JW Dafoe Book Prize! And if you're in Prince George this evening, come on out to her book launch at Books and Company from 7–9pm: uofmpress.ca/events/...
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
University of Manitoba Press is proud to publish books dedicated to decolonization and reconciliation. This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day book bundle shares the lived experiences of residential school Survivors. uofmpress.ca/books/b...
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We are thrilled to share that two UMP books made this year's J.W. Dafoe Book Prize shortlist! Congratulations to Gerald Friesen, author of THE HONOURABLE JOHN NORQUAY, and Crystal Gail Fraser, author of BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, on this significant achievement!
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM