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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
- Type of access
- Free - Reference only
- Free - Open Access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Health Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Avataq Cultural Institute
Three separate collections are available through the website: an archeology collection, an art and artifact collection, and archives of drawings, historical photos, and oral histories. The institute also houses a library that holds more than 4,000 publications, mostly concerning Nunavik, as well as information about other Arctic regions and indigenous peoples.
Subjects: Archeology, Artifacts, Arts, Inuit, Nunavik
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Base de données pour aménagement du territoire (BDAT) nord (Géoindex)
Collection of 22 layers of geospatial data providing an overview of northern land occupancy.
Subjects: Cartography, Geospatial data, Land occupancy, Land use planning, Quebec
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
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
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Bleuets et abricots
In Bleuets et apricots, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine’s poems bring to the fore the voices of indigenous women who stand up against the wounds of colonization. With the blueberry, native fruit of the Nordic territory, and the large apricots of Haiti, she invites dialogue, reconciliation and links that enrich peoples. This work earned her a nomination as a finalist for the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal.
Subjects: Côte-Nord, Indigenous authors, Indigenous communities, Indigenous literature, Innu, Innu-aitun
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Borderline : la vie sur le cercle arctique
Illustrated book on the daily life of residents from eight different countries around the circumpolar Arctic, and captured by London-based photographer Cristian Barnett. French translation of the book “Life on the Line: People of the Arctic Circle”. (Cristian Barnett (photograph) & Huw Lewis-Jones, Paris, Paulsen, 2014, 207 p.)
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Inuit, Photographs
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program
Archival collection on polar exploration and research developed by Ohio State University. Include virtual exhibitions.
Subjects: Exploration, Primary Sources
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Canada and Colonial Genocide
This volume offers scholarly analyses on the process of settler colonialism and its effects on the Indigenous communities within what is now called “Canada.” It covers various forms of colonial violence including residential schools, repressive governmental policy, ecological destruction, etc. (Andrew Woolford and Jeff Benvenuto eds., London, Routledge, 2017, 126 p.)
Subjects: Colonialism, Colonization, Indigenous authors, Indigenous peoples
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Canada and the idea of North
An exploration of northern Canadian imagery, with examples from literature, art, music, and popular culture. (Sherrill E. Grace, Montréal, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2001, 341 p.)
Subjects: Arts, Imaginary North, Indigenous authors, Literature, Popular culture, Music, Northern Canada
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Canada’s changing North
Collection of texts providing an overview of the geography, history, economy, politics, and ethnology of the Canadian North. (Wonders, William C., Montreal : McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2003, 449 p.)
Subjects: Economy, Ethnology, Geography, History, Indigenous authors, Northern Canada, Politics
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Canadian Nordicity: it is your north, too
A seminal work on northern studies and nordicity that looks at the notion of “the North” (including perceptions and boundaries) in a Canadian context. English translation of Nordicité canadienne. (Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Montreal : Harvest House, 1979.)
Subjects: Geography, Limits of the Canadian North, Northern studies, Northern Canada, Nordicity
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Canadiana
A virtual library dedicated to Canadian history, providing access to prints from the era of early European settlers to the mid-20th century. Various collections related to autochthony and northernness are included, including those of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Jesuit Relations and Native Studies (formerly called Early Canadiana Online)
Subjects: Colonialism, Europe, Hudson’s Bay Company, Indigenous peoples, Jesuits
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
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 topographiques des villages autochtones du nord (2009-2011) à l’échelle de 1/2 000 (BDVN-2K) (Géoindex)
A collection of 22 layers of geospatial data comprising a valuable geographic reference tool for organizations working in these regions.
Subjects: Topographic maps, Northern Quebec, Topography, Villages
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Census Profile , 2016 Census (Statistics Canada) (Statistics Canada)
All census variables for northern Canada (territories) and northern Quebec (economic regions)
Subjects: Census, Indigenous peoples, Northern Canada, Northern Quebec
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Chasseur au harpon : un long récit de Markoosie
En pleine tempête de neige, un ours blanc attaque un campement inuit et éviscère de nombreux chiens. Convaincus que l’animal est malade et qu’il s’en prendra de nouveau aux leurs, des chasseurs se lancent à sa poursuite au péril de leur vie.
Subjects: Hunting and fishing, Indigenous authors, Indigenous communities, Inuit
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Free - Open Access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Comment je perçois la vie, Grand-Mère : Eshi uapataman Nukum
This collection by Rita Mestokosho, Innu woman from the community of Ekuanitshit (Mingan), offers eight Innu-French bilingual texts, then twelve written directly in French.
Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Poetry
- Type of access
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Contre le colonialisme dopé aux stéroïdes : le combat des Inuit du Québec pour leurs terres ancestrales
In this book, Zebedee Nungak provides his account of The Battle of James Bay from 1971-1975, where Inuit and Cree communities fought for their lands and waters against the Quebec government’s James Bay hydro project. (Zebedee Nungak, Montréal, Boréal, 2019, 181 p.)
Subjects: Colonialism, Indigenous authors, Inuit, James Bay, Quebec
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Corpus of Inuit Prints : Woodblock print (BAnQ)
Corpus of prints produced by Manuel Lau and published under the aegis of Puvirnituq Printshop. Since the inception of the Experimental Print Program in Cape Dorset, Puvirnituq has been one of four Inuit communities that has produced collections of prints on a regular basis. These works allow us to appreciate this practice of Inuit art which traditionally puts the world around it first. It includes, among other things, a tribute to the internationally renowned artist Davidialuk Alaasuaq Amittukinuit.
Subjects: Indigenous art, Inuit
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Corpus of Inuit prints: linocut (BAnQ)
Selection of prints made by Aisa Amittuq, son of the famous Inuit artist Davidialuk Alasua Amittu. Although Aisa is best known for his stone carvings, mostly carved from the dark stone found near Akulivik and Puvirnituq, this corpus bears witness to his experience in recording narrative accounts from Inuit oral tradition on prints in two dimensions.
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- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences