General Public
New! Quality books, maps and atlases, online movies, and websites that attract and address topics of interest for the general public regarding the North and the Arctic, such as Aboriginal peoples, Arctic exploration, the environment and climate change.
Most of the documents are freely accesible on the web or through the digital lending of Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (subscription free of charge for any resident of Quebec). The rest of the listed documents are available in print format.
To consult the various categories that this collection contains, use the filter Collection.
Resources
Ma peau aime le Nord
BAnQ (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book)
First collection of poetry by the young Innu of Ekuanitshit (Mingan) Manon Nolin, Ma peau aime le Nord reveals the boundless attachment that the Innu poet has for her culture, for the traditions of her ancestors, for her territory. Her writing takes an intimate look at the fragility of a disappearing Innu culture, whose strength we can still feel in the thousand-year-old teachings of nature.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous literature, Indigenous authors, Innu, Côte-Nord, Indigenous communities
Manikanetish : Petite Marguerite
BAnQ (eBook) | Concordia (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (eBook)
This novel by Naomie Fontaine, Innu from Uashat, depicts the universe of a French teacher posted on an Indian reserve on the North Shore, that of her students who seek to take charge of themselves. Native, she will do everything to save them from despair, even go into the theater with them. The author was a finalist for the 2019 Radio-Canada National Book Combat, a finalist for the 2018 Geneva Book Fair Audience Award and many others.
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:
Narrative of a voyage to Hudson's Bay in His Majesty's ship Rosamond containing some account of the north-eastern coast of America and of the tribes inhabiting that remote region
BAnQ (eBook) | Laval (eBook) | UQTR (eBook)
An account of British Lieutenant Edward Chappell's journey to Hudson Bay, published in 1817 and containing maps and illustrations. (Edward Chappell, London, J. Mawman, 1817, 279 p.)
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Books (essays), Exploration
Free - Open Access, Reserved Access
Subjects: British expeditions, Hudson Bay, History, Exploration
NFB / Géographie et géologie - Arctique canadien (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
NFB / Geography and Geology - Artic Region (National Film Board of Canada) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films, *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
NFB / Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
NFB / Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) (National Film Board of Canada)
Selection of National Film Board of Canada films, by subject. Some of the films listed here are freely available.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Online Films
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Documentaries, Films, Videos, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Labrador, Canadian arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, NFB
Nipimanitu : l'esprit de l'eau
BAnQ (eBook) | Concordia (eBook) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (eBook)
This philosophical poetry collection by sociologist Pierrot Ross-Tremblay, Innu of the Essipit community, proposes a change of course in our relationship with the environment and nature, a reorientation for the future, otherwise we would head straight into a reef. Rather, the author lets nature speak for itself and recalls the urgency to act and get back to basics.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Print Document, Reserved Access, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Cosmogonic narratives, Innu-aitun, Indigenous literature, Indigenous authors, Poetry
Nitinikiau innusi : I keep the land alive
Concordia (eBook) | UQTR (eBook) | Laval (eBook)
A collection of Innu environmental activist Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue's diary entries. (Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue, Winnipeg, University of Manitoba Press, 2019, 244 p.)
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous Authors (Essays), *** General Public ***, Books (essays), Climate and Environment
Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Innu, Indigenous authors, Environment
North Circumpolar Map (Gouvernement du Canada)
Polar projection map produced in 2016 indicating settlements, boundaries, transportation networks, glaciers, and national parks.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Circumpolar North, *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Circumpolar North
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Maps, Circumpolar North, Polar projection
Northern Quebec (Environment Canada) (Environnement Canada)
Map depicting Indigenous lands, nations, and marine regions, as well as administrative regions, municipalities, and hydroelectric power plants.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Quebec, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Quebec, *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Quebec
Free - Open Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Maps, Northern Quebec, Nunavik
Objectif Nord : le Québec au-delà du 49e
BAnQ (eBook) | Laval (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (Print Book)
Illustrated bilingual book (French and English) with pictures showing the beauty and vastness of northern Quebec and texts expressing the love and passion of their authors for this territory. (Serge Bouchard & Jean Désy, Québec, Éditions Sylvain Harvey, 2013, 199 p.)
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Books (essays), Illustrated Books
Print Document, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Northern Quebec, Côte-Nord, Nordicity, Photographs
Plan Nord maps (BAnQ)
Collection of geographic and thematic maps (actives mines and mining projects, electricity generation, wildlife areas, vegetation zones, aboriginal communities, etc.) from the Plan Nord program, dedicated to the sustainable development and the enhancement of the resources of northern Quebec.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Map and Atlases, Northern Quebec, *** General Public ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Quebec, *** Maps, Atlases and Geospatial Data ***, Maps and Atlases, Northern Quebec
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous communities, Energy, Mine exploration, Mining, Arctic fauna, Mines, Vegetation
Polar circus : les explorations polaires à la française
BAnQ (Print Book) | Laval (Print Book)
Non-fiction book on the history of the exploration of the circumpolar north by France, between the 17th and 20th centuries. (Stéphane Dugast, Paris, Éditions du Trésor, 2019, 233 p.)
