manitoba

A look at the geography, economy, history, culture, and activities of Manitoba.

"The son of a Scottish trader and an Indigenous mother, Cuthbert Grant became a leader of the M?tis--a distinct group of mixed European and Indigenous people who developed communities along fur trading routes in the 1800s. He saw his people through conflict and change and helped transition them to a new way of life in what is now Canada and the United States"--Provided by publisher.

A look at the geography, economy, history, culture, and activities of Manitoba.

A confused seventeen-year-old girl, a single mother and her young son, two elderly women, and a sad and lonely man, with their own individual tragedies to bear, come together in a small Manitoba town and find a way to a better future.

Discusses the history, geography, and culture of the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Marie Claire, aka the Rat, is a dancing, soccer-playing, fearless ten-year-old, often protected by her brother Bob. When their father dies, the two leave home in Winnipeg, Canada and head for New York, determined to find their uncle in America and discover a new life for themselves.

Tells the story of Kyle Unger, covering how he was wrongfully convicted, the sting that landed him in prison, and his acquittal in 2009.

Describes Manitoba's land, climate, natural resources, plants, animals, tourism, industry, goods and services, Native groups, explorers, early settlers, population, politics and government, cultural groups, arts and entertainment, and sports, and includes brain teasers.