LibGuides: Indigenous Studies: Articles

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The Summon Find Articles tab will allow you to search Databases and Journals by Title.

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Articles that you have access to will have a link in the far right margin to either a website, a PDF, or a Find it @U of Lethbridge link

Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA)

Indexes material related to all aspects of native North American culture, history and life. Subject coverage includes archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy.

North American Indian Thought and Culture

Access primary sources documenting the history of Canadian First Peoples, American Indians, and Alaskan Natives. Includes a detailed timeline of Indian events, cross-referenced by region and tribe.
Content: Biographies, autobiographies, letters, diaries, oral histories, reference works, speeches, manuscripts, photographs

Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal)

Access resources focused primarily on First Nations and Aboriginals of Canada, with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
Content: Scholarly journals, books, photographs, theses, archival resources, maps

American Indian Histories and Cultures

Search through a wide range of historical and primary resources that explore the interactions between American Indians and Europeans from earliest contact, through the American Civil War, and up to the civil rights movement. Includes material related to American Indian history in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Content: Manuscripts, artwork, printed book, photographs, newspapers, treaties, speeches & diaries, historic maps, travel journals

Suggested Journals

Selected Databases & Indices

American Indian culture and research journal The core goals and objectives of the American Indian Studies Center (AISC) are to facilitate research and research collaborations; disseminate research results through research conferences, meetings and other activities; strengthen graduate and undergraduate education by providing students enrolled in the American Indian Studies program with training opportunities and access to facilities; to seek extramural research funds; and carry out university and public service programs related to the Center's research expertise. In addition, the AISC maintains a reference library, publishes books as well as the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, provides academic counseling and support to students, actively promotes student recruitment and retention, supports academic programs in American Indian Studies (AIS) and administers postdoctoral and predoctoral fellowships and research awards through the Institute of American Cultures.
Canadian journal of native studies The Canadian Journal of Native Studies is a highly recognized journal in the field of Native Studies. It began as a publication of the Society for the Advancement of Native Studies which is no longer in operation and whose founder; Sam Corrigan; was the Chief Editor from 1981-2008. It comes out on a bi-annual basis, and publishes original research which is refereed by peer review. As a general focus, the journal publishes anthropological, historical, sociological, political, legal, educational 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.
Native Studies Review Features original scholarly research on issues from Aboriginal perspectives in contemporary & historical contexts. It is a multidisciplinary, social science based periodical featuring research from Canada & abroad.
Wicazo Sa Review: A Journal of Native American Studies The essential source for new thought in Native American studies. During the past two decades, Native American Studies has emerged as a central arena in which Native American populations in the United States define the cultural, religious, legal, and historical parameters of scholarship and creativity essential for survival in the modern world. Founded in 1985, Wicazo Sa Review is a journal in support of this particular type of scholarship, providing inquiries into the Indian past and its relationship to the vital present. Its aim is to become an interdisciplinary instrument to assist indigenous peoples of the Americas in taking possession of their own intellectual and creative pursuits.

Suggested Databases

Early Encounters in North America
Access primary documents and edited content relating to European contact with North American Peoples. The collection is centered on Canada and the United States with some limited coverage of Mexico.
eHRAF
eHRAF World Cultures is an online cross-cultural and ethnographic database that contains descriptive information on aspects of cultural and social life. Information is organized by cultures and ethnic groups and every document is subject-indexed at the paragraph level.

General Databases

Academic Search Complete
This scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database indexes more than 11,000 publications including journals, books, reports, conference proceedings and more.
America: History & Life
Access citations and abstracts from journals focusing on the history, culture, area studies, and current affairs literature of the United States and Canada.
Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) Complete
Access full-text articles covering Canadian business, education, and reference & current events, along with a mix of professional and current event trade journals and magazines.
HathiTrust
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
JSTOR
Search an archive of more than one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials such as letters, oral histories, etc.

Peel's Prairie Provinces
Peel's Prairie Provinces is a resource dedicated to assisting scholars, students, and researchers of all types in their exploration of western Canadian history and the culture of the Canadian prairies.

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Suggested Indigenous Newspapers

Kainai News
Online & Microfilm (1968-1991)
Windspeaker (Edmonton, AB)
Canada's most widely distributed Aboriginal news publication.

Suggested Newspaper Databases

Canadian Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to Canadian news sources, covering major newspapers such as The Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Regina Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun, Victoria News.

CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly)
Access articles from Canadian and international journals, magazines, and newspapers. Covers a broad range of subjects including current events, health, technology, the arts, history, literature, culture and business

Indigenous Heritage - Libraries & Archives Canada

Kenojuak with her children, Kinngait, Nunavut, late summer 1960

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) acquires, preserves, and provides access to published and archival heritage material that represents First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation experiences and contributions to Canada. This includes text, photographs, maps, and audio-visual material. Explore the collection through the online databases, digitized documents and thematic guides: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/Pages/introduction.aspx

Indigenous Studies