First Peoples of the North
This collection is developed for Native communities and both for students and researchers in Native Studies. It brings together a selection of varied and high-quality resources dedicated, in whole or in part, to First Peoples of the North, including the Northern First Nations and Inuit.
Most of the information resources listed are free of charge and freely available. Restricted access resources are only accessible to mentionned universities’ members, but can however be consulted on site.
To consult the various categories and subcategories that this collection contains, use the filter Collection.
Resources
Autochtonia
Available to all | UQAM (Reserved Access)
Articles, books, briefs, theses, and research reports on the Indigenous peoples of Quebec (in French only). Some publications are freely available.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Reserved Access, Health Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec
Avataq Cultural Institute
Three separate collections are available through the website: an archeology collection, an art and artifact collection, and archives of drawings, historical photos, and oral histories. The institute also houses a library that holds more than 4,000 publications, mostly concerning Nunavik, as well as information about other Arctic regions and indigenous peoples.
Collection(s): *** Archives and Primary Sources ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Archives and Primary Sources
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Archeology, Artifacts, Arts, Inuit, Nunavik
Bibliography of Native North Americans
Concordia (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access)
Database containing over 300,000 records of journal articles, books, and government reports on Indigenous issues, including the themes of history, archeology, culture, governance, and intercultural relations. Its controlled vocabulary allows users to search by geographic region or Indigenous nation.
Collection(s): *** Databases ***, Humanities and Social Sciences, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Archeology, Indigenous peoples, History
Bleuets et abricots
BAnQ (eBook) | Concordia (Print book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQTR (eBook)
In Bleuets et apricots, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine's poems bring to the fore the voices of indigenous women who stand up against the wounds of colonization. With the blueberry, native fruit of the Nordic territory, and the large apricots of Haiti, she invites dialogue, reconciliation and links that enrich peoples. This work earned her a nomination as a finalist for the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Print Document, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Côte-Nord, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu-aitun, Innu, Indigenous communities
Canadiana
A virtual library dedicated to Canadian history, providing access to prints from the era of early European settlers to the mid-20th century. Various collections related to autochthony and northernness are included, including those of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Jesuit Relations and Native Studies (formerly called Early Canadiana Online)
Collection(s): *** Archives and Primary Sources ***, *** General Public ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Archives and Primary Sources
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Colonialism, Hudson’s Bay Company, Europe, Jesuits
Cartes topographiques des villages autochtones du nord (2009-2011) à l’échelle de 1/2 000 (BDVN-2K) (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
A collection of 22 layers of geospatial data comprising a valuable geographic reference tool for organizations working in these regions.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Topographic maps, Northern Quebec, Topography, Villages
Census Profile , 2016 Census (Statistics Canada) (Statistics Canada)
All census variables for northern Canada (territories) and northern Quebec (economic regions)
Collection(s): *** Statistics ***, Socio-economic Statistics, Census Profile, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Statistics
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern Canada, Northern Quebec, Census
Chasseur au harpon : un long récit de Markoosie
Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (eBook) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (eBook)
En pleine tempête de neige, un ours blanc attaque un campement inuit et éviscère de nombreux chiens. Convaincus que l'animal est malade et qu'il s'en prendra de nouveau aux leurs, des chasseurs se lancent à sa poursuite au péril de leur vie.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - Open Access, Print Document, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Inuit, Indigenous authors, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous communities
Circumpolar Health Atlas
BAnQ (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (eBook) | UQTR (eBook)
Uses maps, tables, charts, and images to describe and explain the major health problems of the diverse peoples who inhabit the circumpolar region of the northern hemisphere.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Circumpolar North, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North, *** Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ***, Health Sciences
Print Document, Reserved Access, Health Sciences
Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Social determinants of health, Circumpolar North, Health, Medical care
Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database (ASTIS)
Records of publications on human health, including public health, medicine, and human biology in the circumpolar region. Subset of the ASTIS database.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Databases, *** Databases ***, Health Sciences
Free - Open Access, Free - Reference only, Health Sciences
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Indigenous peoples, Medicine, Health, Public health
Comment je perçois la vie, Grand-Mère : Eshi uapataman Nukum
This collection by Rita Mestokosho, Innu woman from the community of Ekuanitshit (Mingan), offers eight Innu-French bilingual texts, then twelve written directly in French.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Poetry, Indigenous literature, Indigenous authors
Corpus of Inuit Prints : Woodblock print (BAnQ)
Corpus of prints produced by Manuel Lau and published under the aegis of Puvirnituq Printshop. Since the inception of the Experimental Print Program in Cape Dorset, Puvirnituq has been one of four Inuit communities that has produced collections of prints on a regular basis. These works allow us to appreciate this practice of Inuit art which traditionally puts the world around it first. It includes, among other things, a tribute to the internationally renowned artist Davidialuk Alaasuaq Amittukinuit.
