Aboriginal Resources and Services

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• Databases
• Research Aids
• Digital Collections
• Genealogy
• Virtual Exhibitions
• Educational Resources
• Publications

Databases

AMICUS
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
amicus/index-e.html
Provides bibliographic information about books, periodicals, music, video and other published materials in Library and Archives Canada's collection. AMICUS also shows holdings for other Canadian libraries.

Naskapi Lexicon
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
naskapi/index-e.html

ArchiviaNet
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/index-e.html
Provides access to LAC's archival holdings from governmental and private sources, including textual documents, maps, works of art, photographs, videos and films, sound recordings, architectural drawings, stamps and medals.

Government of Canada Files
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/020105_e.html

Indian Reserves - Western Canada
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/
indian-reserves/index-e.html
This database provides item-level descriptions on approximately 1,500 maps and plans that relate to Aboriginal reserves and settlements in western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut Territory).

Métis Scrip Records
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/02010507_e.html

Western Land Grants, 1870-1930
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
databases/western-land-grants/index-e.html

Research Aids

Native Residential Schools in Canada: A Selective Bibliography
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
native-residential/index-e.html

Finding out about Native Canadian Women Writers Published in English
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/
finding_native_cdn_women-e/s3-201-e.html
A selective bibliography of works by Aboriginal women authors.

Aboriginal Peoples -- Bands and Agencies
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/0201200116_e.html

Aboriginal Peoples - Guide to the Records of the Government of Canada
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/0201200109_e.html

Louis Riel, the Red River Rebellion
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
/the-public/005-1141-e.html
Unpublished Thematic Guide

From Colony to Country: A Reader's Guide to Canadian Military History
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
military/index-e.html

Digital Collections

Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases
/indianaffairs/index-e.html
The Indian Affairs Annual Reports (1864-1990) collection contains the full text annual reports for the departments and branches responsible for Indian Affairs from 1967 to 1990. It is an excellent source for treaty or genealogy research.

The Jesuit Relations and the History of New France
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
jesuit-relations/index-e.html
Here you will find early accounts of contact between Europeans and First Peoples.

Treaties, Surrenders and Agreements
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/treaties/index-e.html
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) holds an extensive, but not a complete, collection of historic Canadian Indian treaties, land surrenders, and related agreements (ITS).

Early Canadiana Online
www.canadiana.org/eco.php?doc=about
Early Canadiana Online (ECO) is a digital library providing access to 2,838,778 pages of Canada's printed heritage.

Red and Black Series
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
archivianet/red-black/index-e.html
The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs' administrative records of Aboriginal people from 1872 to the 1950s.

Genealogy

Genealogy and Family History
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
genealogy/index-e.html

Métis Genealogy
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
genealogy/022-905.004-e.html

Researching Your Aboriginal Ancestry at Library and Archives Canada
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
genealogy/022-905.003-e.html

Virtual Exhibitions

Project Naming
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
inuit/index-e.html
The goal of this project is the identification of Inuit portrayed in some of the photographic collections of Library and Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa.

Aboriginal Documentary Heritage: Historical Collections of the Canadian Government www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
aboriginal-heritage/020016-1000-e.html

Pride and Dignity: Aboriginal Portraits
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
aboriginal-portraits/index-e.html
An exhibition of over 60 photographic reproductions (c.1846 - c.1960) taken from the original exhibition Aboriginal Portraits from the National Archives of Canada produced by Edward Tompkins and Jeff Thomas, guest curator, and exhibited at the National Archives during the spring and summer of 1996

Treaty 8, 1899-1999
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
treaty8/index-e.html

The Canadian West
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
canadian-west/052901_e.html
The intent is to give a general impression of the nature, variety, and vastness of the records that relate to the western landscape of Canada during the period of European contact with First Nations.

Celebrating Women's Achievements
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
women/index-e.html
Thematically arranged, this site celebrates the outstanding achievements of women. Each woman's life and achievements are described, followed by a list of suggested readings. Some of these women include Waneek Horn-Miller (Sports), Victoria Belcourt Callihoo (Society, Music, Literature) and Jean Goodwill (Science).

Canadian Poetry Archive: Emily Pauline Johnson
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
canvers/t16-201-e.html
Extensive information on the popular poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Heroes of Lore and Yore: Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/
nlc-bnc/heroes_lore_yore_can_hero-ef/index.html
Stories of the real and not so real characters from Canadian history.

The "Four Indian Kings"
www.portraits.gc.ca/009001-2100.3-e.html

Framing Canada: a Photographic Memory. Aboriginal Peoples
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
framingcanada/026020-3300-e.html

Educational Resources

"We were so far away..." The Inuit Experience of Residential Schools
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/whats-on/index-e.html#a1

Learning: Four Kings and One Queen
www.portraits.gc.ca/009001-3000-e.html
Explore the international journeys of four ambassadors of the Iroquois Confederacy, both in the 18th Century and in the present day. Activities for Grades 4-6.

Backcheck: Hockey for Kids
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
hockey/kids/024003-2400-e.html

Publications

Report and Recommendations of the Consultation on Aboriginal Resources and Services
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
aboriginal/020008-7010-e.html

Spirit and Intent - Understanding Aboriginal Treaties
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/
whats-on/treaties-exhibition/index-e.html