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REL 2803: Indigenous Sacred Narratives
This page features resources for the course REL-2803: Indigenous Sacred Narratives. You can find more by searching the Library catalogue, or look up databases and journals by title.
Suggested Keywords:
- Oral history
- Folklore
- Social life and customs
- Education
- History
Combine the above terms with names of specific groups to expand or narrow your search, e.g. Indigenous, First Nations, Aboriginal, Cree, Ojibwa, etc.
Citing Elders and Knowledge Keepers
The University of Toronto Libraries' Indigenous Research Methodologies provides a guide for appropriately citing elders and knowledge keepers in MLA, APA, and Chicago format. The guide also recommends several books on Indigenous research methods, all of which can be found by searching the Library catalogue.
Books
Scholarly Journals
- Wicazo Sa Review[A]n interdisciplinary journal devoted to the mission of assisting Indigenous peoples of the Americas in taking possession of their own intellectual and creative pursuits.
- Native American and Indigenous StudiesOfficial publication of The Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), "an interdisciplinary, international membership-based organization comprised of scholars working in the fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies broadly defined."
- Canadian Journal of Native StudiesAs a general focus, the journal publishes anthropological, historical, sociological, political, legal, education and cultural issues affecting First Nations people. Although the majority of articles deal with Indigenous peoples in Canada, it also publishes articles dealing with Indigenous peoples world-wide.
Databases
Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal)
The 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.