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Books (essays), Exploration
Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Exploration, Circumpolar North, French expeditions, History
Polar explorations (National Geographic Society)
BAnQ (Online Film) | Concordia (Reserved Access)
Documentary series produced by the National Geographic Society and focusing on the two most extreme areas of the planet: the Arctic and the Antarctic. Discover the typical landscapes, the inhabitants, the wildlife and much more in this high quality educational series (22 episodes).
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Reserved Access, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Arctic fauna, Landscapes, Indigenous communities, History, Geology
Qummut qukiria!: art, culture, and sovereignty across Inuit Nunaat and Sápmi : mobilizing the circumpolar north
Qummut Qukiria! celebrates art and culture within and beyond traditional Inuit and Sámi homelands in the Circumpolar Arctic -- from the recovery of traditional practices such as storytelling and skin sewing to the development of innovative new art forms such as throatboxing (a hybrid of traditional Inuit throat singing and beatboxing). In this illuminating book, curators, scholars, artists, and activists from Inuit Nunangat, Kalaallit Nunaat, Sápmi, Canada, and Scandinavia address topics as diverse as Sámi rematriation and the revival of the ládjogahpir (a traditional woman's headgear), the experience of bringing Inuit stone carving to a workshop for inner-city youth, and the decolonizing potential of Traditional Knowledge and its role in contemporary design and beyond. Qummut Qukiria! showcases the thriving art and culture of the Indigenous Circumpolar peoples in the present and demonstrates its importance for the revitalization of language, social well-being, and cultural identity (Igloliorte, H. L., Lundström, J.-E., & Hudson, A. (2022). Qummut qukiria!: Art, culture, and sovereignty across Inuit Nunaat and Sápmi: Mobilizing the circumpolar north. Goose Lane Editions)
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous Authors (Essays), Maps, Atlases, and Geospatial Data, Circumpolar North, *** General Public ***, Indigenous Peoples
Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Inuit, Circumpolar Arctic, Circumpolar North, Indigenous art, Indigenous artists, Cultural identity, Indigenous languages
S'agripper aux fleurs : collectif de femmes innues
BAnQ (eBook) | Laval (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (Print Book)
Three Innu women (Louise Canapé, Louve Mathieu and Shan dak/Jeanne’Arc Vollant), natives of the North Shore (Quebec), sign this collection imbued with a typically Aboriginal flavor. Their haikus reveal the naked truth of a people of the great outdoors confined to the "reserve", a reserve which perhaps has the merit of protecting the identity, but which nevertheless cuts wings.
Collection(s): *** First Peoples of the North ***, Indigenous novels and poetry, *** General Public ***, Indigenous novels and poetry
Free - BAnQ Subscribers, Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: Innu-aitun, Innu, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Poetry
Sanaaq : an Inuit novel
BAnQ (Print Book) | Concordia (eBook) | Laval (Print Book) | UQAM (Print Book) | UQTR (eBook)
This novel by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk (transliterated and translated from Inuktitut to English) recounts the fortunes and misfortunes of Sanaaq before and after the arrival of the first whites in Inuit country. Mitiarjuk allows the reader to discover, as no Westerner anthropologist has yet been able to do it, the life and psychology of the Inuit confronted with extreme nature, the need for sharing and the invasion of their territory by white people and their civilization.
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: Inuit, Indigenous literature, Indigenous authors, Colonialism
Takuvik
YouTube channel gathering dozens of videos produced by the research program Takuvik, associated with the Green Edge project, which seeks to understand the impact of environmental disturbances on Arctic, marine and terrestrial ecosystems and geosystems.
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Online Films, *** Online Films ***
Free - Open Access, Engineering and Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Climate change, Hunting and fishing, Dimethylsulfide, Marine ecosystem, Education, Argo floats, Inuit, Arctic Ocean, Phytoplankton, Green Edge Project, Satellites, Videos
The Arctic : reflecting the landscape, wildlife, and people of the Far North
Illustrated book of the Arctic bringing together never-before-seen photographs of land and sea, rich biodiversity and indigenous peoples of the area, and explores the challenges everyone faces in the face of rapid environmental changes due to the global warming. (Sven-Olof Lindblad, New York, Rizzoli International Publications, 2016, 220 p.)
Collection(s): *** General Public ***, Books (essays), Illustrated Books
Print Document, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Subjects: Photographs, Animals, Indigenous communities, Environmental changes