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Arthur Lamothe Collection (BAnQ)
Filmmaker Arthur Lamothe has devoted most of his work to raising awareness of the First Peoples of Quebec, mainly the Innu and their culture. This collection covers two of his documentaries shot in the 1970s: “Amerindian Culture” and “Previous Memory”. Through 81 short films, various subjects are discussed, including snowshoe making and butchering moose.
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences

Eye on the Arctic (Radio-Canada International)
Videos and news articles by journalists from the world’s circumpolar countries, reporting about Arctic climate change and reality of Arctic communities and peoples.
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences

IsumaTV
Web platform for videos filmed by Indigenous directors depicting the contemporary realities of First Nations peoples.
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences

Les Docus
French-language documentaries about the Arctic.
- Collection
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences

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.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
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- Free - Open Access
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- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences

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.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
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- Engineering and Technology
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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.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
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- Free - Open Access
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- Engineering and Technology
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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.
Subjects: Canadian arctic, Documentaries, Films, Indigenous peoples, Labrador, Northern Quebec, Nunavut, NFB, Northwest Territories, Videos, Yukon
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- Free - Open Access
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- Engineering and Technology
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Polar explorations (National Geographic Society)
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).
Subjects: Arctic fauna, Geology, History, Indigenous communities, Landscapes
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- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences

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.
Subjects: Arctic Ocean, Climate change, Argo Floats, Dimethylsulfide, Education, Green Edge Project, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Marine ecosystem, Phytoplankton, Satellites, Videos
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- Engineering and Technology
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The Polar Explorer (PBS)
Documentary film on the exploration of the Arctic aboard the icebreaker Admunsen which, during the three weeks crossing the Northwest Passage, highlights the effects of climate change on this area. (Mark Terry, PBS, 2012, 60 min.)
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- Type of access
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Domain
- Natural Sciences