In the late-1800s, few Canadians cared whether crops would grow on the southern prairies. Most believed it was a barren wasteland. But then a drive to settle the Last Best West changed everything.
Fiction Feature: A young brother and sister learn from their grandfather about the skill and knowledge it takes to build an igloo, and how the structure is central to their Inuit culture.
From the archives: A feature article in the Winter 1955 edition of The Beaver (Canada’s History) gave a first-hand look at what some in Canada and the United States were doing to save the trumpeter swan from extinction.
