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To begin searching for research or personal interest items, consider the types of materials you are interested in and the terms you might want to use in your search. Do you have an author, a title of a book, or a subject in mind? Are you looking for materials from a specific time period or community? All these questions could help you in your search.

If you are looking for:

Books & E-books
Databases
Journals & E-journals
Audio/visual materials
Maps
Government information or Statistics
Treaty resources
Indigenous Methodologies

Use the Search boxes on the Nipissing Library website or the Canadore Library website. This search also includes a range of databases of journal articles and other resources.

Think about your search terms:

If you want just a few good results, use one or two search terms.
If you want more results, use more related search terms.

Terminology:

Remember, research has been conducted and books have been published over a long period of time so you may need to consider various terms based on your topic or research needs. The first chapter in Chelsea Vowel’s (Métis) book Indigenous Writes provides a comprehensive overview of how the terminology used to refer to Indigenous Peoples has changed over time. She provides definitions, examples, and a list of offensive terms. This is expanded on in chapter six of Gregory Younging’s (Cree) book, Elements of Indigenous Style. Indigenous Peoples often have their own terms in their language so becoming familiar with these terms is imperative in building relationships and moving forward in a good way.

When searching for resources you may need to consider various terms to find the information you need, but the terms used may be indicative of the period it was created.

For example, you might need to try:

Indigenous, First Nations, or Aboriginal

and include other aspects of your topic, such as ways of knowing, self-detemination, environment, residential schools, etc., or a specific community or culture, such as Wendat, Algonquin, or Métis.

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Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples by Gregory Younging
Call Number: PN147 .Y68 2018
ISBN: 9781550597165
Publication Date: 2018
"Elements of Indigenous Style provides guidelines to help writers, editors, and publishers produce material that reflects Indigenous people in an appropriate and respectful manner. Gregory Younging, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba, has been the managing editor of Theytus Books, the first Aboriginal-owned publishing house in Canada, for over 13 years. Elements of Indigenous Style evolved from the house style guide Gregory developed at Theytus in order to ensure content was consistent and respectful. This guide contains: A historical overview of the portrayal of Indigenous peoples in literature; Common errors and how to avoid them when writing about Indigenous peoples; Guidance on working in a culturally sensitive way; A discussion of problematic and preferred terminology; Suggestions for editorial guidelines."--Provided by publisher.
Indigenous Research Methodologies by Bagele Chilisa
Call Number: GN380 .C494 2020
ISBN: 9781483333472
Publication Date: 2019-11-26
"Author Bagele Chilisa updates her groundbreaking textbook to give a new generation of scholars a crucial foundation in indigenous methods, methodologies, and epistemologies. Addressing the increasing emphasis in the classroom and in the field to sensitize researchers and students to diverse perspectives - especially those of women, minority groups, former colonized societies, indigenous people, historically oppressed communities, and people with disabilities, the second edition of Indigenous Research Methodologies situates research in a larger, historical, cultural, and global context to make visible the specific methodologies that are commensurate with the transformative paradigm of social science research"-- Provided by publisher.
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel
Call Number: E78.C2 V69 2016
ISBN: 9781553796848
Publication Date: 2016
"In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel initiates myriad conversations about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. An advocate for Indigenous worldviews, the author discusses the fundamental issues--the terminology of relationships; culture and identity; myth-busting; state violence; and land, learning, law and treaties--along with wider social beliefs about these issues. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community."-- Provided by publisher.
Kaandossiwin: How We Come to Know: Indigenous Re-Search Methodologies by Kathleen E. Absolon (Minogiizhigokwe)
Call Number: E76.7 .A26 2022
ISBN: 9781773635170
Publication Date: 2022-07-19
"Indigenous methodologies have been silenced and obscured by the Western scientific means of knowledge production. In a challenge to this colonialist rejection of Indigenous knowledge, Anishinaabe researcher Kathleen Absolon describes how Indigenous researchers re-theorize and re-create methodologies. Understanding Indigenous methodologies as guided by Indigenous paradigms, worldviews, principles, processes and contexts, Absolon argues that they are wholistic, relational, inter-relational and interdependent with Indigenous philosophies, beliefs and ways of life. In exploring the ways Indigenous researchers use Indigenous methodologies within mainstream academia, Kaandossiwin renders these methods visible and helps to guard other ways of knowing from colonial repression. This second edition features the author's reflections on her decade of research and teaching experience since the last edition, celebrating the most common student questions, concerns, and revelations."-- Provided by publisher.

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