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Aboriginal Populations : Social, Demographic, and Epidemiological Perspectives

Aboriginal Populations : Social, Demographic, and Epidemiological Perspectives

Maps and compares the social, demographic and health conditions of indigenous peoples of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the circumpolar North.

Subjects: Demography, Epidemiology, Health, Indigenous peoples, Maps

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
    • Free - BAnQ Subscribers
    • Reserved Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Algonquian Linguistics Atlas

Algonquian Linguistics Atlas

Interactive map of Canada’s Algonquian languages, many of which are spoken in northern Indigenous communities.

Subjects: Alaska, Algonquins, Linguistic, Maps

Arctic Geobotanical Atlas (University of Alaska)

Arctic Geobotanical Atlas (University of Alaska)

Collection of maps illustrating the distribution of vegetation in the Arctic.

Subjects: Alaska, Atlas, Geobotany, Maps, Vegetation

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas

Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas

A collection of maps on the solar, wind, geothermal, and tidal resources of the Arctic prepared by the Arctic Council’s Sustainable Development Working Group.

Subjects: Atlas, Maps, Sustainable development, Renewable energies

  • Type of access
    • Free - Reference only
  • Domain
    • Engineering and Technology
    • Natural Sciences
Arctic Research Mapping Application

Arctic Research Mapping Application

A Web application that allows users to view the locations of Arctic research projects funded by the United States.

Subjects: Cartography, Maps, United States, Research

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Health Sciences
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Natural Sciences
Atlas climatique des glaces de mer pour les eaux du Nord canadien, 1981 à 2010

Atlas climatique des glaces de mer pour les eaux du Nord canadien, 1981 à 2010

Atlas showing average and maximum statistics for ice coverage in the Canadian Arctic and Hudson Bay.

Subjects: Atlas, Canadian arctic, Hudson Bay, Ice, Maps

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
Atlas climatiques des glaces sur 30 ans

Atlas climatiques des glaces sur 30 ans

Atlas produced by the Canadian Ice Service, which provides the location of ice during the ice season, its coverage, thickness, and variability, for the period from 1981 to 2010. Features three volumes, including one on Northern Canadian waters and another on the East Coast.

Subjects: Atlas, Canadian arctic, Ice, Maps, Northern Canada

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
Atlas des activités des chasseurs et piégeurs cris de Eeyou Istchee (Réseau DIALOG)

Atlas des activités des chasseurs et piégeurs cris de Eeyou Istchee (Réseau DIALOG)

Interactive map of the activities of hunters and trappers in nine Cree communities in Eeyou Istchee (James Bay region) produced using annual statistical data (1977 to 2011) from the Cree Hunters and Trappers Income Security Board.

Subjects: Atlas, Cree, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous peoples, Maps

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Atlas of Indian nations

Atlas of Indian nations

Atlas with rich iconographic, cartographic, and textual content presenting the various nations of North America according to a wide range of themes. Includes relevant content about the First Peoples of the North and the Arctic. (Washington, National Geographic Society, 2013, 219 p.)

Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps

Atlas of Registered Aboriginal Population of Quebec (Réseau DIALOG)

Atlas of Registered Aboriginal Population of Quebec (Réseau DIALOG)

Interactive map of statistical data on the registered Indian population in Quebec from 1998 to 2010, on-reserve and off-reserve.

Subjects: Atlas, Demographic statistics, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Population

Atlas of the North American Indian

Atlas of the North American Indian

Atlas with a focus on the history, migrations, conflicts, lifestyles, and location of Indigenous Peoples in North America. Content related to Northern Canada and Alaska.

Subjects: Alaska, Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Northern Canada

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Cartes anciennes de l’Arctique (Université Laval)

Cartes anciennes de l’Arctique (Université Laval)

Collection of the University Laval’s Library consisting of some twenty maps dating from the 16th to the 20th century. These documents are the work of famous cartographers such as Gerardus Mercator, Jan Jansson, Guillaume de L’Isle and Willem Blaeu, but also of explorers like Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier.

Subjects: Cartography, Circumpolar Arctic, Maps

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Cartes du Nord (Gouvernement du Canada)

Cartes du Nord (Gouvernement du Canada)

Selection of Natural Resources Canada maps on coastal areas, ice, snow, permafrost, and more.

Subjects: Maps, Northern Canada, Natural Resources

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
Circumpolar Health Atlas

Circumpolar Health Atlas

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.

Subjects: Atlas, Circumpolar North, Health, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Medical care, Social determinants of health

First Nation Profile Interactive Map (Gouvernement du Canada)

First Nation Profile Interactive Map (Gouvernement du Canada)

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

Subjects: Band councils, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Reserves

Historical maps: Arctic (BAnQ)

Historical maps: Arctic (BAnQ)

Corpus of fifteen old maps dating from the 17th to the 20th century. These documents bear witness to the Arctic expeditions and explorations carried out by several generations of European explorers in search of the Northwest Passage. These documents reflect the advancement of knowledge of the Arctic coastline of North America. The information on these maps is based among other things on the discoveries of Martin Frobisher, William Baffin, etc.

Subjects: Arctic archipelago, Baffin bay, Canadian arctic, Cartography, Circumpolar Arctic, Davis Strait, Greenland, Hudson Strait, Maps, Northwest Passage

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Historical maps: Hudson’s Bay (BAnQ)

Historical maps: Hudson’s Bay (BAnQ)

Corpus of historical maps dating from the 17th and 18th century and allowing to visualize the territorial evolution of Hudson Bay. Their representation of Hudson’s Bay is inspired, among other things, by the explorations of Henry Hudson and Thomas James. These maps relate the French and English expeditions to this much coveted territory because of its strategic positioning for the fur trade in Europe.

Subjects: Cartography, Hudson Bay, Hudson’s Bay Company, Maps, New France

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean

International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean

Maps and bathymetric geospatial data of the Arctic north of the 64th parallel.

Subjects: Bathymetry, Maps

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Natural Sciences
Inuit Nunangat (Government of Canada) (Gouvernement du Canada)

Inuit Nunangat (Government of Canada) (Gouvernement du Canada)

Map of 53 Inuit communities in Northern Canada.

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Maps, Northern Canada

L’Apparition du Nord selon Gérard Mercator (Université Laval)

L’Apparition du Nord selon Gérard Mercator (Université Laval)

Web platform that offers an interactive reading of the first printed map (1595) of the circumpolar North.

Subjects: Cartography, Circumpolar North, Gerardus Mercator, Maps, Polar projection

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences