Indigenous Studies
This guide is a starting point for students in Indigenous Studies, or for other interdisciplinary studies related to Indigenous peoples.
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Academic Writing Guides
Elements of Indigenous style : a guide for writing by and about Indigenous Peoples by Call Number: PN 147 Y68 2018ISBN: 9781550597165Publication Date: 2018"Elements of Indigenous Style provides guidelines to help writers, editors, and publishers produce material that reflects Indigenous people in an appropriate and respectful manner. Gregory Younging, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba, has been the managing editor of Theytus Books, the first Aboriginal-owned publishing house in Canada, for over 13 years. Elements of Indigenous Style evolved from the house style guide Gregory developed at Theytus in order to ensure content was consistent and respectful. This guide contains: A historical overview of the portrayal of Indigenous peoples in literature; Common errors and how to avoid them when writing about Indigenous peoples; Guidance on working in a culturally sensitive way; A discussion of problematic and preferred terminology; Suggestions for editorial guidelines."
- Four Directions Writing Guide for Indigenous StudentsThis guide, by the Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, is designed for Indigenous students looking for assistance on their journey through academic research and writing.
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This guide is meant to provide you with some starting points for research in this subject area. If you are new to research and would like help with more general practices and techniques in library research, consider using one of our How-to guides, including the Beginner's Guide to Library Research.
- Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) This link opens in a new windowThe Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) is a database of full-text electronic resources such as articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The iPortal content has a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond. Anyone can use the freely available materials in the iPortal but some resources are licensed and may only be available from your own library.
- America: History & Life [EBSCOhost] This link opens in a new windowAmerica: History and Life is an index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. It indexes journals in the discipline of social sciences and humanities with selected articles from scholarly journals from as far back as 1910.
- Native Land - Indigenous Mapping"This map is in honor of all the Indigenous Nations [of colonial states]. It seeks to encourage people — Native and non-Native — to remember that these were once a vast land of autonomous Native peoples, who called the land by many different names according to their languages and geography. The hope is that it instills pride in the descendants of these People, brings an awareness of Indigenous history and remembers the Nations that fought and continue to fight valiantly to preserve their way of life."
- The Canadian Encyclopedia Collections: Indigenous PeoplesA curated collection of Articles, Timelines, Videos, and Educational resources within the Canadian Encyclopedia
- Indigenous Peoples Atlas of CanadaCreated by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society in conjunction with the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Métis Nation, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and Indspire.
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to ActionPDF of the 94 calls to action made by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation"
- Statistics Canada: Indigenous PeoplesStatistics Canada's subject guide on Statistics on Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Handbook of the North American IndiansCall Number: REF E 77 H25Publication Date: 1978-2008Encyclopedic summary of prehistory, history, cultures and political and social aspects of native peoples.
Additional volumes available through the Internet Archives:
Handbook of North American Indians: Digitized on the Internet Archive
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