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Published Resources

AMICUS
www.collectionscanada.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.

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

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

Finding out about Native Canadian Women Writers Published in English
www.collectionscanada.ca/6/3/s3-201-e.html
A selective bibliography of works by Aboriginal women authors.

Celebrating Women's Achievements
www.collectionscanada.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.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
www.collectionscanada.ca/heroes/index-e.html
Stories of the real and not so real characters from Canadian history.

Archival Records

ArchiviaNet
www.collectionscanada.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.

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

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

Indian Reserves - Western Canada
www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/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.ca/archivianet/02010507_e.html

Western Land Grants, 1870-1930
www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020111_e.html

Louis Riel, the Red River Rebellion
www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02012002/0201200218_e.html
Unpublished Thematic Guide

Digital Collections

Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990
www.collectionscanada.ca/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.ca/jesuit-relations/index-e.html
Here you will find early accounts of contact between Europeans and First peoples.

Genealogy

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

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

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

Virtual Exhibitions

Pride and Dignity: Aboriginal Portraits
www.collectionscanada.ca/aboriginal-portraits/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.ca/treaty8/index-e.html

The Canadian West
www.collectionscanada.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.