This is a selective list of resources providing information on First Peoples with a focus on Canada and Quebec. For assistance, please visit us at the reference desk of the Webster library.

Selected Databases

• America History and Life
• Canadian Periodical index (CPI.Q)
• First Nationas Periodical Index
• Humanities Abstracts
• Autochtonia -- books, articles & thesis on the First Peoples of Quebec
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
• Sociological Abstracts
• ARTbibliographies Modern --Covers art of the First Peoples
• Early Encounters in North America -- Primary sources
• North American Indian Thought and Culture-- Primary sources. Personal stories
• iPortal -Indigenous Studies Portal-- Primary sources. Maintained by the University of Saskatchewan
• Early Canadiana Online--Primary sources on Canadian history

Databases in Political Science, Sociology and History can also be useful for the First Peoples program.

Non-Government Websites

• iPortal -Indigenous Studies Portal-- Primary sources. Maintained by the University of Saskatchewan
• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples – "Representing the rights and interests of off-reserve Aboriginal people in Canada"
• First Nation Information Project – Directory of links on different topics

Government of Canada

• Aboriginal Canada Portal – "Window to First Nations, Métis and Inuit online resources and government programs and services"
• First nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health (Health Canada)
• Claims and Treaties

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

• Acts Administered by the AANDC
• Historic Treaty Information Site-- Treaty texts and more
• Quebec Region – Information on a wealth of topics relating to the Aboriginal peoples of Quebec
• Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People (For Seven Generations)
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (on Indian Residential Schools)

Library and Archives Canada

• Aboriginal Resources and Services, including the text of Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864 to 1990

Statistics

Statistics Canada

• 2006 Census Aboriginal peoples
• 2006 Profile of Aboriginal Children, Youth and Adults
• 2006 Census Aboriginal Population Profiles - Data at the community level (Indian band area, town, administrative region)
• 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey Community Profiles
• 2001 Census Aboriginal Population Profile - Data at the community level (Indian band area, town, administrative region)
• Aboriginal Peoples – Statistics by Subject

Quebec Communities

• Secrétariat aux Affaires Autochtones du Québec – "The primary agency responsible for ensuring communication and contact between Native peoples and the Government of Québec"
• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Quebec Region

International

• UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - Working Group on Indigenous Populations
• Center for World Indigenous Studies - Non-profit research and education organization