First Nations, Métis and Inuit

Use this guide to find information on Indigenous topics.

Colonization and marginalization of Indigenous peoples means that information about them is often created by non-Indigenous people.

Consider:

• who created the resource:
  • Is the writer Indigenous?
  • What is the author's worldview?
• why the resource was created:
  • Who benefits from the research? An Indigenous community, and individual, an institution or the general public?
• when the resource was created:
  • Older publications may be more biased and problematic.
• how the resource was created:
  • Did the writer consult with an Indigenous community?
  • What methods were used to gather the information?
  • Was the research made available to the Indigenous communities that participated in the study?

These guides may also help with your research: 

This map:

• Outlines Indigenous nations, communities, languages, and treaties
• Is fully English/French bilingual
• Comes with a set of teaching tools
• Is very large and heavy - requires a space about half the size of a gymnasium to set up

For more information, view the Catalogue Record or check out the following resources:

To borrow the floor map, please fill out this request form: