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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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Polar Journal (Taylor & Francis)

This journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on governance, policy, culture, economic and environmental issues within the polar regions. (Polar Journal, Taylor & Francis, 2011 to present.)

Subjects: Circumpolar North

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Polar Research (Norwegian Polar Institute)

An international journal from Norway’s institute for the study of polar regions, publishing original research in all scientific disciplines, and including book reviews. (Polar Research, Norwegian Polar Institute, 1982 to the present. )

Subjects: Arctic sciences

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Postcards: Canadian Far North Mission and Eskimo Mission (BAnQ)

Corpus of postcards from Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious community responsible for relaunching missions in Canada. This selection offers an unprecedented look at scenes from the everyday life of the natives of the Canadian Far North, such as the construction of canoes and camps.

Subjects: Hunting and fishing, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, Inuit

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Préhistoire béringienne : Étude archéologique des grottes du Poisson-Bleu (Yukon)

The Bluefish Caves, home to the first Beringians, are unveiling their secrets through zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the fauna. The findings suggest that the settlement of North America occurred much earlier than previously thought. (Lauriane Bourgeon, Gatineau, Musée canadien de l’histoire & Ottawa, Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa, 2018, 93 p. )

Subjects: Archeology, Bering Strait, Indigenous peoples, Prehistory, Yukon

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Prints inspired by the Inuit imagination (BAnQ)

Prints by artist Michèle Laforest that highlight several elements inspired by the Inuit imagination. It includes serigraphs as well as a linocut that represents Iriook, Agaguk’s wife, characters derived from Yves Thériault’s novel, the very first on Inuit life in Quebec.

Subjects: Arts, Inuit

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Propriété intellectuelle et éthique

Issue of the journal Études/Inuit/Studies devoted to the notions of intellectual property and ethics in northern research, specifically with regard to collaboration with Inuit communities. (Murielle Nagy [dir.], Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 35, Numéro 1–2, 20)

Subjects: Intellectual property, Inuit, Research ethics, Research by Indigenous peoples

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Protocole de recherche des Premières Nations au Québec et au Labrador [affiche] (Commission de la santé et des services sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador)

Poster illustrating the rights and values of Indigenous communities with regard to research.

Subjects: Labrador, Poster, Research protocol, Quebec, Research by Indigenous peoples

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Publications de la Société Makivik (BAnQ)

Five digitized Makivik Corporation publications: Atuaqnik, Makivik Annual Report Corporation, Makivik Magazine, Makivik News and Taqralik. Makivik Corporation promotes the preservation of Inuit culture and language, as well as the health, well-being and education of Inuit in their communities.

Subjects: Inuit, Makivik society, Periodicals

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Qu’as-tu fait de mon pays? Tanite nene etutamin nitassi?

This novel tells the story of the dispossession of indigenous peoples and the abuses of the colonial system in the form of a philosophical tale. In this work, An Antane Kapesh, the first Innu author, interprets the forest and those who endured colonial history in their flesh and their dignity and explains the world as it was before colonization.

Subjects: Colonization, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu, Innu territory

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Qu’est-ce que l’imaginaire du Nord? Principes éthiques

Essay on the multidisciplinary methodology of the North and the cultural Arctic and its ethical principles. (Daniel Chartier, Montréal et Harstad (Norvège), Imaginaire Nord et Arctic Arts Summit, coll. « Isberg », 2018, 157p.)

Subjects: Culture, Imaginary North, Nordicity

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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)

Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Circumpolar North, Cultural identity, Indigenous art, Indigenous artists, Indigenous languages, Inuit

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Racism, colonialism, and indigeneity in Canada: a reader

A collection of essays by Indigenous scholars discussing and examining the impacts on racism and settler colonialism on Indigenous communities in what is now called “Canada.” (Martin J. Cannon, Lina Sunseri eds, Don Mills, Oxford University Press, 2018, 263 p. )

Subjects: Colonialism, Indigenous peoples

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Rediscovery of Traditional Ecological Knowledge as Adaptive Management

Article that considers indigenous traditional knowledge and practices to ensure ecosystem management. (F. Berkes et al., Ecological Applications, vol. 10, no 5, 2000.)

Subjects: Environment, Indigenous peoples

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Reference encyclopedia of the American Indian

Presentation of treaties made with more than 500 Indigenous peoples or Indigenous groups regarding land sharing, self-government, cultural protection and financial assistance.

Subjects: Bibliography, Economy, Education, Health, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples

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Research Licensing in Nunavut (Nunavut Research Institute)

Information about the research licenses administered by the Nunavut Research Institute that are required for conducting research in Nunavut.

Subjects: Research licenses, Nunavut, Research permit

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Research Priorities for Quebec First Nations (Commission de la santé et des services sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador)

Research areas including law, culture and communications, economic development, environment, education and governance.

Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Research, Research with Indigenous peoples

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Resurgence and reconciliation: indigenous settler-relations and earth teachings

From a multidisciplinary approach, this book seeks to analyse and criticize the two schools of thought, resurgence and reconciliation, that seek to improve and guide Indigenous-settler relations in what is now called Canada. Contibutions by settler and Indigenous authors. (Michael Asch, John Borrows, James Tully eds, Toronto, Toronto University Press, 2018, 369 p.)

Subjects: Colonialism, Decolonization, Indigenous authors

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Rethinking the Great White North: race, nature, and the geographies of whiteness in Canada

Rethinking the Great White North takes a multi-disciplinary approach to deconstructing Canada’s imaginary north. By exploring Canada’s historical geography, the book discusses how racism and whiteness have shaped the country’s identity and systems. (Audrey Kobayashi, Andrew Baldwin, Laura Cameron, Vancouver, UBC Press, c2011, 343 p.)

Subjects: Colonialism, Decolonization, Imaginary North

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Returning to the teachings: exploring aboriginal justice

This book discusses traditional Indigenous knowledge and teachings as a way of both decolonizing the Canadian justice system and assisting Indigenous communities to heal from their traumas. (Rupert Ross, Toronto, Penguin, 2006, 300 p. )

Subjects: Decolonization, Indigenous peoples, Justice

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