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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
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- Reserved Access
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- Engineering and Technology
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural 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
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- Reserved Access
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- 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
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- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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- 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, Reports, Inuit, Indigenous youth, Indigenous women, Indigenous peoples, Indian residential schools, Documentaries, Climate change, CBC, Arctic Ocean
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- Reserved Access
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- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
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
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- Printed document
- Reserved Access
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- 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
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- Reserved Access
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- 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
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- Reserved Access
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- 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
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- Printed document
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- 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
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- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Do not enter my soul in your shoes : poems
This first collection of poems by Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, Innu native of Pessamit on the North Shore of Quebec, is a dive into the female body, accompanied by a poetic reflection on exile and the feeling of love. It has received critical acclaim and won the 2013 Société des Ecrivains Francophones d’Amérique Award of Excellence
Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu, Poetry
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- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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Données bathymétriques du NGCC Amundsen 2003-2014 (Géoindex)
Layer representing bathymetry data collected by the CCGS Amundsen and other scientific vessels between 2003 and 2014. Each tile covers 30 minutes longitude by 15 minutes latitude.
Subjects: Bathymetric data, Bathymetry, Canadian arctic, Geospatial data, NGCC Amundsen
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- Reserved Access
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- Natural 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
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
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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- Reserved Access
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- Engineering and Technology
- Natural 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
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- Reserved Access
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- 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
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- Printed document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Encyclopedia of Native American Artists
Encyclopedia featuring the work and lives of over 70 Indigenous artists and crafters specializing in sculpture, painting, photography, weaving, basketry, and pottery.
Subjects: Indigenous art, Indigenous artists, Indigenous peoples, Painting, Photographs, Sculpture
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- Printed document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Encyclopedia of North American Indians
Encyclopedia featuring articles by 260 specialists on the tribes, main languages, key figures, historic events, and other topics related to North American Indigenous Peoples.
Subjects: History, Indigenous languages, Indigenous peoples
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Encyclopedia of snow, ice and glaciers
An encyclopedia with a focus on the formation of snow and the transformation of snow to ice, as well as the classification of ice and glaciers, hydrology and sedimentary systems, permafrost, and the impact of climate change.
Subjects: Climate change, Hydrology, Ice, Snow, Permafrost
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- Reserved Access
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- Natural Sciences
Encyclopedia of the Arctic
A three-volume set of essays on the Arctic’s environment, climate, peoples, ecology, wildlife, history, economics, and politics.
Subjects: Animals, Climate change, Ecology, Economy, Environment, History, Indigenous peoples, Politics
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- Printed document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
English-Innu dictionary/Innu-English dictionnary
A two-volume dictionary set of the Innu language, featuring dialects spoken in Quebec and Labrador.
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Innu, Innu dialects, Innu dictionary, Innu language, Innu-aimun
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- Printed document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences