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By Strength, We Are Still Here In this ground-breaking book, Crystal Gail Fraser draws on Gwich'in concepts of individual and collective fortitude to illuminate student experiences in northern residential schools. Led by survivor testimony, Fraser shows how both students and their parents played a role in changing the system to protect and empower their communities.

Crystal Gail Fraser was awarded the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research! Learn more about her ground-breaking work below:

Crystal Gail Fraser is a recipient of the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research. Crystal Gail Fraser’s By Strength, We Are Still Here: Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories is a landmark study in Indigenous and Canadian history. Crystal Gail Fraser Challenges Postwar-era Indian Residential School System Narratives

In this interview with Canada’s History for BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE, Crystal Gail Fraser discusses engaging in the cultural revitalization of Indigenous northerners and the importance of looking to history to build stronger communities.

Most Anticipated: Our 2026 Nonfiction Spring Preview · Blog Post · 49th Shelf Books on politics, memoir, biography, history, health, identity, social justice, disability, community, food, and more! 

Here it is! Our 2026 Nonfiction Spring Preview with titles from @dundurnpress.bsky.social @ecwpress.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @douglasmcintyre.bsky.social @ubcpress.bsky.social @umanitobapress.bsky.social @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social #CanLit

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Holocaust Survivors in Canada In the decade after the Second World War, 35,000 Jewish survivors of Nazi persecution and their dependants arrived in Canada. This was a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history. Goldberg reveals the challenges in responding to, and recovering from, genocide from the perspective of “new Canadians” themselves.

Adara Goldberg’s HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN CANADA highlights the resettlement experiences of survivors and explores how the ability to adapt to a new country was facilitated and impeded by local communities and Jewish social service organizations.

On #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay, read the accounts of those who survived Nazi persecution and settled in Canada after the war – a period of unprecedented immigration that would become a watershed moment in Canadian Jewish history.

The jury writes that, “Fraser’s deeply researched and intellectually rigorous work draws on her Dinjii Zhuh (Gwich’in) traditional knowledge and sensitively conducted oral histories to create a striking and original contribution to the literature related to Indian Residential Schools.”

Congratulations to Crystal Gail Fraser for being awarded the 2025 Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Research prize for BY STRENGTH, WE ARE STILL HERE!

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🗞️IMPRINTING EMPIRE: LAND AND SETTLER COLONIALISM IN MANITOBA NEWSPAPERS by Shelisa Klassen

🗞️CROPPED: FIRST NATIONS AGRICULTURE IN MANITOBA, 1871–1971 by Sarah Carter

🗞️JAMES BAY MEMOIRS AND OTHER STORIES: CRITICAL EDITION by Margaret Sam-Cromarty, edited by Isabella Huberman and Élise Couture-Grondin

🗞️CONFRONTING THE RESURGENT RIGHT edited by Miriam Edelson with a foreword by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair

Introducing UMP’s Spring 2026 list! Community-based solutions to regressive right-wing ideology, stories about life in Eeyou Istchee, the impact of the 1870s press on the settler colonial project, and how government policy shaped Indigenous agricultural practices—all available for pre-order now!

Effective April 1 2026, all University of Manitoba Press books will be distributed by Login Canada, a partnership that will increase efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of UMP’s supply chain!

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE TRAVELLER by Chris M. Cannon is “a humbling acknowledgment of the place of people in a big world.” Read Thomas McIlwraith’s review in the Journal of Astronomy in Culture!

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We are pleased to welcome Jordan Dziewir to the role of promotions and publicity coordinator! His experience spans across publishing and non-profit organizations. He is very excited to help champion our authors’ books!

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Our Spring 2026 list is here, with titles that include strategies for combating Canada’s regressive right, the poetry of Eeyou poet Margaret Sam-Cromarty, and studies of the 1870s press and First Nation agriculture in Manitoba!

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THE CANADIAN SHIELDS "succeeds in demonstrating what its title announces, that Carol Shields is truly a cornerstone of Canadian literature." Read Cécile Fouache's review in the International Journal of Canadian Studies! muse.jhu.edu/pub/50/...

University of Manitoba Press is seeking a creative, team-oriented Production Assistant with an eye for detail! We look forward to meeting with you!

Send in your application by January 16, 2026.
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In a review for #AmericanArchivist, Kure Croker names THE ART OF ECTOPLASM edited by Serena Keshavjee as an example of how archives can "become spirited, potentially transformative, and necessarily reparative."

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As we wrap up for the holidays, we've got a couple more reviews to share! Thank you to the many journals and reviewers who engaged with our titles this year. And if anyone is still looking for a last-minute holiday gift, we've got some glowing recommendations!

Peter Fortna @peterfortna.bsky.social calls PUTTING DOWN ROOTS by Cheryl Troupe "essential reading" in his review published on @hnetreviews.bsky.social! Read the review here: www.h-net.org/review...

Farewell to Barbara Romanik Following more than a decade at the University of Manitoba Press as Editorial Assistant and Acting Managing Editor, Barbara Romanik has entered a new role in the UM Faculty of Arts.

Barbara played a key role in the production of more than 120 UMP books, bringing an open-minded and community-building approach to her partnerships with authors, designers, printers, and other collaborators. Read our blog post about Barbara's work at the press here:

Following more than a decade at University of Manitoba Press as Editorial Assistant and Acting Managing Editor, Barbara Romanik has entered a new role in the UM Faculty of Arts.

Press release from the Ontario Historical Society for the Alison Prentice award containing a description and photograph.

Last weekend, I attended the @ontariohistory.bsky.social awards ceremony where I beyond honoured to receive the Alison Prentice Award for Canadian Women's History for my book, Pursuing Play: Women's Leisure in Small-Town Ontario 1870-1914, published by @umanitobapress.bsky.social in 2024

Rebecca Beausaert (@rebeccabeau.bsky.social), author of PURSUING PLAY, is this year's recipient of the @ontariohistory.bsky.social Alison Prentice Award for Canadian Women's history! Congratulations, Rebecca!

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PUBLIC SERVICE IN TOUGH TIMES was a @mcnallyrobinson.com bestseller last week! Congratulations to editors Jesse Hajer, Ian Hudson, and Jennifer Keith, and thank you Winnipeg readers for all the support!

Proud to close out 2025 with this fall book stack!

Through in-depth analysis and nuanced perspectives, these titles delve into Indigenous language revitalization, ongoing conversations about the Indian Act, Manitoba's politics and policies, and the past and future of human rights in Canada.

UMP is thrilled to share that @choicereviews.bsky.social has recognized MANOMIN as an Outstanding Academic Title of 2025! This prestigious list reflects the best scholarly titles reviewed by Choice in 2025. Congrats to Brittany Luby, the Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation, and the whole Manomin team!

Congratulations to Jennifer Tunnicliffe and Stephanie Bangarth for recently publishing Revisiting Human Rights in Canadian History (UM Press @umanitobapress.bsky.social).

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UMP on the Airwaves: Podcast and Radio Author Interviews from 2025 Listen to our authors talk about their books and research from this 2025 roundup of podcast episodes and radio interviews.

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