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St. John's College
Decades of work recently released in long-awaited Norquay book
April 11, 2024 —
Over a decade ago, Dr. Friesen set out to write a biography on the former premier. What started as a small part of his thesis work as a Ph.D. student at the University of Toronto later became a project Gerald pursued after finishing his forty-year teaching career at the University of Manitoba.
![Combined images of Reclaiming Anishnaabe Law book cover and law professor Leo Baskatawang](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Feature-Photo-Leo-and-Book-cover-2023-150x150.jpg)
Book launch: Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law
April 12, 2023 —
UM Press is launching Reclaiming Anishinaabe Law by Leo Baskatawang on April 19 at 7 p.m
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Indigenous
Top 10 recommended media list from Indigenous community at UM
June 16, 2021 —
As part of National Indigenous History Month, engaging with Indigenous media can be an active step towards reconciliation
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Words of the Inuit: A semantic stroll through a northern culture
September 23, 2020 —
UM Press hosting virtual book launch on Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.
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UM Press launches two books exploring the Indigenous experience
January 17, 2020 —
One explores the traditional Anishinaabek lifeways in the context of art and Residential School, and the other examines Indigenous resurgence within cities.
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UM Press launches two books by well-known activists
November 8, 2019 —
Cultural and environmental activist Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue and professor of social justice Darryl Leroux will launch their books in the coming day
![Members of Begade Shutagot’ine, a small community of a few hundred people living in and around Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), on the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, have their story documented by Native Studies professor Peter Kulchyski in his book, A Report of an Inquiry into an Injustice. The Begade Shutagot’ine are the continued owners of the land and Kulchyski bears eloquent witness to the Begade Shutagot’ine people’s two-decade struggle for land rights, which have been ignored by federal and territorial authorities.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image14-150x150.jpeg)
Top 5 2018 University of Manitoba Press Books
December 17, 2018 —
U of M Press picks some of its favourite titles from 2018, and you have a chance to win one of them
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Top 5 2017 University of Manitoba Press Books
December 19, 2017 —
Here are a few highlights from a festive year in publishing
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University of Manitoba Press’ latest book: A Two-Spirit Journey
May 17, 2016 —
Her story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism