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Couche de la végétation du Nord québécois (Géoindex)

A collection of 2 layers of geospatial data illustrating settlements and logging roads between the 53rd and 55th parallels.

Subjects: Forest stands, Forestry roads, Geospatial data, Northern Quebec, Vegetation

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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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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

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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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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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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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Current Daily Ice Analysis (U.S. National Ice Center)

Geospatial data on ice in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Subjects: Circumpolar North, Geospatial data, Ice, Pack ice

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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

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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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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Données Québec – Environnement, ressources naturelles et énergie (Gouvernement du Québec)

Selection of geospatial data from Quebec’s Department of Energy and Natural Resources.

Subjects: Cartography, Energy, Geospatial data, Quebec, Natural Resources

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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

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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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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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