In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon interviews Molly P. Rozum, the author of Grasslands Grown: Creating Place on the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. This book was jointly published by the University of Nebraska Press and the University of Manitoba Press in 2021. Molly Rozum is currently the Ronald R. Nelson Chair of Great Plains and South Dakota History at the University of South Dakota. She received her PhD in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has worked on the history of this transnational region throughout her career. Although she grew up and was educated in the United States, she has spent time in Canada as a visiting professor and researcher. In this book, Rozum explores how the northern grasslands in North America were perceived by second and third generations of those who settled in the region to live, work, farm and ranch, including their relationship with the Indigenous peoples.

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A Region of the Mind: U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies (2025 Reissue)

Deep Rooted (@deeprootedfilm) was an opportunity to return to instruments that feel like home to me. Recorded in 2023 with some world-class musicians at the heart of it. Huge thanks to Kyle McDonnell (@kylemcdonn) and Van Wickiam (@vanwickiam) for trusting me with their film. Soundtrack available to stream on all platforms.

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