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Orthophotographie noir et blanc des villages nordiques 1/10 000 (2004) (Géoindex)
Set of 161 digital orthophotos representing northern villages (1:10,000).
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Inuit, Orthophotographs, Quebec, Villages
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- Reserved Access
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- Reserved Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Pan Inuit Trails
Atlas showing Inuit occupancy of the Northwest Passage region, specifically traditional Inuit trails across the Arctic.
Subjects: Indigenous peoples, Trails, Inuit, Northwest Passage, Maps
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Parki Parka : Un mois à la Baie d’Hudson (BAnQ)
This short film, produced in 1951 by the priest Albert Tessier (1895-1976) for the government of Quebec, recounts the annual voyage of the ship Regina Polaris which supplies the isolated Oblate missions of the Canadian Far North. From the first stopover in Cape Dorset, passing through Chesterfield and Eskimo Point, to the last leg of the journey in Churchill, this film reflects Inuit customs and traditions.
Subjects: Inuit, Northern Quebec, Sea ice, Missionaries
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
- Domain
- Natural Sciences
- 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, Navigation, Oceanography, Inuit
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
- Domain
- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Photographs: conquest of the Arctic (BAnQ)
These photographs, which span between 1920 and 1947 and therefore each one is accompanied by a descriptive typed card, relate mainly to the aerial flight over the North Pole, including the attempts at transpolar air navigation by the Norwegian Roald Amundsen and the travels of Paul Schulte. , Oblate missionary of German origin and instigator of an air transport service for missionaries posted in Canada’s North. The photographs also illustrate the ice cover in the Arctic as well as Inuit hunting.
Subjects: Inuit, Hunting and fishing, Climate change, Ice
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
- Domain
- Natural Sciences
- Humanities and Social 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 communities, Inuit, Hunting and fishing, Indigenous peoples
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- Free - Open Access
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- Open Access
- Domain
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural Sciences