The Englishman's Boy is a novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe

Guy Vanderhaeghe

Guy Clarence Vanderhaeghe, OC, SOM is a Canadian novelist and short story writer, best known for his two Western novels, The Englishman's Boy and The Last Crossing, set in the 19th century American and Canadian West...

, published in 1996 by McClelland and Stewart

McClelland and Stewart

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. It won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction

Governor General's Award for English language fiction

This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English language fiction.-1930s:*1936: Bertram Brooker, Think of the Earth*1937: Laura Salverson, The Dark Weaver*1938: Gwethalyn Graham, Swiss Sonata...

 in 1996

1996 Governor General's Awards

The 1996 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented on November 14, 1996.-English Language:FictionWinner:*Guy Vanderhaeghe, The Englishman's BoyOther Finalists:*Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace...

, and was a nominee for the Giller Prize. It deals with the events of the Cypress Hills Massacre

Cypress Hills massacre

The Cypress Hills massacre occurred on June 1, 1873, in the Cypress Hills region of Battle Creek, North-West Territories , involving a group of American Bison hunters, American wolf hunters or 'wolfers', American and Canadian whiskey traders, Métis cargo haulers or 'freighters', and a camp of...

 and is set in nineteenth century Montana

Montana

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 and Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

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On March 2, 2008, The Englishman's Boy premiered as a made for TV movie on CBC

CBC Television

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 with a budget of $11.7 million. The film won six Gemini Award

Gemini Award

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s: Best Dramatic Mini-Series; John N. Smith

John N. Smith

John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only...

 as director; Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell , sometimes credited as Nick Campbell, is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, who has won three Gemini Awards for acting. The movies Naked Lunch, Prozac Nation and the TV series Da Vinci's Inquest are some examples of his acting work.-Early life:Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario,...

 as leading actor; Katharine Isabelle

Katharine Isabelle

Katherine Isobel Murray , better known by her screen name Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger in Ginger Snaps, and as Gibb in Freddy vs. Jason.-Biography:...

 as supporting actress; Carmen Kotyk, for casting; and Beverley Wowchuk for costumes.