Fifth House Publishers

11/09/2023

There will be a memorial for Sharon this Tuesday, November 14. If you would like to come and celebrate her life with us please RSVP to [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you there.

09/06/2023

06/17/2022

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03/23/2022

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THE BOOTLEGGER BLUES by Drew Hayden Taylor
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11/17/2021

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Day 2 of ⁦‪‬⁩ and the prompt is Dream. From The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito by Tomson Highway for ⁦‪‬⁩.

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09/30/2021

Read and share Indigenous stories
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“Read and share Indigenous stories ”

09/14/2021

Bill Waiser - 2021 Recipient of the Cheryl and Henry Kloppenburg Award for Literary Excellence

08/26/2021

In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation
by Bill Waiser
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08/04/2021

At the request of the One Arrow First Nation Elders, Bill Waiser's book In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation will be launched at One Arrow powwow on Saturday, August 21. The book launch will follow the early afternoon Grand Entry ceremony.

06/07/2021

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DOG TRACKS by Ruby Slipperjack

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04/30/2021

Congratulations ⁦‪‬⁩! IN SEARCH OF ALMIGHTY VOICE is a finalist for the City of Saskatoon/Saskatoon Public Library Saskatoon Award ⁦‪‬⁩
2021.

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04/28/2021

Praise at Midwest Book Review for A CELEBRATION OF PRAIRIE BIRDS:
"An inherently fascinating, entertaining and informative compendium of images and commentary that is a 'must' for all dedicated bird watchers..."
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01/25/2021

New post on Youth Services Book Review
Dog Tracks – Ruby Slipperjack
by kyurenka
Dog Tracks - Ruby Slipperjack, Fifth House, (9781927083598), 2021
Format: Paperback
Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 3.5
Genre: Realistic
What did you like about the book? This is a coming of age novel about Abby, a young 13-year-old Anishinawbe girl. Abby has lived in town with her grandparents since she was seven. She has her own room in a white painted house, speaks Ojibwe with her grandfather, and attends the local public school where she has a tight group of friends. When her grandfather becomes ill, Abby is sent to live with her mother, stepfather and 6-year-old half-brother on the northern reserve. Abby finds it a hard transition. She misses her grandmother and friends, her little brother is annoying and the kids at school make fun of the way she mixes English words with Ojibwe. But as time passes, Abby begins to embrace the culture that she has missed while living in town. She becomes involved with the plan to set up a true Anishinawbe experience for tourists with her parents and their friends. As Abby learns traditions including beadwork, dog sledding, hunting, and more, she comes to treasure the rich culture that she learns from the people of the reserve. In the end Abby finds her place within the reserve and her family. Filled with detail and heart, this is an intimate look inside the rich culture of the Anishinawbe people of northern Canada.
Anything you didn’t like about it? No.
To whom would you recommend this book? This is a wonderful book to share with readers interested in Native culture. A heartfelt coming of age story about finding oneself that will be enjoyed by many readers.
Who should buy this book? Public Libraries and middle and high school libraries
Where would you shelve it? Fiction
Should we (librarians/readers) put this at the top of our “to read” piles? No
Reviewer’s Name, Library (or school), City: Catherine Coyne, Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield, MA
Date of review: 1/24/2021 https://www.fifthhousepublishers.ca/Detail/1927083591

11/27/2020

Our Featured in-store today is In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation by ⁦‪‬⁩
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11/02/2020

In May 1897, Almighty Voice, a member of the One Arrow Willow Cree, died violently when Canada's North-West Mounted Police shelled the fugitive's hiding place. Since then, his violent death has spawned a succession of conflicting stories — from newspaper features, magazine articles and pulp fictio...

10/30/2020

In Search of Almighty Voice
“I am rightly impressed. All that research, all that reading, collecting all those pictures, etc. And everything so well, so thoroughly done.”
Tomson Highway
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09/21/2020

“The 'surprise package' arrived in today's mail this morning. I came to my computer to send a 'thank you' note but became distracted, engrossed in reading it. Now some hours later and having been late for lunch, I turn back to the keyboard to send enthusiastic expressions of CONGRATULATIONS on an excellent book. Very well done!

I found that your diligent searching out and mastery of the archival sources when combined with the close personal connection you established with the families and chiefs and informed by your knowledge of the land has produced a ground breaking and very readable exploration of the person and his times. And in following though with the analysis of how journalists, historians, impersonators, film producers and playwrights have adapted the story and the myth to their own purposes, you have shown how the remembered past impacts current images. I expect this was a work, piecing together and breaking through the fog of the literature, of many years of discovery and reflection.

Your gift was really a gift of several hours of informative and thought provoking reading, animated throughout by an appreciation of your ability to write great history.”

Dr. Ian Wilson, former Librarian and Archivist of Canada
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06/22/2020

Just published ⁦‪⁩!

IN SEARCH OF ALMIGHTY VOICE: Resistance and Reconciliation
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06/16/2020

Will be signing IN SEARCH OF ALMIGHTY VOICE Sat June 20, 12:30-2 pm, McNally-Robinson Books Saskatoon "A great read," Rick Gamble, great grandson of AV and former Beardy's & Okemasis chief. Social Distancing observed at event. ⁦‪⁩ pic.twitter.com/pvzcjMCbteWill be signing IN SEARCH OF ALMIGHTY VOICE Sat June 20, 12:30-2 pm, McNally-Robinson Books Saskatoon "A great read," Rick Gamble, great grandson of AV and former Beardy's & Okemasis chief. Social Distancing observed at event. ⁦‪⁩ pic.twitter.com/pvzcjMCbte

06/03/2020

Bill Waiser, received a Clio – The Prairies Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in the field. Here is what the jury had to say:

The Clio Prize Committee for the Prairies is pleased to honour Dr. Bill Waiser with a Lifetime Achievement Award. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan, Dr. Waiser has made outstanding contributions to the history of Saskatchewan. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than seventeen books, including A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905 (2016), recipient of the Governor General’s Literary Award for non-fiction as well as the Saskatchewan Book Award for Non-Fiction, and Saskatchewan: A New History (2005), awarded the Clio Prize for the Prairies in 2006. Throughout his career Professor Waiser has worked to communicate Saskatchewan history to a wide audience. He has given more than 250 public presentations, and is a regular contributor to television, radio, and print media. Between 1999 and 2001 he served as researcher and host for an award-winning CBC Saskatchewan history series called “Looking Back.” In 2018 Professor Waiser’s contributions to Canadian history and popular history were recognized with the Royal Society of Canada’s J.B. Tyrrell Medal and the Pierre Berton Award, the Governor General’s History Award for Popular Media. Professor Waiser is a member of the Order of Canada (2017), a recipient of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit (2006), a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2007), and was awarded the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal (2005). Bill Waiser truly is Saskatchewan’s historian, and his works have created a rich legacy for students of the province’s history.

04/01/2020

Congratulations to Henry and Eileen Beaver and Mindy Willett! SHARING OUR TRUTHS is a finalist for the 2020-21 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award!
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03/06/2020

Back in stock ⁦‪‬⁩!

THIS LAND IS OUR STORYBOOK series

Caribou Feed Our Soul - 9781897252673
Come and Learn From Me - 9781897252574
At The Heart Of It - 9781897252697
Proud to Be Inuvialuit - 9781897252598

02/26/2020

“Looking forward to meeting all the librarians at booth #1719! Lots of great books and giveaways each day...”