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A bibliography on the imagined North : Arctic, winter, Antarctic
Bibliography featuring critical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives on cultural studies of the North and the Arctic. In English, French, Swedish, and Icelandic.
Subjects: Bibliography, Culture, Indigenous peoples, Literature
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- Printed document
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
A Farewell to Ice : A Report from the Arctic
Accessible presentation of the phenomenon of melting ice in the Arctic, which occurs in the context of climate change, and its major consequences for the planet. (Peter Wadhams, London, Penguin Books, 2016, 239 p.)
Subjects: Climate change, Ice, Pack ice
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A history of the Arctic : nature, exploration and exploitation
A history of the Arctic, from prehistoric times to the present, including an examination of Indigenous Peoples, polar exploration, political and environmental issues, and climate change. (John McCannon, London : Reaktion Books, 2012, 349 p.)
Subjects: Circumpolar Arctic, Climate change, Exploration, History, Indigenous peoples
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- Printed document
- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
A.C.R. Grønland : l’univers mystérieux et intime d’un Nord disparu = En personlig og gådefuld verden fra et forsvundet nord = The private and mysterious world of a lost North
Trilingual album (French, Danish, English) of photographs of a Greenlandic colony at the beginning of the 20th century. (Daniel Chartier, Québec, Presses de l’Université du Québec, coll. «Imagoborealis», 2009, 48 p. )
Subjects: Greenland, History, Photographs
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- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Aboriginal autonomy and development in northern Quebec and Labrador
This book contains a collection of essays that discuss topics of decolonization in Northern Quebec and Labrador. The book covers past and current trauma and issues that indigenous communities face in this region, as well as exploring topics of community healing, and territorial and cultural autonomy. (Colin Scott ed., Vancouver, UBC Press, 2001, 436 p.)
Subjects: Decolonization, Indigenous authors, Labrador, Northern Quebec
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) (Statistics Canada) (Statistics Canada)
APS raw survey data for 2001, 2006, 2012, and 2017 available via the ODESI portal.
Subjects: Canada, Indigenous peoples
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Adresse Québec (Géoindex)
Collection of 8 layers of geospatial data illustrating roads, addresses, and postal codes.
Subjects: Geospatial data, Addresses, Postal codes, Quebec, Roads
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- Reserved Access
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Alberta elders’ Cree dictionary = Alperta ohci kehtehayak nehiyaw otwestamâkewasinahikan
Dictionary of the Cree language with English–Cree and Cree–English sections.
Subjects: Cree, Cree dictionary, Cree language, Indigenous peoples
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- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
America: History & Life
Main private database (EBSCO) devoted to the history of Canada and the United States, with over 1,700 indexed journals. Significant content on the history of Indigenous Peoples, colonization, and exploration of the North. Features controlled vocabulary, via its index, that includes geographic terms.
Subjects: Colonization, Exploration, History, Indigenous peoples, Northern Canada
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Annie Muktuk and other stories
In this notorious novel, Norma Dunning portrays the unvarnished realities of northern life through gritty characters who find themselves in difficult situations. Her stories challenge southern perceptions of the north and Inuit life through evocative, nuanced voices accented with Inuktitut words and symbolism.
Subjects: Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Inuit
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- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Anthropology Plus
Main private database (EBSCO) devoted to anthropology, with references to journals from the 19th century to today. Also covers the fields of archeology, ethnology, folklore, material culture, and art history. It boasts rich content in Indigenous studies as well as a controlled vocabulary that allows users to search articles based on region and specific First Peoples.
Subjects: Anthropology, Archeology, Ethnology, Folklore, Indigenous peoples
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Arctic and Antarctic Regions
Database containing over 1.3 million references to journal articles and other research documents dealing with the Earth’s polar regions, some of them dating back to the 1800s. The main scientific database on the North and the Arctic produced by a private company (EBSCO). Features a controlled vocabulary in polar studies (available via the index) and offers content in natural sciences, engineering and technology, health, and humanities and social sciences.
Subjects: Earth sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences, Exploration, Indigenous peoples, Oceanography
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- Reserved Access
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- Engineering and Technology
- Health Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
Arctic exploration and development, c. 500 B.C. to 1915 : an encyclopedia
Encyclopedia covering over 2,000 expeditions that took place in the Arctic over a period of nearly 2,000 years, as well as information on some of the key explorers of this territory.
Subjects: Discovery, Exploration, Indigenous peoples
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Arctic labyrinth : The quest for the Northwest Passage
Documentary work describing the many attempts of maritime expeditions to discover a passage leading from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. (Glyndwr Williams, Toronto, Viking Canada, 2009, 440 p.)
Subjects: Exploration, History, John Franklin, Navigation, Northwest Passage
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Atlas of Indian nations
Atlas with rich iconographic, cartographic, and textual content presenting the various nations of North America according to a wide range of themes. Includes relevant content about the First Peoples of the North and the Arctic. (Washington, National Geographic Society, 2013, 219 p.)
Subjects: Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps
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- Printed document
- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Atlas of the North American Indian
Atlas with a focus on the history, migrations, conflicts, lifestyles, and location of Indigenous Peoples in North America. Content related to Northern Canada and Alaska.
Subjects: Alaska, Atlas, Indigenous peoples, Maps, Northern Canada
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- Printed document
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- 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
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Bassins hydrographiques du Québec à l’échelle 1/250000 (Géoindex)
A collection of 7 layers of geospatial data showing Quebec’s watersheds.
Subjects: Cartography, Geospatial data, Watershed area, Watersheds, Quebec
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- Reserved Access
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- Natural 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
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- Reserved Access
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- 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
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- Printed document
- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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- Humanities and Social Sciences