LibGuides: Indigenous Studies Resources: Welcome

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This subject guide highlights some of the resources available through the library and online on the histories, cultures, and experiences of Indigenous Peoples in Turtle Island. This guide only serves as a starting point for research and highlights a selection of library and other online resources. You may find more library resources by searching in Library Search.

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The Learning Portal Maamwi Hub

The Maamwi Hub is inspired by the TRC 94 Calls to Action to ensure that the 24 Colleges of Ontario lead in the education of both staff and students on Indigenous history, culture, knowledge, and current Indigenous worldviews. The word "Maamwi" means "Together" in Anishinaabemowin, one of the widely spoken Indigenous languages in the territory currently referred to as Ontario. The Maamwi hub comprises of 5 major sections (About, Discover, Inquire, Inspire, and Empower) with each section categorized thematically.

First Peoples@Seneca

First Peoples@Seneca is dedicated to supporting Indigenous students (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) on our campuses. Services include advisement, tutoring, mentoring, workshops, cultural teachings, and social events. These services are offered in a culturally appropriate way to create understandings and learnings about Indigenous peoples.

Skoden for Faculty

About: SKODEN for faculty Teaching, talking and sharing about and for reconciliation
Skoden: Teaching, Talking, and Sharing About and for Reconciliation

Background Research

The following databases provide overviews or current social topics and issues. Browse the databases for general information and to get a better understanding of your research topic.

Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to Canadian content including biographies, news, essays and podcasts.
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Canadian Encyclopedia Online This link opens in a new window
(Historica) Provides access to information about Canadian personalities, places, events, history and achievements.
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Canadian Points of View This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) Provides access to essays with differing points of view on current issues. Essays include an overview, arguments, counter arguments and a guide to Critical Thinking.
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I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal This link opens in a new window
(University of Saskatchewan) A tool for faculty, students, researchers, and members of the community to access digital Indigenous studies resources. Its primary focus is on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on Indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world.
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Informit Indigenous Collection This link opens in a new window
(Informit) Research portal for indigenous studies. Though Australian, this database covers indigenous peoples worldwide, with substantial content on North American communities.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
(Gale) Provides access to a comprehensive resource offering differing points of view on current social issues with pro and con articles, topic overviews and biographies of social activists.
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Library Databases: Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, & Reports

In addition to searching the library website, you may also search individual databases for articles. The following databases contain journals, magazines, newspapers, and reports/grey literature.

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window (Gale) Provides access to a large multidisciplinary collection of more than 9600 magazines, journals, newspapers, podcasts and transcripts (NPR, CNN, CBC).
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window (EBSCO) Provides access to a large multidisciplinary database of more than 3900 magazines, journals, newspapers and trade publications.
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Canada Commons This link opens in a new window (Coherent Digital / Trojman Corporation) Canada Commons contains Canadian e-books, government documents, and grey literature, primarily on health, government, and public policy. New in April 2022, this database contains the content formerly found in the Gibson Canadian Electronic Library desLibris platform.
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Canadian Newsstream (formerly Canadian Major Dailies) This link opens in a new window (ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. Canadian Newsstream provides access to 700 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers, including the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. This full-text database includes electronic compilations from most newspapers, providing access to articles, columns, editorials, and special publications from each. Some compilations date from the late 70s.
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I-Portal: Indigenous Studies Portal This link opens in a new window (University of Saskatchewan) A tool for faculty, students, researchers, and members of the community to access digital Indigenous studies resources. Its primary focus is on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on Indigenous peoples of the United States, Australia, Aotearoa – New Zealand, and other areas of the world.
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Informit Indigenous Collection This link opens in a new window (Informit) Research portal for indigenous studies. Though Australian, this database covers indigenous peoples worldwide, with substantial content on North American communities.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window (ITHAKA) Provides access to a multidisciplinary collection of over 4000 journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. - JSTOR does not include current issues of journals (2 to 11 year gap depending on the title).
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SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window (SAGE Publications) A collection of full-text online scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. - Before running a search, check "Only content I have full access to" to retrieve only the content to which Seneca subscribes.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window (Elsevier) Provides users with access to a wide range of journal articles and full-text e-books in Health and Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, Computers and Technology, and the Social and Behavioural Sciences. - In this database, there is no way to limit a search to our subscribed content only. Only those results with the words "Full text access" or "Open access" are content to which we have access.
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Taylor & Francis Online This link opens in a new window (Taylor and Francis) Access to three large collections from T&F: Social Science and Humanities Library, with over 1470 journals, Science and Technology Library, with over 530, and Medical Library, with over 200 titles. - After running a search, click "Only show content I have full access to" to retrieve only the content to which Seneca subscribes.
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Wiley Online Library Journals This link opens in a new window (Wiley) Full-text journals in the humanities, social sciences, and the pure and applied sciences. - In this database, there is no way to limit a search to our subscribed content only. Only those results with the words "Full Access", "Open access", or "Free Access" are content to which we have access.
"Request Permission" links within search results are not applicable to Canadian institutions. For information on permitted use, please see the Licensing Terms here -- Details and Terms of Use -- or contact copyright@senecacollege.ca

Websites

The Learning Portal: Maamwi Hub The Maamwi Hub is inspired by the TRC 94 Calls to Action to ensure that the 24 Colleges of Ontario lead in the education of both staff and students on Indigenous history, culture, knowledge, and current Indigenous worldviews. The word "Maamwi" means "Together" in Anishinaabemowin, one of the widely spoken Indigenous languages in the territory currently referred to as Ontario. The Maamwi hub comprises of 5 major sections (About, Discover, Inquire, Inspire, and Empower) with each section categorized thematically.
Indigenous Heritage (Library Archives Canada) 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 our online databases, digitized documents and thematic guides.
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada (Canadian Geographic)
Indigenous Studies Portal 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. This initiative began in 2005 at the University of Saskatchewan as a resource for faculty, students, researchers, and members of the community and currently links to about 65,000 items. Anyone can use the freely available materials in the iPortal but some resources are licensed and may only be available from your own library.
Native-Land.ca