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Nunatsiaq News (Nortext Publishing Corporation)
Nunatsiaq News is the first source for news, features and opinion about Canada’s Eastern Arctic. Nunavut and Nunavik communities are featured. Publishing daily and weekly on its website. (Nunatsiaq News, 1972 to the present)
Subjects: Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples, Politics
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
NWT News/North (NNSL Media)
This weekly newspaper serves the communities of Canada’s western Arctic. Issues include contains editorials, letters to the editor, news, sports, arts and entertainment stories. (NWT News/North, 2004 to the present)
Subjects: Politics, Indigenous communities, Indigenous peoples
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- Reserved Access
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- Reserved Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
Photographic serie: supplying Hudson’s Bay Company posts and patrolling arctic waters (BAnQ)
Photographs taken during the summer of 1944 by the geographer Pierre Dagenais during a long-haul journey towards Labrador with stops at Cartwright, Hebron and Baffin (Cape Dorset) on board the Nascopie, a supply ship for remote posts of the Far North of the Hudson’s Bay Company. These annual excursions under the aegis of the federal government were designed to establish Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic and study related emerging issues. These photographs highlight scenes related to the provision of food and everyday consumer goods to island Inuit communities.
Subjects: Indigenous communities, Inuit, Navigation, Oceanography
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
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: Arctic fauna, Mining, Vegetation, Energy, Mine exploration, Indigenous communities, Mines
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
Polar explorations (National Geographic Society)
Documentary series produced by the National Geographic Society and focusing on the two most extreme areas of the planet: the Arctic and the Antarctic. Discover the typical landscapes, the inhabitants, the wildlife and much more in this high quality educational series (22 episodes).
Subjects: Landscapes, Arctic fauna, Geology, History, Indigenous communities
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- Free - BAnQ Subscribers
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- BAnQ Subscribers
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- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences
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 peoples, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous communities, Inuit
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
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- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences