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Indigenous Studies

International Indigenous Studies Topics

Indigenous Studies are, by their very nature, worldwide in scope and  interdisciplinary in character.   Libraries and Cultural Resources  have a wide variety of materials to support research and teaching in this area - books, journal articles, video, microforms, art, and artifacts.     You will find resources that focus not only on Canadian Indigenous resources but resources for study of Indigenous peoples around the world.   For additional help, contact your Indigenous Studies Librarian.

 

 

Research Portals: Canadian and North American Indigenous Studies

  • Indigenous Law Portal: mapping American Indian constitutions and Legal Materials: A resource from the Library of Congress in the United States of America. The immensely useful Indigenous Law Portal brings together free primary source law documents from the Law Library of Congress and from nearly 340 tribes in Indian country.  Indian law, which is multifaceted and complex, encompasses federal law, state law, and tribal self-governance documents created and maintained by each recognized tribe. Another feature is a link to General Resources for Indigenous Law, organized alphabetically by topic (e.g., Environmental Law, NGOs).  
  • Indigenous Law Portal: Canada  Covers all Canada from the Law Library of Congress
  • Indigenous Law Portal: Mexico: Covers all Mexico from the Law Library of Congress.
  • Indigenous Law Portal: Global includes United Nations, and Global Indigenous Organizations

Aboriginal Film Collection

This nationally-significant film collection documents a part of Canadian history and national life, especially as it pertains to the production of fiction and documentary films and television programs on the history and development of the First Nations.   The date range of the collection is 1946 to 1988, with most titles falling between 1973 and 1985.   Thanks to a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, selected titles have been converted to DVD.

ANCS Film Collection

This nationally-significant film collection documents a part of Canadian history and national life, especially as it pertains to the production of fiction and documentary films and television programs on the history and development of First Nations.  The date range of the collection is 1946 to 1988, with most titles falling between 1973 and 1985.   Thanks to a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, selected titles have been converted to DVD. Click the link below to see the material accessible within our archives.

You will need to make a request for this information and an appointment at the Glenbow Reading Room in order to have access to this material. The material cannot be removed from the Reading Room but it can be examined at length within. For more information on the Reading Room and accessing archival and special collection material please click the link below: