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America: History & Life

Main private database (EBSCO) devoted to the history of Canada and the United States, with over 1,700 indexed journals. Significant content on the history of Indigenous Peoples, colonization, and exploration of the North. Features controlled vocabulary, via its index, that includes geographic terms.

Subjects: Colonization, Exploration, History, Indigenous peoples, Northern Canada

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American Indian History Online

Encyclopedic-style database retracing some 5,000 years of the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of America. More than 500 indigenous nations are listed, and the search can be done by nation as well as by geographic region. Includes analytical articles, book excerpts, biographies, historical documents, calendars, timelines, slideshows, maps, tables, videos, photographs, images and links to sites Educational Web.

Subjects: History, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous studies

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Anthropology Plus

Main private database (EBSCO) devoted to anthropology, with references to journals from the 19th century to today. Also covers the fields of archeology, ethnology, folklore, material culture, and art history. It boasts rich content in Indigenous studies as well as a controlled vocabulary that allows users to search articles based on region and specific First Peoples.

Subjects: Anthropology, Archeology, Ethnology, Folklore, Indigenous peoples

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Arctic and Antarctic Regions

Database containing over 1.3 million references to journal articles and other research documents dealing with the Earth’s polar regions, some of them dating back to the 1800s. The main scientific database on the North and the Arctic produced by a private company (EBSCO). Features a controlled vocabulary in polar studies (available via the index) and offers content in natural sciences, engineering and technology, health, and humanities and social sciences.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Exploration, Indigenous peoples, Oceanography

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Arctic Environmental Strategy Northwest Territories Water Bibliography (ASTIS)

Contains over 200 citations of research documents published between 1991 and 1997 under the Arctic Environmental Strategy in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Subjects: Environmental sciences, Nunavut, Northwest Territories

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Arctic Health Publications Database

Articles, reports, conference proceedings, and grey literature on the health of peoples of the North. Some publications are freely available.

Subjects: Environmental health, Food security, Indigenous peoples, Traditional medicine, Mental health

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Arctic Portal Library

Collection of a thousand documents (books, articles, images, legal documents, etc.) published by the Arctic Council or the University of the Arctic, or as part of International Polar Year 2007-2008. A significant part of the collection is freely accessible.

Subjects: Culture, Education, Environmental sciences, Indigenous peoples, Law, Natural Resources

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ArcticNet Publications Database (ASTIS)

Cites over 3,800 publications from the ArcticNet network that cover natural sciences, health sciences, and social sciences.

Subjects: ArcticNet, Climate change, Hydrology, Oceanography

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ASTIS

An Arctic Institute of North America resource featuring 16 databases containing publication and research project references about northern Canada.

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Autochtonia

Articles, books, briefs, theses, and research reports on the Indigenous peoples of Quebec (in French only). Some publications are freely available.

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec

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Bibliography of Native North Americans

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.

Subjects: Archeology, History, Indigenous peoples

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Canadian International Polar Year (IPY) Publications Database (ASTIS)

Citations or full text of 4,800 documents on polar exploration and research carried out as part of International Polar Year, which date back to 1882.

Subjects: Hydrology, Northern Canada, Oceanography

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Canadian Permafrost Conferences (ASTIS)

Contains over 250 conference proceedings records from the six Canadian Permafrost Conferences.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Permafrost

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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.

Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Health, Indigenous peoples, Medicine, Public health

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Cold Regions Bibliography Project

References to studies on human activity and scientific operations in cold environments.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Physical sciences

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Compendex

The main engineering database, with over 20 million references to journal articles and conference proceedings. Features a thesaurus with a controlled vocabulary in fields relevant to northern and Arctic studies, including mining engineering, civil engineering, material science, bioengineering, and optics.

Subjects: Engineering, Geomatics, Mining, Optics

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EASI : earth and space index search

Database featuring publications (journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and videos) by the American Geophysical Union, from 1900 to today. Content relevant to northern and Arctic studies with regard to geoscience, marine science, and atmospheric science.

Subjects: Atmospheric sciences, Earth sciences, Oceanography

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First Nations Food, Nutrition, and Environment Study

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

Subjects: Environmental health, Food security, Indigenous peoples, Water, Nutrition

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GEOBASE

Database featuring over 3 million references to journal articles and geoscience conference proceedings, including those in the fields of geography, earth sciences, ecology, geology, oceanography, and nature conservation. Boasts a rich controlled vocabulary accessible via a thesaurus that allows users to search by geographic region of the North and the Arctic. Also includes significant content on Indigenous studies.

Subjects: Conservation, Earth sciences, Ecology, Environmental sciences, Indigenous peoples

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GeoRef

Database produced by the American Geosciences Institute, with over 3.6 million references to journal articles and conference proceedings on geoscience, including geology, stratigraphy, petrology, and hydrology. GeoRef boasts a controlled vocabulary accessible via a thesaurus that allows users to search by geographic region of the North and the Arctic.

Subjects: Earth sciences, Environmental sciences, Geology, Hydrology, Petrology

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