Major Databases
The following databases, recommended for Indigenous Studies, contain mostly journal articles but also professional magazines, conference papers, theses, and other documents.
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Indigenous Studies PortalThe Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal) is a database of full-text electronic resources such as articles, e-books, theses, government publications, videos, oral histories, and digitized archival documents and photographs. The iPortal content has a primary focus on Indigenous peoples of Canada with a secondary focus on North American materials and beyond.
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Informit Indigenous CollectionThis multidisciplinary database has a collection that provides a global view of Indigenous studies.
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Scholars Portal JournalsScholars Portal is a multidisciplinary database with access to academic journals.
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Academic Search PremierA multidisciplinary research database that provides full text to journals and magazines including peer-reviewed titles.
News and Current Affairs
These databases primarily contain journal, newspaper, and magazine articles. Additionally, some include materials such as book reviews, ebooks, and conference proceedings.
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Lexis Nexis UniProvides the full text for news, business, legal, medical and reference publications.
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Canadian Newsstand TorstarIncludes all newspapers published by Torstar Media Group that are available digitally.