Collection(s): *** Archives and Primary Sources ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Archives and Primary Sources
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous art, Inuit
Corpus of Inuit prints: linocut (BAnQ)
Selection of prints made by Aisa Amittuq, son of the famous Inuit artist Davidialuk Alasua Amittu. Although Aisa is best known for his stone carvings, mostly carved from the dark stone found near Akulivik and Puvirnituq, this corpus bears witness to his experience in recording narrative accounts from Inuit oral tradition on prints in two dimensions.
Collection(s): *** Archives and Primary Sources ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Archives and Primary Sources
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects:
Corpus of Inuit prints: silkscreen (BAnQ)
This selection of prints illustrates screen printing practices within the Inuit community of Povungnituk during the 1980s, spurred on by the Cape Dorset art movement. This so-called contemporary artistic phase was characterized by a culture in full transition and coincided with the gradual "opening" of the North after the Second World War. This corpus highlights birds, marine mammals and land animals from the Arctic.
Collection(s): *** Archives and Primary Sources ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Archives and Primary Sources
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous art, Inuit, Arts
Corpus of Inuit Prints: Stone Engraving (BAnQ)
This selection of prints illustrates stonecutting practices within the Inuit art community of Povungnituk in the early 1980s. Featuring prominent Inuit printmakers of the time, it highlights the complex self-representation of the experience. Nordic, the founding myths of Inuit culture as well as traditional hunting and fishing techniques.
Collection(s): *** Archives and Primary Sources ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Archives and Primary Sources
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Inuit, Indigenous art
Cree Vision of Plan Nord
Presentation of the Cree people's vision of the Northern Plan, including issues of governance, environmental protection, mining, economic development, transportation, tourism, and Cree culture and identity. (Cree Nations of Eeyou Istchee, 2011, 115 p.)
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Sustainable Development and First Nations
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Cree, Northern Quebec, Plan Nord, Indigenous authors, Indigenous communities
Croc fendu
BAnQ (eBook) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (eBook) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (eBook)
Novel mixing myth and reality, poetry and prose, telling the childhood in the 1970s of a pregnant girl in Nunavut. The beauty of the place rubs shoulders with the ravages caused by alcohol and violence. Spirits and animals are also present. The author, Tanya Tagaq Gillis, is an internationally renowned Inuit artist who incorporates, among other things, throat singing into her musical pieces.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Print Document, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous literature, Indigenous authors, Inuit, Culture
Curio.ca (Radio-Canada)
INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
Documentaries, television and radio programs, podcasts, etc., produced by the CBC, many of which deal with Aboriginal realities, as well as the northern world.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Reserved Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Indigenous youth, Indigenous women, Indian residential schools, Inuit, Climate change, Animals, Arctic Ocean, CBC, Reports, Documentaries
Découpages socio-économiques (DSE 20K) 2017 (Géoindex)
Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR (Reserved Access)
A collection of 7 layers of geospatial data for Quebec representing certain boundaries in the fields of health, elections, education, justice, and land.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Geospatial Data, Northern Quebec
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Geospatial data, Education, Elections, Justice, Quebec, Health
Dictionary of Native American literature
BAnQ (Print Book) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (eBook) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (eBook) | UQTR (eBook)
Dictionary covering the historical emergence of Native American writers (up to 1800) and the Native American Renaissance (1967–). Features bio-critical essays and theme-based articles related to topics such as Native American songs and legends.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Others, *** Dictionaries and Encyclopedias ***, Humanities and Social Sciences
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous literature