Studying The North

Études Inuit Studies (CIÉRA, Université Laval)

Études Inuit Studies

This international journal is devoted to the study of all traditional and contemporary Inuit societies from a broad social science and humanities perspective. (Québec, Centre interuniversitaire d'études et de recherches autochtones, 1977 to the present.)

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.

Far off Metal River : Inuit lands, settler stories, and the makings of the contemporary Arctic

Concordia (Print book) | Laval (Print book) | McGill (Print book)

In analysing the way that the alleged Bloody Falls massacre assisted in shaping the colonial narrative of the Arctic, Emilie Cameron addresses the problematic notion of the North as a blank slate and the racist treatment of its Indigenous communities. (Emilie Cameron, Vancouver, UBC Press, 2015, 273 p.)

First Nations in Quebec and Labrador’s research protocol (Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador) (Assemblée des Premières Nations Québec-Labrador)

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A guide for Indigenous communities, local organizations and the scientific community, governing research activities with First Nations or within their territory.

First Nations of Quebec and Labrador sustainable development strategy

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Report addressing the issues (culture, languages, natural resources, economic development, governance) related to the issue of sustainable development among the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador. (Catherine Johnson et Suzy Basile, First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute, 2006, 29 p.)

Géocultures : Méthodologies russes sur l'Arctique

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Collective essay on cultural methodologies on the Arctic in the context of Siberia. (Daniel Chartier, Dmitry Zamyatin, Ekaterina Romanova et Olga Lavrenova, Montréal, Imaginaire Nord, coll. «Isberg», 2020, 100 p. Translated from Russian by Marianna Samsonova.)

Hidden in plain sight: contributions of Aboriginal peoples to Canadian identity and culture

Concordia (eBook) | Laval (eBook) | McGill (eBook)

This book offers an Indigenous perspective to Canadian and Aboriginal history, demonstrating the significant contributions Indigenous peoples have made and are making to the development of Canadian identity, politics, education, and culture, etc. (David Newhouse, Cora Voyageur, Daniel Beavon eds., Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 2005, 491 p.)

Illustrations taken from Quebec periodicals: expeditions in the arctic archipelago (BAnQ)

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Dating from the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, these illustrations taken from Quebec periodicals shed light on the wave of expeditions devoted to reaching the northern summit with a view to claiming sovereignty over the North Pole. There are old engravings of the ship Fram on which the Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen made the first transpolar drift, an image illustrating the departure of Captain J. E. Bernier during his Canadian boreal expedition, etc.

Impact: colonialism in Canada

Concordia (Print book) | Laval (Print Book) | McGill (Print book)

A collection of both non-fiction and fiction writings by Indigenous authors reflecting on the impacts of settler colonialism in Canada. (Warren Cariou, Katherena Vermette, Niigaan James Sinclair eds, Winnipeg, Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Inc., 2017, 198 p. )

Indigenous Research Statement of Principles (Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines du Canada)

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Presentation of SSHRC's commitment to support and promote research conducted by and with Indigenous Peoples.

Inuit Art Quarterly (Inuit Art Foundation)

Inuit Art Quarterly

This award-winning magazine is dedicated to circumpolar Indigenous art and new and notable indigenous artists. (Inuit Art Quarterly, 1986 to the present)

Inuit Literatures

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This site contains biographies of writers from Nunavik, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Greenland, a presentation of works written by the Inuit of these territories, documents to better understand the cultural Inuit history, and a cultural chronology taken from their own works. (Laboratoire international de recherche sur l'imaginaire du Nord, de l'hiver et de l'Arctique. Université du Québec à Montréal. «Littératures inuites». URL [https://inuit.uqam.ca/fr] )

Inuktitut (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami)

Inuktitut

Inuktitut magazine is published by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit association in Canada. Each colourful issue has several feature articles, first person stories and book reviews. (Inuktitut, 1959 to the present)

Keetsahnak: our missing and murdered indigenous sisters

Concordia (eBook) | Laval (eBook) | McGill (eBook) | UQTR (eBook)

With essays from Indigenous women, this book analyses colonial violence within what is now called "Canada" and provides an anti-violence model from an Indigenous perspective. (Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell & Christi Belcourt eds., Edmonton, University of Alberta Press, 2018, 400 p. )

Le Nord, latitudes imaginaires

Laval (Print Book)

A collection of comparative and thematic studies by European authors on the idea of the North in literature. (Monique Dubar et al., Villeneuve d'Ascq : Université Charles-de-Gaulle - Lille 3, 2000, 490 p.)

Le(s) Nord(s) imaginaire(s)

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

A collection of essays offering an international perspective on the idea of the North in literature and the arts. (Daniel Chartier, Montréal : Imaginaire/Nord, 2008, 335 p.)

Les conditions d’une collaboration éthique entre chercheurs autochtones et non autochtones

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Reflections on the methodologies and concepts used in Indigenous Studies (abstract in English). (Karine Gentelet, Cahiers de recherche sociologique, no 48, 2009.)

Les Innus et le territoire: Innu tipenitamun (BAnQ)

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

Book examining, from a territorial perspective, questions such as those of the universe of Innu society, its values and its legal order at the time of the arrival of Europeans and its subsequent transformation. The work is intended to be a contribution to the application of the principles of Innu and Nitassinan law.

Lignes directrices pour la recherche (Institut nordique du Québec)

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A discussion paper setting out ethical northern research guidelines with a view to the decolonization of research. It also proposes approaches for conducting research in the North.

National Inuit Strategy on Research (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami)

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Research vision and objectives in the greater Inuit Nunangat region, as defined by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a representative body of 65,000 Inuit of Canada.