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Plan Nord maps (BAnQ)

Collection of geographic and thematic maps (actives mines and mining projects, electricity generation, wildlife areas, vegetation zones, aboriginal communities, etc.) from the Plan Nord program, dedicated to the sustainable development and the enhancement of the resources of northern Quebec.

Subjects: Indigenous communities, Mine exploration, Mines, Arctic fauna, Energy, Mining, Vegetation

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Postcards: Canadian Far North Mission and Eskimo Mission (BAnQ)

Corpus of postcards from Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a religious community responsible for relaunching missions in Canada. This selection offers an unprecedented look at scenes from the everyday life of the natives of the Canadian Far North, such as the construction of canoes and camps.

Subjects: Indigenous communities, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous peoples, Inuit

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Préhistoire béringienne : Étude archéologique des grottes du Poisson-Bleu (Yukon)

The Bluefish Caves, home to the first Beringians, are unveiling their secrets through zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of the fauna. The findings suggest that the settlement of North America occurred much earlier than previously thought. (Lauriane Bourgeon, Gatineau, Musée canadien de l’histoire & Ottawa, Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa, 2018, 93 p. )

Subjects: Prehistory, Yukon, Archeology, Bering Strait, Indigenous peoples

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Prints inspired by the Inuit imagination (BAnQ)

Prints by artist Michèle Laforest that highlight several elements inspired by the Inuit imagination. It includes serigraphs as well as a linocut that represents Iriook, Agaguk’s wife, characters derived from Yves Thériault’s novel, the very first on Inuit life in Quebec.

Subjects: Arts, Inuit

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Publications de la Société Makivik (BAnQ)

Five digitized Makivik Corporation publications: Atuaqnik, Makivik Annual Report Corporation, Makivik Magazine, Makivik News and Taqralik. Makivik Corporation promotes the preservation of Inuit culture and language, as well as the health, well-being and education of Inuit in their communities.

Subjects: Makivik society, Inuit, Periodicals

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Qu’as-tu fait de mon pays? Tanite nene etutamin nitassi?

This novel tells the story of the dispossession of indigenous peoples and the abuses of the colonial system in the form of a philosophical tale. In this work, An Antane Kapesh, the first Innu author, interprets the forest and those who endured colonial history in their flesh and their dignity and explains the world as it was before colonization.

Subjects: Colonization, Indigenous authors, Indigenous literature, Innu, Innu territory

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