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Corpus of Inuit prints: silkscreen (BAnQ)
This selection of prints illustrates screen printing practices within the Inuit community of Povungnituk during the 1980s, spurred on by the Cape Dorset art movement. This so-called contemporary artistic phase was characterized by a culture in full transition and coincided with the gradual “opening” of the North after the Second World War. This corpus highlights birds, marine mammals and land animals from the Arctic.
Subjects: Arts, Indigenous art, Inuit
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Corpus of Inuit Prints: Stone Engraving (BAnQ)
This selection of prints illustrates stonecutting practices within the Inuit art community of Povungnituk in the early 1980s. Featuring prominent Inuit printmakers of the time, it highlights the complex self-representation of the experience. Nordic, the founding myths of Inuit culture as well as traditional hunting and fishing techniques.
Subjects: Indigenous art, Inuit
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Couche des composantes d’utilisation géographique régionale (BGR) – 2015 (Géoindex)
A collection of 24 layers that show the position and type of elements that make up Quebec’s regional geographic base, including energy facilities, ATV trails, snowshoe trails, wind turbines, etc.
Subjects: Energy equipment, Geospatial data, Regional geographic basis, Wind energy equipment, Quebec
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Cree Vision of Plan Nord
Presentation of the Cree people’s vision of the Northern Plan, including issues of governance, environmental protection, mining, economic development, transportation, tourism, and Cree culture and identity. (Cree Nations of Eeyou Istchee, 2011, 115 p.)
Subjects: Cree, Indigenous authors, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, Northern Quebec, Plan Nord
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Critical norths : space, nature, theory
Collection of essays about the North from a colonial, environmental, climate, and political perspective. (Sarah Jaquette Ray et Kevin Maier, Fairbanks, University of Alaska Press, 2017, 336 p.)
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Climate change, Indigenous peoples, Northern studies, Nordicity
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Croc fendu
Novel mixing myth and reality, poetry and prose, telling the childhood in the 1970s of a pregnant girl in Nunavut. The beauty of the place rubs shoulders with the ravages caused by alcohol and violence. Spirits and animals are also present. The author, Tanya Tagaq Gillis, is an internationally renowned Inuit artist who incorporates, among other things, throat singing into her musical pieces.
Subjects: Culture, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Inuit
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Curio.ca (Radio-Canada)
Documentaries, television and radio programs, podcasts, etc., produced by the CBC, many of which deal with Aboriginal realities, as well as the northern world.
Subjects: Animals, Arctic Ocean, CBC, Climate change, Documentaries, Indian residential schools, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous women, Indigenous youth, Inuit, Reports
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Dead reckoning : the untold story of the Northwest passage
Documentary work on the discovery and exploration of the Arctic, from the 16th century to the present day, and emphasizing the little-known characters, including several natives, who took part in the expeditions. (Ken McGoogan, Toronto, HarperCollins Canada, 2017, 438 p.)
Subjects: Circumpolar North, Exploration, History, Indigenous peoples, John Franklin
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Decolonizing education: nourishing the learning spirit
In this book, author Marie Battiste addresses the damaging effects of Western models of education on Indigenous knowledge, calling for the decolonization of pedagogy. She proposes new models that bolster Indigenous knowledge and address the inherent racism within colonial educational institutions. (Marie Battiste, Saskatoon, Purich Publishing Limited, 2013, 217 p. )
Subjects: Decolonization, Education, Indigenous authors
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Découpages socio-économiques (DSE 20K) 2017 (Géoindex)
A collection of 7 layers of geospatial data for Quebec representing certain boundaries in the fields of health, elections, education, justice, and land.
Subjects: Education, Elections, Geospatial data, Health, Justice, Quebec
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Dictionary of Native American literature
Dictionary covering the historical emergence of Native American writers (up to 1800) and the Native American Renaissance (1967–). Features bio-critical essays and theme-based articles related to topics such as Native American songs and legends.
Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Indigenous peoples
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Dictionnaire atikamekw
Dictionary produced by the Atikamekw Nation Council and Carleton University presenting more than 12,000 words in Atikamekw with their French equivalents.
Subjects: Atikamekw dictionary, Atikamekw language, Atikamewk, Conseil de la Nation Atikamekw, Quebec
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Dictionnaire français-cri
A dictionary of the Quebec Cree dialect spoken by the Cree on the East Coast of James Bay and in some communities inland.
Subjects: Cree, Cree dictionary, Cree language, Indigenous peoples, James Bay, Northern Quebec
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Dictionnaire montagnais-français
Innu language dictionary compiled from sources in the community of Betsiamites (Pessamit) on Quebec’s North Shore.
Subjects: Betsiamites, Indigenous peoples, Innu, Innu dictionary, Innu language, Innu-aimun, Pessamit
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Early Books in Aboriginal Languages : Witnesses of Founding Cultures (BAnQ)
Published between 1556 and 1900, these works contain concrete traces of the linguistic heritage of the first Aboriginal peoples who inhabited what is now Quebec: Iroquoian languages (including Mohawk and Wendat), Algonquian (including Algonquin, Abenaki, Cree, Innu, Mi’kmaq) as well as Inuktitut. These are alphabet books, syllabaries, grammars, dictionaries, lexicons, reading books and other textbooks. This collection also sheds light on the history of relations between indigenous communities and European settlers.
Subjects: Algonquins, Colonialism, Cree, Indigenous authors, Indigenous languages, Innu language, Linguistic
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Early encounters in North America : peoples, cultures, and the environment
Letters, stories, accounts and images from more than 1400 authors about the first contacts between First Peoples and Europeans, between 1534 and 1850. Provides access to documents by people, places, years, type of environments, etc.
Subjects: Colonialism, Europe, First contact, Indigenous peoples, Primary Sources
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Eastern James Bay Cree-English-French Dictionary
A dictionary created by EastCree.Org, a non-profit partnership between the Cree School Board and Prof. Marie-Odile Junker at Carleton University, Ottawa.
Subjects: Cree, Cree dictionary, Cree language, Indigenous peoples, James Bay
- Type of access
- Free - Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Elements of Indigenous style: a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples
This book acts as a guide for writers, editors, and publishers to decolonize the way that they write about Indigenous Peoples. It provides an overview of the way Indigenous peoples have been portrayed in literature, and offers tips and on writing in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner. (Gregory Younging, Edmonton, Brush Education, 2018, 154 p. )
Subjects: Decolonization, Indigenous authors, Research ethics
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Empire Online
Manuscripts, printed works, correspondence, maps, photographs, etc., related to history, politics, culture and colonial societies from the collections of 23 libraries in the United States and the United Kingdom. Opportunity to filter by geographic region (North America).
Subjects: Colonialism, History, Indigenous peoples, Politics, Primary Sources
- Category.s
- Type of access
- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Encyclopedia of American Indian History
A four-volume encyclopedia set on the key events, places, and figures in Native American history, from human origins to present-day controversies. ULaval
Subjects: History, Indigenous peoples
- Type of access
- Printed document
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences