Experience the joy and wonder of the wilderness. The blue lakes and rocky shores of northern Saskatchewan have fed Ric Driediger’s soul for nearly fifty years. Here he recounts his most memorable canoe trips, and introduces the reader to many of the people with whom he has travelled—either literally or vicariously—on these wonderful wilderness adventures. Ric brings a spiritual sensibility and a genuineness to his storytelling—and his wisdom, sense of humour, and profound respect for the land shine through on every page.

These stories from the Peepeekisis Cree Nation tell of the Little People, Wesuketchuk, and the Sky People, and share the Plains Cree worldview, values, and spiritual beliefs. “I am hoping that our Indian culture will not be lost, that there will always be someone to write and speak about it. As the treaty reads, ‘As long as the grass grows and the water flows.’” —Eleanor Brass, 1987

Discover the wonders of Saskatoon! Share the adventures of two new friends as they explore places important to the city’s culture and heritage.

Wherever there is hockey there will always be a rink burger. Hockey isn't just about games in big stadiums. It can be played on ponds, streets and in small-town rinks. It creates bonds between fathers and sons. It forges friendships that last a lifetime. When the family home in Big River, Saskatchewan, is sold, Todd Devonshiredecides to visit his roots one last time and retrieve all the hockey mementos he'd promised to pick up someday. Packing up pictures, old hockey jerseys and his vast collection of O-Pee-Chee hockey cards, Todd reminisces about his youth as a player and avid fan in a comical and poignant coming of age.

"A long time ago, Our People came from the Northern Woodlands to the Great Plains looking for food," Grandfather said. "They saw that the Buffalo lived in harmony with Mother Earth the same as Our People did."

Through the Creator, the buffalo gave themselves as a gift for the sustenance and survival of the Plains Cree people. The largest land animal in North America once thundered across the Great Plains in numbers of 30 to 50 million. They provided shelter, food, clothing, tools, hunting gear, ceremonial objects and many other necessities for those who lived on the Plains.

But by 1889, just over a thousand buffalo remained, and the lives of the Plains Cree people changed. The buffalo is honoured to this day, a reminder of life in harmony with nature as it was once lived. This is the story of how the buffalo came to share themselves so freely.

"Sober Words and Drunk Thoughts" is the first poetry book released by Evan Ly. This collection has contributions from 2011 to 2024. Take a sip of the Wine (love), Whiskey (heartbreak), Tequila (intimacy), Water (clarity), or Juice (kids) as you become familiar with his word spins and intoxicating thoughts. His eldest daughter said "wow, that's so good" and his youngest said "what doing" when they were shown a few pieces from this collection.
Authors message to the buyer: "Before you purchase this book just know that I wrote these poems for me, and even I hate most of them."

"Read this how I wrote it; drunk, in love, and a little broken."

If places could talk, what would they say?

Every place in Saskatchewan has a story to tell.

Journey through time to explore some of them!

All’s wool that ends wool in this cozy story of a little lamb with a big challenge–making a woolly jumper of her very own!

What happens when fridge food turns fuzzy? Find out in this delightful children's picture book about a pickle that's been in the fridge so long it's grown legs!

When We Had Sled Dogs: A Story from the Trapline ācimowin ohci wanihikīskanāhk takes readers young and old on a journey into the past when dog teams were part of the traditional way of life in Northern Saskatchewan. Inspired by Elder Ida Tremblay’s childhood memories, and told in English with Woodland Cree words and phrases, the story follows the seasonal cycle of trapline life.

Before the bubble bursts … In each of these twenty-two short stories comes a brief, shining moment—a surreal turning point—in which we are surprised to discover that the reality of our own comfortable little world is balanced on the sharply honed edge of a knife.<br><br>F. E. Eldridge uses a finely tuned literary lens to focus on and magnify the impact of a single moment in time in the lives of her female protagonists, young and old, in these tales of both past and present, in settings that range from Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley to the Canadian Prairies.