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Anthropology Plus

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: Indigenous peoples, Folklore, Ethnology, Archeology, Anthropology

  • Type of access
    • Reserved Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Avataq Cultural Institute

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: Nunavik, Inuit, Arts, Artifacts, Archeology

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Bibliography of Native North Americans

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: Indigenous peoples, History, Archeology

  • Type of access
    • Reserved Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Indigenous Cultures (Musée McCord Stewart)

Indigenous Cultures (Musée McCord Stewart)

5800 archaeological and historical objects from the McCord Stewart Museum documenting the material culture of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada, primarily, but also of Siberia and Greenland.

Subjects: Siberia, United States, Material culture, Indigenous peoples, Canada, Archeology, Greenland

  • Type of access
    • Free - Open Access
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Préhistoire béringienne : Étude archéologique des grottes du Poisson-Bleu (Yukon)

Préhistoire béringienne : Étude archéologique des grottes du Poisson-Bleu (Yukon)

The Bluefish Caves, home to the first Beringians, are unveiling their secrets through zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the fauna. The findings suggest that the settlement of North America occurred much earlier than previously thought. (Lauriane Bourgeon, Gatineau, Musée canadien de l’histoire & Ottawa, Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa, 2018, 93 p. )

Subjects: Bering Strait, Yukon, Prehistory, Indigenous peoples, Archeology

  • Type of access
    • Free - BAnQ Subscribers
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
The last imaginary place : a human history of the Arctic world

The last imaginary place : a human history of the Arctic world

Robert McGhee

A history of the Arctic, from the post-Ice Age to today, and from Siberia to Baffin Island, that takes a scientific approach to archaeology and anthropology. Also available in French under the title “Une histoire du monde arctique : le dernier territoire imaginaire”. (Robert McGhee, Toronto, Key Porter Books, 2004, 296 p.)

Subjects: History, Circumpolar Arctic, Archeology, Anthropology

  • Type of access
    • Reserved Access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences
Une histoire du monde arctique : le dernier territoire imaginaire

Une histoire du monde arctique : le dernier territoire imaginaire

Robert McGhee

History of the Arctic, from the postglacial era to the present day, and from Siberia to Baffin Land, where scientific approaches to archeology and anthropology are used. French version of “The last imaginary place: A human history of the Arctic world”. (Robert McGhee, Saint-Laurent, Fides, 2006, 300 p.)

Subjects: Anthropology, Archeology, Circumpolar Arctic, History

  • Type of access
    • Printed document
  • Domain
    • Humanities and Social Sciences