Métis Studies
This is a guide for researchers to showcase resources on Métis history, culture, language, genealogy and more.
Databases
These databases and websites can be utilized to find primary sources such as images, maps, newspapers, and government records. They may also be used to find secondary sources such as books, journal articles and book reviews.
The Métis and the Use of Identifying Terms
Historically, the Métis (and non-Métis) have used various terms instead of Métis. This can include "Michif," "bois brule," "chicot," "half-breed," "half-blood," "country-born," and "mixed-blood," among others. You may come across these in your research, particularly when finding primary sources.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Complete provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and a total of more than 10,000 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
- Bibliography of indigenous peoples in North America This link opens in a new windowBibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America (BIPNA) is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of Indigenous culture, history, and life in North America. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, education, the gaming industry, religion, folklore, economic development, acculturation, mythology, missions, tribal governments, and ethnohistory. BIPNA contains more than 350,000 citations for newspapers, magazines, academic journals, books, reviews, and trade publications from the United States and Canada with expanded content from Great Britain and Australia. Dates of coverage for content range from the sixteenth century to the present.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more ... Provides indexing of more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
- Indigenous Peoples North AmericaThis database provides users with a robust, diverse, informative source that will enhance research and increase understanding of the historical experiences, cultural traditions and innovations, and political status of Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Canada. Researchers will explore the impact of invasion and colonization on Indigenous Peoples in North America, and the intersection of Indigenous and European histories and systems of knowledge through the use of manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, photographs, motion pictures, images of artwork, and more.
- Frontier life : borderlands, settlement & colonial encountersThis digital collection of primary source documents helps us to understand existence on the edges of the anglophone world from 1650-1920. Discover the various European and colonial frontier regions of North America, Africa and Australasia through documents that reveal the lives of settlers and indigenous peoples in these areas.
*For a Métis-specific subject search, select the following: Explore → Search Directories → Select the subject "Métis" → Search* - Indigenous Studies PortalThe Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal), developed by the University of Saskatchewan Library, is a database of full-text electronic resources such as books, articles, theses and documents as well as digitized materials such as photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. focusing primarily on First Nations and Aboriginal Peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
- Library and Archives CanadaThis search tool allows users to search all of the collections available to Library and Archives Canada (LAC). It is designed to consolidate numerous databases available from LAC into a single search and starting point.
- Early Canadiana OnlinePrimary sources in Canadian history from the first European contact to the late 19th century, with strengths in literature, women's history, native studies and the history of French Canada. This collection also includes official publications such as government acts, bills, committee reports, court rules, debates, journals, ordinances, regulations, royal commission reports, and treaties. Includes full text of documents.
- Canadian Encyclopedia OnlineThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a free, bilingual, and online resource containing more than 30,000 multimedia items including images, maps, games, audio and video. Interactive features include curated content exhibits, interactive timelines, and immediate updates of important events. It is an excellent reference source to understand background information to any research topic with a Canadian focus.
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