First Peoples of the North

Dictionnaire atikamekw

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Dictionary produced by the Atikamekw Nation Council and Carleton University presenting more than 12,000 words in Atikamekw with their French equivalents.

Dictionnaire français-cri

BAnQ (Print Book) | Concordia (Print Book) | INRS (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (Print Book)

A dictionary of the Quebec Cree dialect spoken by the Cree on the East Coast of James Bay and in some communities inland.

Dictionnaire montagnais-français

BAnQ (Print Book) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (Print Book)

Innu language dictionary compiled from sources in the community of Betsiamites (Pessamit) on Quebec's North Shore.

Early Books in Aboriginal Languages : Witnesses of Founding Cultures (BAnQ)

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Published between 1556 and 1900, these works contain concrete traces of the linguistic heritage of the first Aboriginal peoples who inhabited what is now Quebec: Iroquoian languages (including Mohawk and Wendat), Algonquian (including Algonquin, Abenaki, Cree, Innu, Mi'kmaq) as well as Inuktitut. These are alphabet books, syllabaries, grammars, dictionaries, lexicons, reading books and other textbooks. This collection also sheds light on the history of relations between indigenous communities and European settlers.

Early encounters in North America : peoples, cultures, and the environment

Concordia (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access)

Letters, stories, accounts and images from more than 1400 authors about the first contacts between First Peoples and Europeans, between 1534 and 1850. Provides access to documents by people, places, years, type of environments, etc.

Eastern James Bay Cree-English-French Dictionary

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A dictionary created by EastCree.Org, a non-profit partnership between the Cree School Board and Prof. Marie-Odile Junker at Carleton University, Ottawa.

Encyclopedia of American Indian History

Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book)

A four-volume encyclopedia set on the key events, places, and figures in Native American history, from human origins to present-day controversies. ULaval

Encyclopedia of Native American Artists

Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (eBook)

Encyclopedia featuring the work and lives of over 70 Indigenous artists and crafters specializing in sculpture, painting, photography, weaving, basketry, and pottery.

Encyclopedia of North American Indians

BAnQ (eBook) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (eBook) | UQAM (Print Book)

Encyclopedia featuring articles by 260 specialists on the tribes, main languages, key figures, historic events, and other topics related to North American Indigenous Peoples.

English-Innu dictionary/Innu-English dictionnary

Laval (Print Book)

A two-volume dictionary set of the Innu language, featuring dialects spoken in Quebec and Labrador.

Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Food Security in Nunavik

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Chapter dealing with environmental laws related to sustainable development in Nunavik. (Paule Halley et Marie-Josée Verrault, chapitre 10 de Sustainable Food Security in the Arctic, State of Knowledge, Québec/Edmonton, GÉTIC Université Laval/Canadian Circumpolar Institute University of Alberta, 2002, p. 177-188.)

Ethnology of the Ungava District, Hudson Bay Territory (BAnQ)

BAnQ (Print Book) | Laval (eBook) | UQTR (eBook)

Originally published in 1894 as a part of the eleventh annual report of the Smithsonian Institution, this reissue of Lucien M. Turner's classic book chronicles his observations of Indigenous culture on his journey along the Quebec-Labrador coast and during his stay in Fort-Chimo towards the end of the 19th century.

Eukuan nin matshi-manitu innushkueu : Je suis une maudite sauvagesse

BAnQ (eBook) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (eBook) | McGill (eBook) | UQTR (eBook)

In this novel, Antane Kapesh wrote to preserve and share her culture, experience, and knowledge, all of which, she felt, were disappearing at an alarming rate because many Elders – like herself – were aged or dying. She wanted to publicly denounce the conditions in which she and the Innu were made to live, and to address the changes she was witnessing due to land dispossession and loss of hunting territory, police brutality, and the effects of the residential school system.

Eye on the Arctic (Radio-Canada International)

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Videos and news articles by journalists from the world's circumpolar countries, reporting about Arctic climate change and reality of Arctic communities and peoples.

Fatty Legs: A True Story

Concordia (Print Book and eBook) | Laval (Print Book)

A memoir of Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's experience at a northern Residential School. (Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Toronto, Annick Press, 104 p.)

Fichier de limites cartographique de Statistiques Canada (2016) (Géoindex)

Concordia (Reserved Access) | INRS (Reserved Access) | Laval (Reserved Access) | McGill (Reserved Access) | UQAM (Reserved Access) | UQTR ( Reserved Access)

A collection of 13 layers of geospatial data representing the boundaries of census data release units by Statistics Canada. When used in conjunction with census data, these files are useful for thematic mapping.

First Nation Profile Interactive Map (Gouvernement du Canada)

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Map of Indigenous communities in Canada, with access to information about them.

First Nation Profiles (Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada)

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Profiles of Canada’s First Nations containing general information on reserves, governance, federal funding, geography, population statistics, etc.

First Nations Food, Nutrition, and Environment Study

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A Canadian scope study on the benefits and risks of food and water in First Nations communities.